IR-Dramatic+Monologue

Use the following standards to create a Dramatic Monologue in the voice from a character from your independent reading. //Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication// 1.4 Use rhetorical questions, parallel structure, concrete images, figurative language, characterization, irony, and dialogue to achieve clarity, force, and aesthetic effect.

1.5 Distinguish between and use various forms of classical and contemporary logical arguments, including: a. Inductive and deductive reasoning b. Syllogisms and analogies 1.6 Use logical, ethical, and emotional appeals that enhance a specific tone and purpose.

1.7 Use appropriate rehearsal strategies to pay attention to performance details, achieve command of the text, and create skillful artistic staging.

1.8 Use effective and interesting language, including: a. Informal expressions for effect b. Standard American English for clarity c. Technical language for specificity 1.9 Use research and analysis to justify strategies for gesture, movement, and vocalization, including dialect, pronunciation, and enunciation.

1.10 Evaluate when to use different kinds of effects (e.g., visual, music, sound, graphics) to create effective productions. 1. Pick an independent reading book by July 25, 2006. It must be at least 300 pages. 2. Pick a character from the book and write a monolugue of at least 500 words from that character's perspective. 3.The speech should reflect the character's personbality and mood. It should also summarize the major events of the story, and use details to describe at least one of those events. 4. A written copy of your speech is required on the web page, as well as an analysis of your monologue as it relates to your story. 5. Your analysis must justify the word and mood choices you made relating to your character, and the events of the story. What forms of rhetoric did you employ (emotional appeal, syllogism, logical argument, etc.)? To whom is the character speaking? Why are you telling that person? How did you get through to them?
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