Ms. Condon's Speech Class - Assignments



Storytelling – The Speech!This speech is an example of Speaking for a Special Occasion Speeches. We will be focusing specifically on voice, face, and gestures when we deliver this “speech.” This is often the case with special occasion speeches because they are mostly to entertain. So follow the steps below to finish your speech experience in style!Step One: Find a book. This should be a children’s book at the 1st through 3rd grade level. We will be presenting these stories to the elementary so pick out a book that will be entertaining; perhaps one that you enjoyed as a child. Keep in mind that it has to be at least three minutes long, so no “See Spot Run” books or anything like it. Here are a few titles that would be good choices:Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day The Princess and the PottyGood Night MoonThe Giving TreeGuess How Much I Love YouThe Very Hungry CaterpillarWhere the Wild Things AreLove You Forever Chicka Chicka Boom BoomIf You Give A Mouse A CookieThe Paper Bag PrincessTeacher Okay:______Step Two: Memorize your book! You will have your book with you when you read it to the kids, but the book will be facing the kids, not you! The kids need to see the picture and your face; they don’t want to watch you read. You can GLANCE at the book, but you shouldn’t rely on the book to tell the story. Teacher Okay:______Step Three: Work on the delivery of your story. Not only should your free hand be turning pages, but also “acting out” the story. Your face should be doing the same – let us see the characters and emotions on your face. Your voice should change for each character too. Teacher Okay:______Step Four: Deliver story. We will be going down to the elementary on _________________. You will read your story to a group of children and will be graded on how you read your story to them. Look at the rubric on the back, but keep in mind these key points:Different voices for different charactersShowing emotions on your face and with your voiceUsing your body and hands to show the actionKnowing your story (not reading off the page)Storytelling RubricName:__________________Your grade for storytelling will be based completely on your voice. Facial expressions and body language are important as well, but tend to go hand in hand with voice so they will not be considered; if you have a good voice the body follows.CategoriesCommentsRate -changes speed to match feeling/3Pitch -wide range -uses inflection to emphasize - contains melody/3Volume -easily heard -uses the diaphragm -includes softs and louds/3Articulation -words are clear -no substitutions, omissions, additions, or transpositions/3Voice Quality -pleasant to the ear -voice matches feeling of story -matches characters and changes for each character/6Body Language -Gestures show action -Face shows emotion -Makes eye contact with kids -Has energy and uses posture to create characters/6Book Usage -Children can see the page the whole time -Memorized, doesn’t rely on book/11COMMENTS: TOTAL:_______/35 ................
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