24. Preparation For Oral Reading Flashcards

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1
Q

_____ of a book are not wide enough to permit making notations to assist the reader

A

Margins

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2
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The typical manner in which most books are printed ____ lend itself to oral reading

A

Does not

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3
Q

_____ the selection you are preparing for oral reading

A

Type

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4
Q

Do not end the page…?

A

In the middle of a sentence

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5
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Use ____ spacing or even ____ spacing

A

Double, triple

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6
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Allow _____ inch margins on both sides for notations

A

Two or two and a half

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7
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Record your selection:

A

To learn the selection by reading and listening to it simultaneously

To analyze any problems you may hear in your reading

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8
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Every good introduction should have two objectives:?

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Presentation of the necessary background info

Setting the mood for reading so that the audience will be ready to respond

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9
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Reading should not be ______, nor should it a biography of the ____ be presented

A

Summarized, author

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10
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The Constitutional Essay Contest

A

Requires the student to write his essay, submit it, and to memorize it for reading in a contest

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11
Q

Readings for cutting are taken usually from three prose categories:?

A

Descriptive prose
Expository prose
Narrative prose

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12
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Prose

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Refers to any literature that is not poetry or drama

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13
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Descriptive prose relies primarily on?

A

Imagery, which stimulates the senses

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14
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Cutting descriptive prose is not easy

A

One can cut down but not cut out

Remove less significant details

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Expository prose includes:?

A

Essays, reports, journals, analysis, news stories, and magazine articles

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16
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Purpose of expository prose?

A

To explain, to interpret, or to define

17
Q

In cutting selections from expository prose?

A

Read entire piece to grasp main thoughts, author’s intention, and the most significant details

18
Q

Narrative prose

A

Primarily written to entertain

Handle parts sensitively when you cut narrative prose

19
Q

Abridging poetry should seldom be tried because?

A

Poetry has been written in a highly compressed form

20
Q

Avoid cutting _____ in poetry

A

Repetition

21
Q

Cutting plays is _____ difficult

A

Not so

22
Q

Plays may be abridged in ____ ways

A

Several

23
Q

In cutting plays?

A

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

24
Q

In cutting plays, eliminate scenes that depend on ___ and ____ effect

A

Lighting, sound

25
Q

In cutting plays, omit all ___ direction

A

Stage