COM142: Oral Interpretation of Literature

Get Inspired

Immerse yourself in prose, poetry, song lyrics, movie scripts and more!

Express Your Ideas

Create original performances using existing texts and your own work.

Perform Your Truth

Learn Oral Interpretation techniques to share your story.

Your Time to Shine

In this performance-based course, students are introduced to analyzing and vocally/physically communicating thoughts and emotions contained within various literary genres. Emphasis is placed upon the selection and analysis of literature, script preparation, reducing performance anxiety, and developing the vocal and physical delivery skills necessary to achieve the communicative intent of literature in performance.

Course Materials

All your course materials are available for free on our Blackboard site. To access our online course site, you will need a reliable internet connection and laptop or desktop computer. Do you need a WiFi hotspot or laptop? Contact the Bailey Library at circdesk @ wccnet.edu

Sample Assignments

Your Instructor

Hi! I'm your instructor, Claire Sparklin. We'll be on this journey together to explore our class. I'm here to encourage you and guide you through our course.