Dramatic reading

Chapter 4

The intimateapparel

A dramatic reading

Intro

What is it?

Brainstorm to understand

What is it : brainstorm

A dramatic reading

B- Preparation

What to do BEFORE a dramatic reading?

Do this activity. You can take notes during, after, but they will also be on pronote.

Accents

Accents are key to each play, as they are apart of each characters identity and storyline. Therefore, must be respected during a dramatic reading.

My advice:

• Do not do the accent if you do it badly. (avoid caricature)
• Respect the writing, some accents have specific writing (as seen in play).
• You must try: Do not overdo it, respect the characters identity by doing a subtle accent : which can consiste in simply respecting the writing.

Gestures

Gestures are dramatic ! Your gestures should be big enough for all your audience to see and represent what your character is feeling. You CAN be over the top.

Volume

Start out low energy, when the plot reaches its climx: this is when you should be speaking louder. You finish the reading by having a softer voice as the plot comes to a fall.

CLIMAX

Beginning

Fall

CoNFIDENCE

comes with practise

Confidence

Reading

Looking in a mirror: You realise if you are stuck to your book and you can see the impact of your mouvements. Do it in front of a few people of confidence (some people prefer to start small and work themselves up, some it's the opposite).

OUT LOUD: - practise your accent. - your mouth gets more familiar with the mouvements for different sounds. - your brain registers what it should (not) sound like Recording yourself : identifying which elements need to be improved AS MUSH AS POSSIBLE

SING

Narration and stage directions

Auditive reactions

The gestures

Without them, you have no drama.

ex:laughing

Pay attention to these notes as they set the tone to the drama you have to put into place when doing a dramatic reading. Is she laughing? Crying? Timid? Angrily walking?

Feelings /emotions

The context

The implicit

Physical reactions

ELOQUENCE

The speed of your voice will depend on your characters emotions (similar to the volume). The punctuation is extremely important. This is what sets the rhythm of the reading. Intonation of certain words and just as important.

The plan stan?

1. Articulation

2. Pronounciation

3. Volume

4. Emotions

5. Gestures

6. Examples

7. Mid test : where we at?

8. Smooth out the edges

9. Extra difficulties (you tell me)

10. Final test

GRADES

mid task final task

Participation and investiment in all the other activities + Send me ANY practise at ANY time during short chapter for a grade and advice.

SENDING WORK

but first

WHO ARE YOU PLAYING?

the characters

1. Esther

2. Mrs Dickson

3. Mrs Van Buren

4. Mr Marks

5. Mayme

6. George

the characters

1. Esther : Anae, Aïssata, Zia, Lara, Sam

2. Mrs Dickson : Emma, Soline,

3. Mrs Van Buren : Elia, (Katie)

4. Mr Marks : Ayoub

5. Mayme: Marie, Roxana

6. George : Noha

For mid and final tasks (but not for practise)

ARTICULATING

- Clarity- Delivery

Activity 1

Prompt: How would you react if a man sent you a letter (like the ones Esther received)?

Activity 1

Recommend doing this exercise at home + recording yourself

Prompt: How would you react if a man sent you a letter (like the ones Esther received)?

Getting rid of toxic words : "Huh" "like" "Hum""so"

Activity 1

Prompt: Mrs Chaillet has told you that she is leaving the International section. What do you tell her as you bid her farewell?

Let's count

Activity 1

Prompt: You are class representative. As the school meeting you have to talk about this group. What do you say?

Let's count

Activity 2

READ BACKWARDS

Mrs Van Burenpage 62

1st letter page 13

This will keep your speed slow and generally prevent sluring words

Marks page 45

Maymepage 28

Activity 3

Read slowly

Mrs Van Burenpage 62

1st letter page 13

People are more prone to talk fast. Read these paragraphs slow (but not like a snail).

Marks page 45

Maymepage 28

2 + 3

Pronounciation volume

Activity 4

tongue twisters

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers; A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked; If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where’s the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked

She sells seashells on the seashore. The shells she sells are seashells, I’m sure. And if she sells seashells on the seashore, Then I’m sure she sells seashore shells.

How much ground would a groundhog hog, if a groundhog could hog ground? A groundhog would hog all the ground he could hog, if a groundhog could hog ground.

Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew. While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blew. Freezy breeze made these three trees freeze. Freezy trees made these trees’ cheese freeze. That’s what made these three free fleas sneeze.

The two Tibble twins tied tiny twine to twelve teachers’ tipping trek tents.

If you must cross a course cross cow across a crowded cow crossing, cross the cross coarse cow across the crowded cow crossing carefully.

Betty bought some butter, but the butter was bitter, so Betty bought some better butter to make the bitter butter better.

Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager managing an imaginary menagerie.

Mary Mac’s mother’s making Mary Mac marry me. My mother’s making me marry Mary Mac. Will I always be so Merry when Mary’s taking care of me? Will I always be so merry when I marry Mary Mac?

I saw a saw that could out saw any saw I ever saw saw. If you happen to see a saw that can out saw the saw I saw saw I’d like to see the saw you saw saw.

4 + 5

Emotions and gestures

Hand in hand

Activities 5 - 6 - 7

Emotions and gestures go hand in hand. Each emotion has a physical reaction. You can use gestures to represent show an emotion.

- Link the emotion to a gesture (HW) - Represent the emotion I give to you by only using gestures. -React to a scenario.

Be careful, this is not drama

REACT TO A SCENARIO

The others wll not be able to see it. They will have to guess it.

You got a puppy for your birthday.

Aïssata tells you she got 19/20 for the French Bac.

Your mum tells you the new puppy has been hit by a car.

Your best friend FALSY accuses you of cheating on the English test.

Examples

Take notes on what makes it a dramatic reading.

MID TASK

Extracts

Things to smooth out and remaning difficulties

FINAL TASK

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Dramatic reading:

"a public reading or recitation of a work of literature (as a poem or play) with an interpretative or dramatic use of the voice and often of gestures" - merriam webster

An oral interpretation of a play or dramatic work, that emphasises the use of voice, sound and gesture. (including accents)

Extracts

Esther & Mayme: Lara + Marie - Act one, scene four - Page 24 “You must have gotten a lot of licks in your time.” to 26 “He’s a jew” Esther & George: Sam & Noha - Act two, scene two - Page 57 (cigarette) to page 58 « thrown to pigeons.” Mrs Dickson: Soline - Acte one, scene one - Page 12 “I’ll do no such thing.” Mayme: Roxana - Act two, scene four - Page 65-66 “He ain’t nobody.”

Esther & Mrs Dickson: Anae + Emma- Act one, scene one- Page 9+10 (Gives big hug)Esther & Van Buren: Aïssata + Elia- Act one, scene two- Page 13 to 15 “big city.”Esther & Marks: Zia + Ayoub- Act one, scene three- Page 20 to 21 “thank you.”

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Mrs Dickson: Soline - Act one, scene six - Page 43 (I suppose) - page 44 (toilet) Esther & Marks : Aïssata + Ayoub - Act two, scene six (entirely) - Page 77 Esther & Van Buren: Sam + Elia - Act two, scene three - Page 62, Page 64 (Perhaps not.) Esther & Mayme : Zia + Roxana - Act two, scene five - Page74 + 75 « yeah, yeah ».

Mayme : Marie - Act two, scene five - Page 75 – 77 « Yeah yeah.  I known all along”. George: Noha - Act two, scene four - Page 70 “Like so?  lie down no more.” Esther: Lara - Act two, scene one - Page 51 “I come here”  you to know that about me” Mrs Dickson & Esther: Emma + Anae - Act two, scene seven (entirely) - Page 78

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