SP 231 - Performance of Literature KCC AA/DA and KCC AA/OC

Institution:

Kapiolani Community College

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Description:

3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: ENG 100, ENG 160 or ESL 100. SP 231 is an introduction to the study of literature through performance. The course helps students to see the performance of literature as a method of increasing literary understanding and enjoyment, both for the performer and the audience. Students write literary analyses and present performances to learn how to use performance as a means to study literature. Upon successful completion of SP 231, the student should be able to: Define "performance." Define specific terminology concerning interpretation and literary study. Identify performance conventions practiced by the solo performer of literary texts. Evaluate the literary merits of a text. Evaluate artistic merits of a performance. Demonstrate the essentials of character analysis. Render in performance the intellectual, emotional and literary merits of a text. Perform a literary text with appropriate use of vocal characteristics and body language. Function as a critic of performed literature as well as the literary text itself.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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