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Rounding up Some Good IE Materials Acting *Wetmore Declamation ‐ http://www.wetmoredeclamation.com/ *Monologue Archive ‐ http://www.monologuearchive.com/ *http://www.10‐minute‐plays.com/monologues *http://www.actorpoint.com/monologue.html *http://www.theatrehistory.com/plays/monologues.html *write your own monologue ‐ you can find information for writing them on http://www.theatrefolk.com/articles *cutting from a novel After Dinner Speaking *witty students brainstorm audience & topic – a few years ago there was an amazing session that gave great handouts filled with audience types – we’ve provided you with a few of those handouts Expository Address *BRAINSTORM WITH YOUR PARTICIPANTS! *participant’s interests, hobbies, talents *off‐the‐wall topics (look through bookstores for unique ideas) *take a look at current events *have student research, discuss, and narrow the topic Improvisation *host contest – you get tons of characters & situations *sit down & brainstorm with students and adults *send out an email to faculty/staff asking for fun suggestions Literary Program *sit down with your participant & decide on a theme – brainstorm pieces together *novels, children’s books, poetry websites, so many things to choose from! *email the staff (K‐12 for ideas) *make a trip to the library *check out amazon.com for anything & everything
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Rounding up Some Good IE Materials

 

Acting *Wetmore Declamation ‐    http://www.wetmoredeclamation.com/ *Monologue Archive ‐    http://www.monologuearchive.com/ *http://www.10‐minute‐plays.com/monologues *http://www.actorpoint.com/monologue.html *http://www.theatrehistory.com/plays/monologues.html *write your own monologue ‐  you can find information for writing them on http://www.theatrefolk.com/articles *cutting from a novel 

After Dinner Speaking *witty students brainstorm audience & topic – a few years ago there was an amazing session that gave great handouts filled with audience types – we’ve provided you with a few of those handouts 

Expository Address *BRAINSTORM WITH YOUR PARTICIPANTS! *participant’s interests, hobbies, talents *off‐the‐wall topics (look through bookstores for unique ideas) *take a look at current events *have student research, discuss, and narrow the topic 

Improvisation *host contest – you get tons of characters & situations *sit down & brainstorm with students and adults *send out an email to faculty/staff asking for fun suggestions 

Literary Program *sit down with your participant & decide on a theme – brainstorm pieces together *novels, children’s books, poetry websites, so many things to choose from! *email the staff (K‐12 for ideas) *make a trip to the library *check out amazon.com for anything & everything 

 

 

Original Oratory *discuss with participant(s) if their OO will be persuasive or inspirational in nature *look at current events *students should choose a topic they have passion about or it will sound flat *research & learn 

Poetry *serious vs. humorous *if you have a creative writing class & a student has written something special, use it *go to Borders or Barnes & Noble to find poetry compilation books – you can usually find these in the “cheap” section *children’s books *young adult novels written in poetry form *email the staff (K‐12 for ideas) *make a trip to the library *check out amazon.com *poets.org *famouspoetsandpoems.com *poetryfoundation.org *poemhunter.com 

Prose *serious vs. humorous *cutting from novels or children’s books *choose a piece from one of your favorite humorists (Dave Barry, Erma Bombeck etc…) *if you have a creative writing class & a student has written something special, use it *email the staff (K‐12 for ideas) *make a trip to the library *check out amazon.com 

Pubic Address *anytime you see that someone (public official, entertainer, etc… has given a speech, print it & keep it for potential future use) *go into Borders or Barnes & Noble to find a compilation of famous speeches (you can find these in the “cheap” section if you don’t want to spend big bucks) *tons of famous speech websites (americanrhetoric.com and historyplace.com/speeches are some of our favorites) 

Radio News Announcing *host contest – you get radio script  *cut & paste from news sites (AP News, CNN.com, local news stations) *state office materials – we’ve provided you with one copy from the state office 

 

 

 

 

Reviewing *BRAINSTORM WITH YOUR PARTICIPANTS! *favorite books (this can include children’s books) *plays/musicals *CDs, songs, or concerts *movie or tv show *video games  *the sky really is the limit with this category 

Solo Musical Theatre *http://www.hamienet.com/Broadway_Musical/MIDI‐a‐1 *check out MTI and R&H *songbooks in music stores *go to iTunes & check out their “Broadway” or “musical” section 

Spontaneous Speaking *make sure you know what the “topics” are for the speech season *have students read newspapers, news websites, magazines, and have them discuss these ideas with each other 

Storytelling *funny or serious *children’s books *folk tales *classic literature cuttings *song lyrics *listen to www.storyteller.net to hear other storytellers.  A list of storytellers exists so you could potentially email them to use their pieces.  This site could also give you ideas to write your own storytelling. *Aaron Shepard can give you ideas on writing stories… he also has a list of his stories.  Look at http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling/GOS.html 

 

 


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