Reading as a Presentation
Section 11.2
Declamation: A Historical Conversation
100

When choosing a selection to present, the interpreter must know his/her purpose for _______.

What is speaking? 

100

You should establish this with the audience at the end of a reading. 

What is eye contact? 

100

Speeches given previously by others. 

What are declamations? 

200

As the interpreter, there are three things that you should know as you choose a selection. Know your purpose for speaking. Know the _______ for which you are speaking. 

What is the event? 

200

Name three common purposes that most writing can be placed into. 

What is to teach, inspire, and entertain? 

200

Rhetoric 

What is the art of speaking persuasively? 

300

When choosing a selection, the interpreter must keep this in mind when they are speaking. 

What is know the audience to whom you are speaking? 

300

The speaker should use pacing, phrasing, and word color to make the narration this.

What is make the narration interesting? 

300

The art of public speaking. 

What is oratory? 

400

The speaker should know and respect this when speaking. 

What is time limit? 

400

The two things that the middle of a work often reveals. 

What is theme and the climax? 

400

The three benefits of declamations. 

What is it develops your skills as a speaker, it gives you exposure to great writing, and it builds your self-confidence and poise? 

500

When analyzing the selection, the interpreter should keep these three things in mind. 

What is understand the author's purpose for writing, prepare the script, and map the structure? 

500

These two insights about the author can give you a deeper understanding of a selection.

What are understanding the author himself and what factors influenced him? 

500

You should use these two tools to convey the message of your declamation. 

What is your voice and facial expressions?