BBB3102 PUBLIC SPEAKING

SEM I 2016/2017
ASSIGNMENT 5: ONE-ACT PLAY (20%)

Instructions:
1) Form a group of five members.
2) Print the form from epembelajaran@umt.edu.my, complete it (one form per
group), and submit to your instructor in class.
3) In class, conduct a discussion to choose a play from the provided list below
and then decide a role for each member in the play. (Each of the play will last
about 10 minutes. A member can be assigned more than one role if
necessary).
4) Before next class, print out the scripts from the given links below and bring to
class.
5) In class during Week 12 and 13, practice the play.
6) In week 14, get ready to perform the play in front of your classmates.

Notes: There are two types of assessments for this assignment. The first part is
assessment on your teamwork skills (Course Learning Outcome 4, LO5) and the
second part on your delivery, focusing more on your pronunciation and enunciation
(Course Learning Outcome 3, LO4).

For teamwork skills, you will be assessed during your discussion and
practice in class (Week 12 and 13). Assessment will be made on your
ability to
o foster good relationship with other members
o assume alternate roles in the group
o respect and accept others opinions

For delivery, you will be assessed during the performance of one-act

play (Week 14). Assessment will be made on your ability to
o speak audibly and clearly
o speak using the proper pronunciation, enunciation, articulation
and intonation
o effectively use nonverbal cues (gestures, facial expressions,
body movement)

LIST OF PLAYS:
Mop Top: http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE28.html
A wild princess must get back her sisters head from a gang of troll girls.
ROLES: Narrators 14, Mop Top (female), Fair Hair (female), Queen, King,
Gardeners Wife, Goat, Calf, Troll Girls (4 or more, including Troll Girl 1),
Prime Minister (male)

Carla and the Greedy Merchant:

http://www.fictionteachers.com/classroomtheater/carla.html
When a merchant tricks her father, Carla uses her wits and beats the
merchant at his own greedy game.
ROLES: Narrator, Shoemaker, Merchant, Judge, Carla

A Donkey to Market: http://www.setravision.com/whootie/?play_script=adonkey-to-market

Long ago in Cambodia, there lived an old man with his grandson. Together,
they raised a donkeys foal. When the foal grew up, it became a handsome
and plump donkey with smooth, brown fur.
ROLES: GRANDFATHER, GRANDSON, DONKEY, FARMERS/MALE VILLAGERS,
WELL WOMEN/FEMALE VILLAGERS.

The Fairy Godmother's Assistant:

http://www.fictionteachers.com/classroomtheater/fairy.html
With the fairy godmother on vacation, the fairy godmother's assistant must
use clever ways to help Ella, a king, and two squabbling princes.
ROLES: Narrator (or Fairy Godmother's Assistant), Fairy Godmother's
Assistant, Fairy Godmother, Ella, King, Prince Herman, Prince Sherman