Course number and title: 2220 Oral Interpretation

Submission date: 3/5/08

Submitted by: John O'Connor

Outcomes for Theatre 2220: Oral Interpretation
Francene Kirk/
03/04/08 / Performance standard / Assessment / Liberal studies outcomes
Select material for oral interpretation based on an analysis of the content and the audience. / The student can identify and discuss the touchstones for selecting text for oral interpretation for an audience and make text/literature selections based on criteria (i.e. literary merit, audience and occasion, universality, literary structure) at an acceptable level on the scoring rubric. / Quiz
Text Analysis assignments
Oral Interpretation performance
Options
·  Prose
·  Poetry
·  Drama
·  Program Oral Interpretation
·  Reader’s Theatre or group performance of mixed genres / VII.A.1 Recognize the constituent parts of a work of art, theatre, or music and of the processes of
producing the art form
VII.A.2 Analyze significant primary texts and works of art, music, and theatre from ancient, pre- modern, and modern eras as a form of cultural and creative expression
VII.A.6 Describe the scope and variety of works in the humanities and fine arts (e.g. fine and performing arts, literature, and speculative thought).
VII.A.8 Demonstrate an appreciation of the personal and cultural forces that shape the arts and how the arts, in turn, shape the diverse cultures of past and present society
VII.A.9 Based upon aesthetic standards, articulate a response to observance of works in the humanities and fine arts
Develop and sustain characters in informal or formal presentations. / The student can execute the performance of character/persona through the use of the face, voice and body in improvisation, theatre games and oral interpretation performance at an acceptable level on the scoring rubric. The student can work with others in an ensemble to create formal and informal presentations. / Oral Interpretation performance
Improvisation
Options
·  Prose
·  Poetry
·  Drama
·  Program Oral Interpretation
·  Reader’s Theatre or group performance of mixed genres
Character Analysis assignment / VII.A.3 Demonstrate, within studio and/or performance courses, an understanding of the principles and elements used in the art form under study and demonstrate sensitivity to, and creativity with, the medium
Analyze the physical emotional and social dimensions of characters found in dramatic texts from various genre and media. / The student can identify, justify and write coherently about clues within the text that indicate choices about character. The student can physically and vocally demonstrate an understanding of the dimension of character in an oral interpretation performance at an acceptable level on the scoring rubric. / Oral Interpretation performance
Options
·  Prose
·  Poetry
·  Drama
·  Program Oral Interpretation
·  Reader’s Theatre or group performance of mixed genres
Character Analysis assignment
Line analysis assignment / VII.A.3 Demonstrate, within studio and/or performance courses, an understanding of the principles and elements used in the art form under study and demonstrate sensitivity to, and creativity with, the medium
Analyze descriptions, dialogue and actions to discover, articulate and justify character motivation. / The student can identify, justify and write coherently about clues within the text that indicate character‘s motivation and physically and vocally demonstrate that understanding at an acceptable level on the scoring rubric. / Oral Interpretation performance
Options
·  Prose
·  Poetry
·  Drama
·  Program Oral Interpretation
·  Reader’s Theatre or group performance of mixed genres
Character Analysis assignment
Line analysis assignment
Scene analysis assignment / VII.A.3 Demonstrate, within studio and/or performance courses, an understanding of the principles and elements used in the art form under study and demonstrate sensitivity to, and creativity with, the medium
VII.A.7 Explain the ways in which humanistic and/or artistic expression throughout the ages expresses the culture and values of its time and place
Reflect on the quality of the work done by self and others. / The student can speak and write coherently, using the vocabulary of the discipline, about the interpretation and performance of text by self and others based on criteria at an acceptable level on the scoring rubric / Reflection on a performance outside of class.
Reflection on class performances / VII.A.4 Demonstrate the ability to analyze and interpret works of music, art, and theatre using the language of criticism relevant to the art form under study
VII.A.5 Respond to and make supported judgments about various artistic works
VII.A.9 Based upon aesthetic standards, articulate a response to observance of works in the humanities and fine arts