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The Speech and Drama classes are divided into two semester classes:
Speech first semester and Drama second semester.
Members of the speech class are encouraged to prepare for and participate in conference speech contests which generally begin in January. These contests are held on Saturdays and categories include Poetry Reading, Prose Reading, Radio News, Extemporaneous Speech, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duet Improvisation, Pantomime, Duet Acting, Storytelling, Creative Original Reading. Descriptions of these events are presented earlier in Speech&Drama Club meetings than they will be presented in class. Joining the Speech&Drama Club would be a good move if you are serious about doing well in contests. Members of the drama class are encouraged to participate in the production of the school play during the third quarter. Production dates are generally in the first part of March. Members who will be working on stage or backstage as crew or cast MUST be prepared to clear their schedules after school and evenings the entire week before up to and including all public presentations.
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Classwork This quarter we will begin with listening skills and public speaking. Strategies to Succeed in Public Speaking - online lessons from the School for Champions Impromptu Speaking or Extemporaneous Speaking - presentation skills Communication Resource Center for Students
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| Links to Help: Scholastic.com | Teachers: Write It site allows students to publish their own work for review, view other students' work, listen to student writers talk about how they wrote their pieces and read their own work; site also gives guidelines for writing each of 5 different genres; great writing resource for creative original and original oratory |
Links for Class Awesome Scripts and Screenplays Lessons in Creating a Character Lesson plans bookmarked for pantomime lessons Educational Theatre Association - rehearsal hall Theatrecrafts.com - Glossary of Technical Theatre Terms Tragedy or Comedy? Dramatic Genres Read book online: Literature books,novels,short stories,etc. The Short Story Classics: The Best From The Masters Of The Genre |
| Elsberry Invitational Speech Tournament, January 12, 2008
Trophy winners Alyssa Thomas and Amanda Gilbert - Duet Improv; Keena Lewelling - Extemp
Cast of Where the Lilies Bloom, Performance dates: March 6-7-2008
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Club Activities and News Dues are $5 again this year. Officers are Merrill Arens, Alyssa Thomas, and Carrie Davis. The dates and selection of script for the 2009 Spring Production is still undecided. |
