Synopses & Reviews
PERFORMING LITERARY TEXTS is an exciting new text for the oral interpretation course that provides students with the skills and strategies required to effectively perform cultural and literary texts. This text takes a performance-oriented approach that balances theory and practice, uses contemporary and classic texts, and integrates Western and non-Western traditions. Throughout the book, students will find unique attention to diversity and culture as it relates to performance, storytelling, and analysis. With a unique section that teaches students to cope with their performance anxiety, PERFORMING LITERARY TEXTS provides students with everything they need to effectively perform and analyze literary texts for diverse audiences.
Synopsis
PERFORMING LITERARY TEXTS (WITH INFOTRAC) gives you the skills and strategies you need for success in your oral interpretation course. Offering a performance-oriented approach, you'll see you to take into account the audience and the occasion as well as diversity and culture as it relates to performance, storytelling, and analysis. You'll also learn to cope with performance anxiety, Performing Literary Texts provides you with what you need to effectively perform and analyze literary texts for diverse audiences.
About the Author
Clella Jaffe received her B.A. from Seattle Pacific University, and her M.Ed. and Ph.D. from Oregon State University. She did additional graduate work at the University of Washington.
She has taught communication courses at George Fox, St. John's University (Queens), and Oregon State University. Her widely-selling public speaking text emphasizes diversity. For many years, she taught oral interpretation of literature and coached and judged forensics competitions. She currently serves as chair of the communication department at George Fox University, Newberg, Oregon.
Table of Contents
Preface. 1. Introduction to Oral Performances. 2. Performers and Audiences. 3. Selecting Literary Texts for Performance. 4. Analyzing Texts. 5. Using Your Voice and Body. 6. Preparing for Performance. 7. Performing Prose. 8. Performing Drama. 9. Performing Poetry. 10. Performing in Groups. Appendix A: Literature to Analyze and Discuss. Appendix B: A Sample Paper. Appendix C: Speech Team Competitions.