2.5 The Rabbits Monologue
Completion requirements
In this assignment, you will record yourself dramatically performing a monologue. In your performance you want to use your voice effectively to demonstrate the emotion of the situation and the characters; your audience won’t have the benefit of following along—imagine they’ve never read it or heard the story before, so leave your audience with a lasting impression.
Review the Monologue Study Notes and Requirements carefully before you begin.
Assignment
The Rabbits is told entirely from an objective viewpoint. The panels and the text do not make judgmental statements as to the value and the rightness or wrongness of what is happening. The novel describes what is happening, allowing the reader to make his or her own judgments and draw his or her own conclusions. There is a progression in what is happening, and the concluding question "Who will save us from the Rabbits?" leaves the reader to contemplate the answer and reflect on what has happened and how to apply that in a broader context. As such, it is important to consider the values and motives of the narrator when considering the bias presented in the text.In this assignment, you will record yourself dramatically performing a monologue. In your performance you want to use your voice effectively to demonstrate the emotion of the situation and the characters; your audience won’t have the benefit of following along—imagine they’ve never read it or heard the story before, so leave your audience with a lasting impression.
Review the Monologue Study Notes and Requirements carefully before you begin.
| Step 1 | Assume either the persona of one of the rabbits coming to a new land or the persona of one of the characters whose land is being invaded by the rabbits and provide the audience an opportunity to hear your side of the story through a monologue
of your own. What might be your perspective of these same events that you have read? Your aim is to tell the untold story: What should the audience know that might not be represented in the current text? Don't simply re-tell the story, but add to it. You may choose a point before the story begins, a point to expand upon during the story, or a point after the story has ended. |
| Step 2 | Rehearse. Your performance should be 2-3 minutes (approximately 300-600 words). You should speak at an appropriate pace, pronounce words correctly, speak at an appropriate volume, pause at appropriate times, and use an appropriate tone.
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| Step 3 | Record and submit your oral assignment. Method 1: Record your monologue using the PoodLL recorder in the 2.5 submission box. That's the easiest. If you prefer, you can create a .wav or .mp3 file on your computer or cell phone and upload it into Moodle. Method 2 for print students only: Deliver your performance over the phone to your teacher. If your teacher is unavailable, record your performance in voicemail. Before you record the response, please provide your name, course number, and assignment name. For example, “This is Riley Booker from English 30-1 calling with the 2.5 Monologue Assignment.” |
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2.5 The Rabbits Monologue
2.5 The Rabbits Monologue
Review Danica's 2.5 Monologue (written format only) and Kevin's feedback. Danica's next step would be to record what's she's written. She has some stage directions to consider, so she would use a different tone of voice than when she's speaking Adrienne's
lines. Otherwise, she wouldn't read her stage instructions.
Danica's 2.5 Monologue exemplar
Danica's 2.5 Monologue exemplar