Short Story Performance Assignment –with script

(Worth 24 Points)

 Find a (1 and ½ minute minimum, 2 minute maximum) selection of a story from

our text Points of View.

 You may not do The Yellow Wallpaper, or Strong Horse Tea, or The Lottery (as
these are the stories we will be using as examples in class).

 You may do one consecutive section of your story such as only the beginning,
the middle, or the end, or you can cut and paste different sections together.

 Make sure you put your story on a script. If you read directly from the book you
will be marked down.

 Check the syllabus for the day your story selection is due.

In your introduction, please state the title and author of the story, and any other
significant information that you believe will be helpful for your performance and your
audience. If your performance starts in the middle of the story, near the end, or you
have cut and pasted different sections together, you may give a brief overview/synopsis
of what has happened up until that point.

You will be graded subjectively in the following areas:

A). Narrator: portraying clear attitudes, emotions, and expressions, and maintaining a
strong and consistent interpretation of the narrator to the audience.

B). Eye Contact: maintaining enough eye contact, and consistency.

C). Voice: volume, articulation, rate, variety in pitch, use of pauses, and emphasis on
certain words.

D). Movement: use of gestures, facial expressions, and overall body movement.