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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lecture 6 - Oral Interpretation - Verse

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students discuss how oral interpretation varies with prose and poetry. They select a piece of prose or poetry to present to the class, and then assess each other on the organization and delivery of their speech as well as on their...
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Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Poetic Stickup: Put the Financial Aid in the Bag

For Students 9th - 10th
See performance artist, Carvens Lissaint to use language, metaphor, and imagery to express an emotional plea to make college education more accessible to all. [5:05]
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Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Practicing Different Kinds of Speeches (English Iii Speaking)

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn how to give a variety of speeches, such as informative, narrative, reflective, descriptive, and oral interpretation. SL.11-12.6 Speaking tasks
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Other

Steilacoom Historical School District No. 1: Dramatic Justice [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
For this lesson unit, students investigate how justice is perceived and addressed in different cultures and times by examining literature from around the world. Texts examined include: The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, A Sport of Nature...
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Handout
Other

Glossary of Theatrical Terms

For Students 9th - 10th
You will find over 800 terms defined here.
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Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Lesson Plan: Reading Fluency Through Oral Interpretation

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
An online lesson for middle school students concerning learning reading fluency through oral interpretation. Students read poetry aloud in presentation-form and work together at interpreting the poem, increasing understanding of meaning...
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Website
Other

Storytelling to Assess Speaking and Listening

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
An effective use of rubrics that encourages the student storyteller how to determine if his/her audience is listening. Learn about the different listening skill rubrics, storytelling rubrics and a self-assessment guide that asks the...