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Read the following oral chant and then answer the questions that follow.


Read the following oral chant and then answer the questions that follow.

Rain Making Litany

(Reciter) (Respondent)
We overcame this wind We overcome
We desire the rain to fall, that it may be poured in
showers quickly Be poured
Ah! True rain, I adjure thee fall, if thou rainest, it is well It is well
A drizzling confusion Confusion
If it rains and our food ripens, it is well It is well
If the children rejoice, it is well It is well
If the children rejoice, it is well It is well
If it rains, it is well. If our women rejoice, it is well It is well
If the young mending, it is well It is well
A drizzling confusion
Confusion
If our grain ripens it is well It is well
If our women rejoice, It is well
If the children rejoice It is well
If the young men sing It is well
If the aged rejoice It is well
An overflowing in the granary Overflowing
May our grain fill the granaries May it fill
A torrent in flow A torrent
If the wind veers to the south, it is well It is well
If the rain veers to the south, it is well It is well.

a) (i) Identify three aspects of oral performance that make this chant
easy to remember. (3 marks)

(ii) In what ways would this chant be made interesting to listen to? (3 marks)

(iii) What preparations do you think a narrator would make to ensure that the audience listens to and participates in the performance of the chant?
(4 marks)

(b) You are going to take part in a debate. Explain how you would deal with fear and anxiety associated with public speaking of this kind. (6 marks)

(c) Classify the words below according to the sound of the underlined 'ch' letters. represented has been given.
(3 marks)

bench
chore
chandelier
charisma
parachute
trachoma
chauvinism
choral

church
Champagne Charm
Chrysalis
Church champagne
trachoma
(d) The underlining indicates the stressed word in the sentences below. Briefly explain what each sentence means. (3 marks)
(i) I wrote the love poem for you.
(ii) I wrote the love poem for you.
(iii) I wrote the love poem for you.

(e) Shouting and screaming from your class disrupted the other students during study time. As the class monitor, you have been called by the teacher on duty to her office to give an explanation. Complete the conversation below by filling in the blank spaces.

Teacher: You are the class monitor of Form Two East, aren't you?
You: …………………………………………… (1 mark)
Teacher: Why was your class shouting and screaming?
You: I am not sure, madam. The noise started at the back of the
classroom.
Teacher: ……………………..................................... (1 mark)
You: You see madam, I sit at the front of the classroom and by the time I turned to look, the boys at the back were already on top of the desks and some were trying to jump out of the window.
Teacher: ……………………..................................... (1 mark)
You: I ran out, madam!
Teacher: ……………………..................................... (1 mark)
You: I am sorry madam, but it seemed like there was great danger in the middle of the class. I had to run for my life.
Teacher: When the noise subsided, what did you find out?
You: …………………………………………… (1 mark

Teacher: A snake?
You: …………………………………………… (1 mark)
Teacher: Whose toy snake was it?
You: …………………………………………… (1 mark)
Teacher: You can go now, but I will need to know whose toy snake it was.
You: …………………………………………… (1 mark

Answers

Martin
(a) - It is repetitive and hence easily memorable.

- The refrain by the audience reinforces the message.

- The involvement of the audience through refrain and other means such as dance, empathy and gesturing makes them own it.

- The use of apostrophe- direct address to the rain.

'Ah, thou rain, I adjure thee fall.....' This makes it dramatic and memorable.

- Its simplicity and universal appeal makes it easy to remember.

- It is all encompassing -involves all the people; the children, the young Men and women.

Any three points, 1 mark each = 3 marks)

N.B - The aspect must be identified before the illustration is given.

1/2 mark aspect, 1/2 mark effect.

By use of:

- Facial expression

- Tonal variation

- Use of musical instruments e.g. drums

- Dress appropriately for the occasion.

- Voice variation in tempo, mood and volume.

- Gestures, body movement and posturing.

- Apostrophe- direct address to the rain, as if it were a god.

- Involvement of the audience in dance, refrain and posturing.

- Decide when to involve the audience beyond the refrain.

- Rehearse thoroughly before the performance ( may be using surrogate Audience) (Any three points 3 marks x 2 = 6 Marks)

(b) - Searching the topic, facts, up to, date.

- Planning- the speech, jotting, arranging.

- Rehearsing - before a mock audience.

- Empty your bowels.

Psyching yourself/ convincing you 'yes you can'/ breath in (relax)


- Know your audience in advance.

- Presentation ( appearance)

- Early preparations.

- Tell the audience in advance how to respond.

- Have prior recitation before the day ( rehearsal)

- Thorough mastery of content.

- Use of conventional way of attracting participants' attention e.g. clapping hands, creating rapport with audience, giving riddle etc.

- Appropriate costume creates conducive atmosphere for performance, Free from external interference.

- Having prior information about category of audience.
(c) /ts/ /s/ /k/

chrysalis

Charm chandelier charisma

Bench chauvinism

Chore parachute choral

3. Correct words 1 mark x3 = 3 marks

2 correct words 1/2 marks x3 = 1.5 mks

If only one word correct - no mark awarded.

(d) (i) It was I and not anyone else who wrote the love poem for you.

(ii) What I did was to write the love poem for you. / The thing I did was to write the love poem for you. / I wrote (not typed, copied) the love poem for you.

(iii) It was for you and not anybody else that I wrote the love poem

(e)
Teacher: You are the class monitor of form two East, aren't you?

You: Yes. I am, madam. (1 mark)

N.B If word madam is missing penalize by 1/2 marks.

Teacher: Why was your class shouting and screaming?

You: I am not sure, madam. The noise started at the back of the classroom.
Teacher: How can you, the class monitor, not know? (1 mark)

You: You see madam, I sit in front and by the time I turned to look, the boys at the back were already on top of the desks and some were trying to jump out of the window.

Teacher: So, what did you, as the monitor do? (1 mark)

You: I ran out, madam!

Teacher: You ran out? (1 mark)

You: I am sorry, madam, but it seemed like there was great danger in the middle of the class. I had to run for my life.
Teacher: When the noise subsided, what did you find out?

You: I was told there was a snake (1 mark)

(Don’t accept toy)

Teacher: A snake?

You: Yes, madam. I later found it was a toy snake. (1 mark)

Teacher: Whose toy snake was it?

You: I don't know, madam. Nobody has come to claim it. (1 mark)

Teacher: You can go now, but I need to know whose toy snake it was.

You: Thank you madam. I will go and find out. (1 mark)

N.B. (8 marks)

- Expect a logical flow.

- Deduct 1 mark for grammatical errors. (4 mistakes of different nature)

- Thank you must be in the last response. If not award no marks.

- Don't accept word thanks since it is informal.
marto answered the question on April 2, 2019 at 06:46

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