REHEARSAL HINTS

 

BELOW ARE SOME QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF ABOUT YOUR PEER’S STORY AS SHE IS REHEARSING IT FOR YOU. YOU MAY USE THIS AS A CHECK LIST IF YOU LIKE. GIVE YOUR PEER CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM AS YOU REHEARSE IN ORDER TO HELP HER IMPROVE THE ORAL PRESENTATION OF HER STORY.

 

DOES THE BEGINNING LEAD THE LISTENER INTO THE STORY?

 

ARE THE 3 C’S---CONFLICT, CLIMAX AND CONCLUSION—MADE CLEAR BY THE STORYTELLER?

 

CAN YOU TELL WHAT THE CHARACTERS ARE REALLY LIKE?

 

ARE CHARACTER CHANGES CLEAR—THAT IS, IS MOVEMENT, FACIAL EXPRESSIONS AND VOICE INTONATIONS       DIFFERENT FOR EACH CHARACTER?

 

IS THE TIME AND PLACE SETTING MADE CLEAR TO THE LISTENER? HOW?

 

DOES THE STORY FLOW?

 

IS THE DESCRIPTION CLEAR AND VIVID?

 

CAN YOU ‘SEE’ THE STORY?

 

WHAT PARTS OF THE STORY ARE NOT MADE CLEAR IN THE PRESENTATION?

 

DOES THE STORY HOLD THE LISTENER’S INTEREST AND ATTENTION?

 

DID THE STORYTELLING SPEAK LOUD ENOUGH, ANNUNCIATING HER WORDS CLEARLY?