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Kelly, Michael, Ed.; Lentz, Tony, Ed. – Issues in Interpretation, 1978
The past, present, and future of oral interpretation are explored in this publication. Separate articles deplore a lack of growth and development in the area of oral interpretation, examine oral interpretation's current status, describe the ideal beginning oral interpretation course, point to the value of oral interpretation in the college…
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Educational Problems, Educational Trends, Higher Education
Ratliff, Gerald Lee – 1980
This document presents a rationale for using reader's theatre in the classroom. It briefly discusses some of the conventions that distinguish reader's theatre from traditional theatrical productions, including direction of voice and action to the audience, and the use of scripts. The major portion of the paper offers seven exercises on the…
Descriptors: Adults, Class Activities, Creative Dramatics, Higher Education
Meier, Daniel – Horn Book Magazine, 1988
Describes how one elementary school teacher recreated the drama of his own childhood encounters with literature by dramatically reading poetry to his students. (ARH)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Elementary Education, Family Influence, Literature Appreciation
Harrison, Janet – Use of English, 1984
States that an oral interpretation course can deepen students' understanding of literature, extend their familiarity with important works, and help them appreciate the intricacies of rhythm and tone in poetry. Outlines student assignments for an oral interpretation course in the English program. (MM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education
Brack, Harold A. – Speech Teacher, 1971
Descriptors: Affective Objectives, Audiences, Critical Reading, Feedback
Peer reviewedCriscuola, Margaret M. – Educational Leadership, 1994
Junior Great Books Curriculum model uses interpretive discussion within the reading process to help students of all reading abilities understand literature, or construct inferential and thematic meaning from their reading. Program was piloted in third-grade classes in 13 Chicago schools between 1989 and 1991. The model's cornerstone is the…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Elementary Education, Grade 3, Literature Appreciation
Download full textSmith, V. A. – 1993
For 3 years, Texas A and M University Kingsville (formerly Texas A and I University) has provided a basic oral interpretation course for teachers specializing in reading on the elementary level. After teaching the course once, the instructor decided to adapt the course to the needs of the students by using children's literature instead of adult…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Communication Skills, Course Content, Dramatics
Bacon, Wallace A. – 1977
This paper discusses speech communication's expansion as a discipline and its relation to the rest of the humanities. Focusing on the interpretation of literature, a speech communication course that relates to several other fields of study, the paper stresses the individual development that can occur through the experiences offered by the study of…
Descriptors: Enrichment, Human Relations, Humanistic Education, Humanities
Parret, Margaret; And Others – Illinois Speech and Theatre Journal, 1972
The Fall 1972 issue of this publication focuses on oral interpretation, readers theatre, and creative dramatics. The lead article is on the subject of readers theatre for teaching interpretation to elementary school children. Two articles discuss the roles of creative dramatics and readers theatre in the high school curriculum. Relationships…
Descriptors: Acting, Creative Dramatics, Dramatics, Elementary Education
Gamble, Teri Kwal; Gamble, Michael – 1976
This book explores the art of oral interpretation of literature and presents exercises designed to encourage awareness of various aspects of the interpretation process. Chapter one, "Harnessing Resources," examines the awakening of the body and voice and discusses basic sensory training. Chapter two, "Responding to Literary Worlds," details the…
Descriptors: Dramatics, Interpretive Reading, Learning Activities, Literature
Peer reviewedNavascues, Michael – Hispania, 1988
Describes a college-level course on "Oral and Dramatic Presentation of Hispanic Literature," covering such techniques as dramatization and rehearsal and other ways in which students were encouraged to study and appreciate foreign language literature. (CB)
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Cultural Awareness, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Swanson, Charlene C. – 1988
Intended for elementary school teachers, this short pamphlet describes the processes involved in executing a readers' theater. Much easier to implement than dramatic performances, reader's theater is seen as part theater and part oral interpretation. As outlined in the pamphlet, the procedures for implementing readers' theater in the classroom…
Descriptors: Creative Dramatics, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Literature Appreciation
Ecroyd, Donald H.; Drummond, Caroline – 1985
Reading aloud is a rhetorical act. Its purpose is always to communicate, which is a transactional form involving the oral reader and at least one real or imaginary listener. Whenever a person reads aloud, the reader has some intent of reading to someone. In all such situations, readers interpret orally for the mood and meaning that seem…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Competence, Listening Comprehension, Literature Appreciation, Oral Interpretation
PDF pending restorationBacon, Wallace A. – 1976
Ideally, the act of performance involves the whole body of the performer. The solo performer of any poem (defined broadly to include all types of literature) becomes the poem; the poem takes flesh in the form of the reader. In this situation, the reader gives the audience a close-up, in which small gestures and minimal movements assume massive…
Descriptors: Acting, Creative Expression, Expressive Language, Interpretive Reading
Webb, Edwin – Use of English, 1985
Suggests that the best method of understanding a poem is to experiment with reading it aloud rather than simply discussing the poem. (DF)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Oral Interpretation
