Rhetorical-performance script preparation — device markings, audience-register, rehearsal

Watch MG-22 (4-minute model). Notice: how does the student perform anaphora differently from a flat sentence?

• Pause MG-22 at anaphora moment to highlight rising voice
• Pause at rhetorical question to highlight pause
• Affirm: devices on page + voice in delivery = rhetorical performance

Today you prepare your RHETORICAL PERFORMANCE for the Rhetorician's Forum tomorrow. Look at MG-19. Mark your script with device colors: anaphora = YELLOW highlight (rising voice for each repetition); rhetorical question = PURPLE highlight + [PAUSE] marker after (1-beat pause for audience to feel the answer); parallelism = BLUE underline (matched stress); antithesis = GREEN highlight (emphasized contrast); asyndeton = ORANGE marks between items (compressed delivery). Stress = BOLD. Pause = / mark. Once marked, REHEARSE with elbow partner using rehearsal mirror. 90-second performance. Audience-register from MG-28 (peer/cross-grade/community + formal/informal). Choose YOUR audience and adjust voice/pace/eye-contact accordingly. Q&A preparation from MG-35 — anticipate 'why did you use ___?' for each device.

• The script DIRECTS the delivery. Markings are stage directions.

  model Look at MG-19 worked example. Anaphora in yellow with rising-voice markers. Rhetorical question in purple with [PAUSE — 1 beat] after. Parallelism in blue underline with stress markers. Tricolon at the end with deliberate slow pace.

  prompt Sample marked script for a 90-second argument.
• Audience determines the dials. Same script can perform differently for different audiences.

  model If audience = peer + formal (classmates at school assembly): voice = warm, pace = brisk, eye-contact = rotating among friends and teacher, hand-gestures = sparing. If audience = community + formal (school board meeting): voice = measured, pace = slower, eye-contact = direct to officials, hand-gestures = purposeful.

  prompt Audience-register example.
• Q&A = explaining your rhetorical CHOICES. Be ready for 3 likely questions per device.

  model MG-35 sample: 'Why did you use anaphora in paragraph 3?' → prepared answer: 'I wanted the audience to feel the building urgency. Three repetitions establish the pattern; the fourth iteration breaks for climax.'

  prompt Q&A preparation: anticipate likely questions.

• Cold Call: name a device + its delivery mark from MG-19
• Pair-share: identify your audience + register for tomorrow's performance
• Thumbs: my script is marked (up) / I need 5 more minutes (down)

M-6-S-SPK-19-C Chart

MG-28 audience-register 2x3 matrix poster as specified. Worked examples for peer/cross-grade/community + formal/informal.

MG-28 Chart

Audience-register matrix for rhetorical performance (SL.6.6): 2x3 grid. ROWS: peer / cross-grade / adult-community. COLS: formal / informal. Each cell with examples of register choices — vocabulary (Tier-1 vs. Tier-2 vs. Tier-3), idiom appropriateness, pace, eye-contact protocol, hand-gesture norms. Worked example: PEER + FORMAL (school assembly with peers) = Tier-2 vocabulary preferred, idioms cautiously, eye-contact rotating, hand-gestures sparingly. ADULT-COMMUNITY + FORMAL (community council) = Tier-2 plus domain-specific Tier-3 where appropriate, idioms only if culturally shared, eye-contact direct, hand-gestures purposeful. Bottom rule: 'Register is audience-attuned voice. Your devices are tools; register is the dial.' Print-ready 11x17.

• Mark your script using MG-19 color-coding key. Anaphora yellow, rhetorical questions purple + [PAUSE], parallelism blue underline, antithesis green, asyndeton orange, stress bold, pause /.

  scaffold MG-19 template + 5-color highlighter kit
• Rehearse 90-second performance with elbow partner. Use rehearsal mirror. Time yourself. Repeat 3 times. Adjust audience-register per MG-28.

  scaffold Rehearsal mirror + 90-second timer; MG-28 register matrix
• Prepare 3 likely Q&A responses using MG-35 anchor.

  scaffold MG-35 Q&A preparation card; pre-filled question stems

M-6-S-SPK-19-B Interactive Physical / non-image

MG-19 template as specified. Used by each student to mark their own script. 5-color highlighter key. Pre-filled stage-direction notes (e.g., [PAUSE — 1 beat after rhetorical question]).

MG-19 Chart

Rhetorical-performance script template: a presentation-script page with device-highlighting key. KEY (bottom): anaphora = YELLOW highlight; rhetorical question = PURPLE highlight + [PAUSE] marker; parallelism = BLUE underline; antithesis = GREEN highlight; asyndeton = ORANGE marks between items; stress = BOLD; pause = / mark. Worked sample: 'We will not stand by. We will not turn away. We will not be silent. [PAUSE — anaphora climax.] These children, these schools, these futures: they belong to all of us. [Tricolon — asyndeton.] Are we not their advocates? [Rhetorical question — PAUSE for 1 beat.]' Print-ready 8.5x11.

• Submit your marked script AND your 3 Q&A prepared responses.

• Restate: script + voice = rhetorical performance; markings direct delivery
• Preview tomorrow's Rhetorician's Forum

• Final rehearsal: at home, perform full 90 seconds 3 times. Time yourself. Adjust pace if over/under. Bring marked script + Q&A prep tomorrow.