Declamation Speech

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Declamation Speech

• The re-giving of a famous speech. The
  speaker 'lives into' the original, reproducing
  its power once more.
• Helps you learn the skills of combining eloquent
  language with equally eloquent delivery.

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• Directly experience the power of masterfully
  crafted language through imitation of the
  techniques and skills of the original orator.

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What to look for when choosing a declamation
speech

• Style of LanguageElevated, inspirational,
  elegant, poetic, masterful - the speech should be
  an example of 'beautiful' language and
  construction.
• ThemeThe message or theme running through it
  should be worthy of its oratorical treatment, ie.
  the style of language specified above. It must be
  important and applicable beyond the time it was
  first delivered. For example, Martin Luther
  King's 'I Had a Dream' speech has carried its
  theme down the years without any loss of potency
  or relevance.
• ImpactThe speech must have reached and grabbed
  the hearts and minds of its listeners. It will
  have persuasively challenged and changed the way
  people thought and acted, uniting and inspiring
  them toward a common goal or course of action.

Source http//www.write-out-loud.com/declamation-
speech.html
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Options

• Famous speeches
• Poem (can be original)
• Monologues from plays or movie
• Shakespeare????
• Must be at least 3 minutes long
• Extra credit for memorization and dressing the
  part

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Resources

• http//www.write-out-loud.com/declamation-speech.h
  tml (scroll down)
• http//poetryoutloud.org/
• http//www.americanrhetoric.com/
• http//www.famous-speeches-and-speech-topics.info/
  famous-speeches/index.htm

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Examples

• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vOYxXPQ8nGc0feature
  related (cigarettes)
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vSTcDMoQ4KT0feature
  related 300 final scene
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vxjWfM0dDMYQfeature
  related Titans perfection
• http//www.youtube.com/watch?vcT1jLY20tLo
  Malcolm X