2.2 Reading Projects-Unit 2

Overview

Consider again the question posed at the beginning of this unit:

Why are oral traditions so important to First Nations and what skills are needed for effective oral communication?

For your reading project for this unit, choose ONE of the following choices and click on the related page in this book to get more details:

A. Tell a story out loud.

B. Listen to an oral presentation.

C. Create a lesson for online students.

Evaluation will be based on organization, ideas, and conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation). Notice how these relate specifically to each assignment.

Click here for the rubric that will be used to grade your assignment.

Choice 1: Retell a story.

Using this story (or one of your choice approved by your teacher), tell the story out loud from memory. 

Organization: Record yourself telling the story and submit.  You can use Vocaroo, if you want.

Ideas: Although it may not be exact, retell the story without reading.

Conventions: Use effective storytelling techniques.

Review these techniques:

Review of Plot Structure

Watch the video below to review the structure of a plot.

Choice Two: Oral Techniques

Plan, write and perform four short monologues using the same sentence in each monologue. Each time a different word will be emphasized  to create a different tone. As well, other performance techniques should be used.   Watch this video on tone to review. 

Consider these techniques:

• Tone of voice
• Facial expression
• Intonation and emphasis: examples
• Level of voice
• Speed of talking
• Gestures
• Body language
• Eye behaviors
• Orientation in space (facing toward or away from listeners)

Sentence: David is going to teach me how to play the guitar.

Organization: Complete this template and use to record your monologue.

Ideas: Each monologue should have a different tone.

Conventions: Use effective storytelling techniques, record and submit.

Example Sentence: I love your mother's cooking.

Tone: Sarcastic

Intonation: drawn out on word love.

Gesture: quotes in the air and eye rolling.

Monologue:

I'm invited for dinner? Oh great, I love your mother's cooking, especially when she drys out everything except for the soupy pasta. I can't wait.

Choice 3: Write a lesson.

Create a lesson that a student could do by themselves to learn and practice oral skills.

Ideas: Should include practice and how to on performance including some of the items listed below:

Conventions:  Proper punctuation and sentences.

Organization: Use these headings in your lesson plan template:

Title of Lesson:

Objectives:

Activities:

Materials:

Resources: