24. Preparation For Oral Reading Flashcards
_____ of a book are not wide enough to permit making notations to assist the reader
Margins
The typical manner in which most books are printed ____ lend itself to oral reading
Does not
_____ the selection you are preparing for oral reading
Type
Do not end the page…?
In the middle of a sentence
Use ____ spacing or even ____ spacing
Double, triple
Allow _____ inch margins on both sides for notations
Two or two and a half
Record your selection:
To learn the selection by reading and listening to it simultaneously
To analyze any problems you may hear in your reading
Every good introduction should have two objectives:?
Presentation of the necessary background info
Setting the mood for reading so that the audience will be ready to respond
Reading should not be ______, nor should it a biography of the ____ be presented
Summarized, author
The Constitutional Essay Contest
Requires the student to write his essay, submit it, and to memorize it for reading in a contest
Readings for cutting are taken usually from three prose categories:?
Descriptive prose
Expository prose
Narrative prose
Prose
Refers to any literature that is not poetry or drama
Descriptive prose relies primarily on?
Imagery, which stimulates the senses
Cutting descriptive prose is not easy
One can cut down but not cut out
Remove less significant details
Expository prose includes:?
Essays, reports, journals, analysis, news stories, and magazine articles
Purpose of expository prose?
To explain, to interpret, or to define
In cutting selections from expository prose?
Read entire piece to grasp main thoughts, author’s intention, and the most significant details
Narrative prose
Primarily written to entertain
Handle parts sensitively when you cut narrative prose
Abridging poetry should seldom be tried because?
Poetry has been written in a highly compressed form
Avoid cutting _____ in poetry
Repetition
Cutting plays is _____ difficult
Not so
Plays may be abridged in ____ ways
Several
In cutting plays?
Eliminate minor characters
Any repetition of thought may be cut out
Telescope one scene into another for cohesion
Cut out dialogue that doesn’t enhance plot
In cutting plays, eliminate scenes that depend on ___ and ____ effect
Lighting, sound
In cutting plays, omit all ___ direction
Stage
