Oral Interp exercises
Movement & Body Unit
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Students should “letter” off A… B… A… B…
Student B will draw an emotional distraction
(do not reveal it)
You will each be given a script – Student A
will read their lines, while Student B will
communicate their lines in a nonverbal way
After the dialogue scene, the audience will be
asked to guess the emotional distraction
afflicting Student B, based on their facial
expressions, gestures & body movements
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Each student will draw a mood or disposition
(ex. guilty, happy, suspicious…)
Students will read the sentence on the
notecard that will be passed around.
Be sure to focus on the WAY you read the
sentence that will help you express the mood
you have drawn
The audience should be able to determine
your mood by the way you say the line
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You will each be given a playing card
Keep your card a secret! No one can see the type
or color of another’s card.
You MUST NOT TALK during this exercise.
Your goal is to arrange yourselves into 4 groups
according to suit (hearts, clubs, spades,
diamonds) using ONLY nonverbal
communication.
Once you are all in your suit groups, you must
line up in order of rank, from ACE to KING.
The group who lines up in proper order first
wins!
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You will be divided into 4 groups
You will serve as both SCREENWRITER
and ACTOR.
Spend the remainder of the period with your
group today as SCREENWRITERS. You may
finish next period, as well as work with your
ACTORS to get ready to show your movie.
You may use instrumental music if desired.
You will be writing a Silent Movie Scene, with
the following requirements in mind:
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Silent movies tell a story without words. It is
important to start the scene with a person
doing an obvious task, like cleaning the house
or rowing a boat.
This scene is interrupted when a second actor
(or several actors) enters the scene. The
appearance of the new actor/s has a big
impact. Remember that the new characters
could be animals, burglars, children, salesmen,
etc.
A physical commotion takes place.
The problem is resolved.
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You will choose another group
to be your ACTORS
Briefly go over the story line and
script with them
Your ACTORS may rehearse with you for
10 minutes
After 10 minutes, switch roles. SCREENWRITERS
will become ACTORS for another group, and have
10 minutes to rehearse.
We will enjoy the 4 movie performances the final
30 minutes of the period!
ACTORS must keep to a 7-10 min. time limit