TABLE OF CONTENTSPART 1. INTRODUCTION
How to use this book, The Teacher’s Guide PART TWO. THEME Finding theme, Specific themes, Found poem, Television, Popular Songs,Theme of your performance piece
PART 3. MECHANICS 3A. EMPHASIS – Simple sentences, Emphasis for emotion, First Lines, Scenes, Recording emphasis for your performance piece, Power Words, Power Word Poems 3B PHRASING A: Breathing – Difficult Breathing B: Meaning – Pauses for Meaning, Line Ends, Showing Pauses in your performance piece C: Suspense – The “Earned Pause” D:Transitions – Transitions, Inner Dialogue Conclusion 3C. VOLUME A. Breathing – Relax the Shoulders, Breathing, Breath Control B. Proper Tone Relaxing the Throat, Test Yourself, Head Tone C. Proper Enunciation and Projection. – Enunciation (Tongue twisters ),Enunciation Practice, Put Volume in Your Performance Piece 3D TEMPO A. Slowing Down – Slowing Down, Slow Cueing B. Speeding Up – Picking Up Cues Quickly, Put Tempo in Your Performance Piece 3E..PITCH = Robot, The Whining Kid, One-Word Telephone Call, Metering, Twins, Siamese Twins Put Pitch in Your Performance Piece 3F. GESTURE Theory: Gesture and Emotion – Power Words Continued, Visualizing, Power Words Extended, Maxi-movements, Mini-movements, Put Gesture in Your Performance Piece
PART 4. STRUCTURE Topping, Undercutting, Visualized Topping, One-word Telephone Call Repeats, Putting Builds in Your Performance Piece
PART 5. SAMPLE POEMS “To Be or Not To Be” – Author Unknown “Retreat” by Gordon Long
PART 6. CHOICE OF POEM Beware of, Try to find, Types of Poetry, Shared performance, Audience Reaction
PART 7. PERFORMANCE TIPS A. Helping another performer B. General Problems – Rhythmic Chanting, or Singsong, Giggling,Volume,Tone quality, Shyness C. General Techniques – Getting into character, Visualizing, Variety, Structure, Practice, Concentration, Attitude, The Ending Analysis Notation PART 8 . THE FINAL SHOWCASE Place, Audience, Setting, Costume, Props, Narrator or M. C., Structure, Blocking – positions on stage, Upstaging, Cheating Out, Backstage Traditions, Afterwards
OTHER SECTIONS IN THE TEACHER’S GUIDE
Management Storytelling Read-Aloud Poetry Memorized Poetry Impromptu Speeches Curriculum Areas Covered Rating Scales and Marking |