Solo Verse Speaking - Level 1 - Foundation
Learning Outcomes
Learners should:
- understand how to prepare work
- increase confidence
- demonstrate basic technical skills
- show a sense of rhythm
- demonstrate an ability to share mood and meaning
- demonstrate a sense of performance
Grade 1 (10 Minutes)
Marks awarded at this grade include:
Speech: 40 marks
Learners should:
- Perform a short poem of their own choice (30 marks)
- Perform a contrasting poem of their own choice. Time limit 2 minutes (30 marks)
Grade 2 (10 Minutes)
Marks awarded at this grade include:
Speech: 40 marks
Learners should:
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Perform ONE of the following poems:
- "There isn’t time" Eleanor Farjeon
- "Children imagining a hospital" U A Fanthorpe
- "The day that summer died" Vernon Scannell
- "Sea Fever" John Masefield (30 marks)
- Perform a short lyrical poem of their own choice. Time limit 2 minutes (30 marks)
Grade 3 Foundation Medal (10 Minutes)
Marks awarded at this grade include:
Speech: 40 marks
Learners should:
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PerformONE of the following poems:
- "Uphill" Christina Rosetti
- "Song of the Mischievous Dog" Dylan Thomas
- "Holidays at Home" Elizabeth Jennings
- "Leisure" W. H. Davies (25 marks)
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Perform a poem of their own choice on the theme of either:
- The Sea or
- People. Time limit 2 minutes (25 marks)
- Perform another poem of their own choice. Time limit 2 minutes (25 marks)