Assignment
For this project, you will need to make a ten-minute dramatic interpretation of a work. There are no hard-and-fast rules for this type of project, only that you interpret a work through some sort of oral performance of it.
You might read poetry or prose to us, or you might perform a short skit or monologue based on a scene or a character from the work we've read. I've seen classes where students posed as characters and had the rest of the class ask them questions. Your goal is to get the class to re-examine the work from a different perspective due to your presentation. Have fun! Use your imagination! And remember, you can always collaborate with someone else, so long as you receive my written permission ahead of time.
Sign Up for Class Time
To avoid long lists of presenters at the end of the semester, I will have you sign up for a class period at the beginning of the semester. You do not have to know the specific form of your presentation when you sign up; however, your dramatic interpretation should involve the work or works we are reading for that class period.
Rehearsal
You must meet with me outside of class at least one class period before your scheduled presentation. At this meeting, we will review your plans for the presentation, and you will make a dry run of your presentation for me. You will not be permitted to make your presentation if you have not had a rehearsal with me.
Peer Evaluation
Evaluation of all oral projects (including this one) will be based on a combination of peer and teacher evaluation. Your peers will provide written evaluations of your project, which will factor into the final grade for that project.
Academic Projects (You must choose at least one project from this category.)
Academic Seminar Paper (300 points)Oral Projects (You must choose at least one project from this category.)
Standard Academic Paper (200 points)
Biographical Context Essay (100 points)
Annotated Bibliography of Scholarly Sources (100 points)
Annotated Bibliography of Web Sites (100 points)
Historical Presentation (100 points)Examinations
Dramatic Interpretation (100 points)
Class Discussion (100 points)
Midterm Examination (100 points)Interpretive Projects
Final Examination (200 points)
Reading Journal (100 points, repeatable)
Electronic Discussion (100 points, repeatable)
Paper (100 points, repeatable)
Creative Interpretation (100 points, repeatable)
Multiperspective (200 points, may count as academic)
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