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Stuart Morrison

Head of Speech & Drama MA HonVCM FVCM(TD)(Hons) PGCE ALAM ALCM(TD) LVCMEd(Hons) FIfL FRSA

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SpeechPower Website A dedicated website is being developed to support this syllabus. It is intended that the site will be an easily accessible source of poems and other material for VCM Speech and Drama examinations, copyright law permitting.

Speech “and Drama”? This syllabus concentrates on the skills required for Speech. That is, the live performance of recitations and readings. Examiners expect candidates to use appropriate restrained gesture and body language. A “wooden” delivery where a candidate stands like a statue and repeats rehearsed matter will not be received as favourably. A separate SpeechPower syllabus exists for examinations in Solo Acting, Duo Acting and Group Acting; where wider skills of movement are required.

Victoria College Exams is a corporate member of the Society of Teachers of Speech & Drama and supports the aims of the Society. The STSD accepts certain VCM qualifications as criteria for its membership.

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ABOUT THE VCM Victoria College was founded in 1890 and is an independent examination body. It has held examination sessions throughout the British Isles as well as in certain overseas countries, for well over a century. It no longer operates a full-time teaching institution. Speech and Drama examinations have taken place alongside musical examinations since its foundation.

Essays, projects, dissertations, folios, etc. These must be word-processed and submitted by email to [email protected] at the time of submitting the entry form. A statement signed by the teacher should certify that the work is wholly that of the candidate. Essays are either Approved or Not Approved. Those whose essay is Not Approved but who receive a pass mark in the practical examination, may resubmit a revised essay within two years. The essay resubmission fee (see fee table) is payable in these circumstances. Further guidance can be sought from a booklet Essay Writing for the Victoria College Teaching Diplomas available online from www.vcmpublications.co.uk

EXAMINERS All examiners of the Victoria College of Music are appointed for their experience and understanding of candidates as well as professional and educational qualifications. All are trained by the College and their marking is regularly moderated to ensure consistent standards wherever Victoria College examinations are held.

Sight reading, impromptu work, etc. Where the syllabuses specify “unseen” Sight Reading as a requirement, this will be handed to the candidate during the examination. Sufficient time will be given for the candidate to read through it before being asked to attempt it out loud. Impromptu work - as opposed to sight reading - will be handed to the candidate before the examination by the person acting as steward on the day in time for the candidate to make notes and prepare. Candidates taking examinations that include impromptu work should therefore arrive in good time.

CHANGES TO SYLLABUS Any changes to this syllabus are announced well in advance and the edition shown on the website www.vcmexams.com is the most current. Teachers have the option of being advised of changes by email. There is always at least a year’s overlap between syllabuses to avoid wasted effort by candidates. REGULATIONS All entries are subject to the General Regulations set out at the end of this booklet.

Costume and make-up If candidates choose to use costume and or make-up the examiner will give credit for the effort involved rather than the material quality of the costume, props, makeup etc. See Equal Opportunities statement in General Regulations and Information.

ABOUT THIS SYLLABUS This syllabus has been compiled using the popular strengths of its predecessors, Communicate! and Express Yourself! taking into account the views and suggestions of teachers and advisers. OWN CHOICES Its scope has been left deliberately broad to allow for a wide range of “own choice” material. Teachers are encouraged to involve students as much as possible in the choice of pieces in order to give them a feeling of ownership of their work. Whilst prescribed pieces are mainly of a traditional nature, there is no reason why “own choices” should not include modern material from less conventional sources. “Own choices” should be of a similar level of difficulty to the set pieces and appropriate to the grade. They must therefore not be prescribed elsewhere in the syllabus. This can be verified by checking the “Where can I find my poem” list. .COPIES Candidates must bring copies of the works being performed for the use of the examiner. This need not necessarily be a second copy of a book, especially when cost is a factor: many teachers encourage candidates to copy out works, preferably using wordprocessors, as part of the learning process. Photocopying should be avoided and copyright law must not be broken.

CHOICES The College is always willing to look over proposed programmes submitted well in advance and give guidance where necessary. ACCENTS Candidates should use their normal accent, unless (at higher grades) they are performing in an acquired accent. The emphasis is on clarity of communication rather than any attempt at “Received” Pronunciation. No value judgements are made between different regional accents.

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Where can I find my poem? The folllowing is a list of the poems set in the Speech syllabus. You can find the poem in alphabetical order and the right hand column shows a letter. This letter corrresponds to the book list on page15. You can also use this list to check that an “own choice” poem does not appear elsewhere in the syllabus. Some poems are in more than one book. If you find the poem in a book not listed on page 15, you may use that edition if you wish. (from) Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (from) Lepanto (from) Paradise Lost, Book III (from) The Ballad of Reading Gaol (from) The Pied Piper (from) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (from) The Song of Hiawatha A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed A Boy Actor A Boy's Song A Child's Calendar A Chubby Little Snowman A Crack Band A Date with Spring A Folk Rhyme A Lay Made About the Year of the City CCCLX A Little Mistake A Man's a man for a' That A Musical Instrument A Poem to be Spoken Silently A Psalm of Life A Red, Red Rose A Red, Red Rose A Red, Red Rose A Simple Story of Accrington Stanley A Small Girl Swinging A Subaltern's Love-Song A Subaltern's Love-Song A Very Odd Fish A Visit from St Nicholas A Visit from St Nicholas Abou Ben Adhem Abou Ben Adhem Adlestrop Adlestrop Adlestrop After Apple Picking Aliens Stole My Underpants Aliens Stole My Underpants Alligator Alphabets Ambulances Amelia Mixed the Mustard An Arundel Tomb An Arundel Tomb An Irish Airman Foresees his Death Anthem for Doomed Youth Anthem for Doomed Youth Anthony Applause Aristotle Arthur Autumn Verses Baby Daisy-bell Back to School Bad Boy Benjamin Bedtime Beowulf

Thomas Gray G K Chesterton John Milton Oscar Wilde Robert Browning Edward Fitzgerald Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Jonathan Swift Sir Noel Coward James Hogg George McKay Brown Anon Gina Douthwaite John Agard Anon Thomas Babbington Macaulay Anna M. Pratt Robert Burns Elizabeth Barrett Browning Pie Corbett Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Robert Burns Robert Burns Robert Burns Kit Wright George Szirtes Sir John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson Clement Clarke Moore Clement Clarke Moore Leigh Hunt Leigh Hunt Edward Thomas Edward Thomas Edward Thomas Robert Frost Brian Moses Brian Moses Grace Nichols Seamus Heaney Philip Larkin A. E. Housman Philip Larkin Philip Larkin W. B. Yeats Wilfred Owen Wilfred Owen Jane Shore Kit Wright Alison Winn Wallace Irwin John Hegley Una Warnes Allan Ahlberg Caryl Brahms Allan Ahlberg Seamus Heaney (translator) 6

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Big Hole Billy's Bath Bird in the Classroom Black Cat Black Cat Blackberry Picking Blackberry Picking Bloody Men Bob-tail Bunnykins Boy at the Window Break, Break, Break Bright Star Buckingham Palace Busy Busy Bee Careless Willie Careless Willie Cargoes Casabianca Celia Children's Song Chips Christmas Christmas Christopher Cash Circus Elephant Clive, the Fearless Birdman Clumsy Clarissa Colonel Tim Collins' Speech Cornish Waking Cousin Jane Cricketer Dancing Class Dave Dirt Came to Dinner Dave Dirt was on the 259 Deborah Delora Diary of a Church Mouse Diary of a Church Mouse Diary of a Church Mouse Did this happen to your mother? Dirty Dick Dis Poetry Disobedience Disobedience Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night Don't Don't Call Alligator Long-Mouth Till You Cross River Down Vith Children! Do Them In! Dressing Up Duck's Ditty Duck's Ditty Dulce et Decrum Est Dulce et Decrum Est Dumb Insolence Easter 1916 Edward Elgar 1857-1934 Emergencies Ends Meet Ermyntrude Extremely Naughty Children 'False Friends - Like' Farewell Address

Jackie Kay Clive Riche Colin Thiele Jack Prlutsky Una Warnes Seamus Heaney Seamus Heaney Wendy Cope Una Warnes Richard Wilbur Alfred, Lord Tennyson John Keats A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Una Warnes Anon Anon John Masefield Felicia Hemans Fay Maschler R. S. Thomas Julie Holder Sir John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman Katherine E Sherriff Kathryn Worth Pam Ayres Colin West Col. Tim Collins Frances Cornford Colin West R. C. Scriven Diana Hendry Kit Wright Kit Wright Anon Sir John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman Sir John Betjeman Alice Walker Clifton Bingham Benjamin Zephaniah A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Dylan Thomas Dylan Thomas Dylan Thomas Dylan Thomas Michael Rosen John Agard Roald Dahl Jane Clarke Kenneth Graham Kenneth Graham Wilfred Owen Wilfred Owen Adrian Mitchell W. B. Yeats Helen Henschel Tony Mitton Frances Bellerby Roy Fuller Elizabeth Godley William Barnes Chief Plenty Coups 7

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Father William Fatima Felicia Ropps Fern Hill Fidgety Frank Fifteen Million Plastic Bags First Day at School First Day at School First Love Follower Footballers in the Park Footprints Fred Free Friends from A Midsummer Night's Dream from The Auguries of Innocence from The Auguries of Innocence from The Bed Book from The Pied Piper of Hamelin from The Pied Piper of Hamelin from The Pied Piper of Hamelin from The Song of Solomon from The Song of Solomon Frosty Winds made Moan Funeral Blues (Stop all the clocks) Furry Bear Furry Bear Ginger the pussycat Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore Going to Bed Granny Granny Please Comb My Hair Granny Tom Half Past Two Happiness Happiness He Fell Among Thieves He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven Headmaster's Hymn Henry King who chewed bits of string.. Henry King who chewed bits of string.. Hide and Seek High Flight (An Airman's Ecstasy) High Flight (An Airman's Ecstasy) Hippopotamuses Home Thoughts from Abroad Home Thoughts from Abroad Home Thoughts from Abroad Homework! Oh, Homework! Hoppity How Doth the Little Crocodile How Many? Humphrey Hughes of Highbury Humpty Dumpty went to the moon Hymn on the morning of Christ's Nativity I Am I Don't want to Go to School Today I have a Dream I Know Someone Who Can I Know What It Was I Like Soft-boiled Eggs I Remember, I Remember I Remember, I Remember

Lewis Carroll Carole Satyamur Gelett Burgess Dylan Thomas Clifton Bingham Adrian Mitchell Roger McGough Roger McGough John Clare Seamus Heaney Wes Magee Anon Alison Winn Eugene O'Neill Benjamin Zephaniah William Shakespeare William Blake William Blake Sylvia Plath Robert Browning Robert Browning Robert Browning The King James Bible The King James Bible Kit Wright W. H. Auden A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Una Warnes William Brighty Rands Dora Greenwell Grace Nichols Kit Wright U. A. Fanthorpe A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Sir Henry Newbolt W. B. Yeats W. B. Yeats W. B. Yeats Allan Ahlberg Hilaire Belloc Hilaire Belloc Vernon Scannell John Gillespie Magee John Gillespie Magee Arnold Spilka Robert Browning Robert Browning Robert Browning Jack Prelutsky A.A. Milne Lewis Carroll Christina Rossetti Colin West Michael Rosen John Milton John Clare Colin McNaughton Dr Martin Luther King Jnr. Michael Rosen Patricia Leighton John Kitching Thomas Hood Thomas Hood 8

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I Remember, I Remember I Remember, I Remember I saw a Jolly Hunter I saw a Jolly Hunter I wandered lonely as a cloud If If If If I Could Tell You In Flanders Fields Inconsiderate Hannah Itaka Italy versus England I've had this Shirt Jabberwocky Jabberwocky Jammy Jim Jerusalem Jerusalem Jerusalem Jim, who ran away from his nurse Jonathan Journey of the Magi Journey of the Magi Journey of the Magi Just a Skin Thing Kenneth who was too fond of bubble-gum.. Knight-in-Armour Knight-in-Armour Kubla Khan Kubla Khan Kubla Khan Kubla Khan La Belle Dame sans Merci La Belle Dame sans Merci Last Night, I Saw the City Breathing Launderama Lazy Lawrence Lepanto Let Me Die a Youngman's Death Let Me Die a Youngman's Death Like Rain it suonded till it curved Little John was not content Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf Little Trotty Wagtail Lochinvar Lost Love Love (III) Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now Macavity the Mystery Cat Macavity the Mystery Cat Macavity the Mystery Cat Macavity the Mystery Cat Mad Dogs and Englishmen Maggie and Milly and Molly and May Maggie and Milly and Molly and May Mary-Jane and Emily Matilda Matthew Mark Luke and John Matthew Mark Luke and John Medusa

Thomas Hood Thomas Hood Charles Causley Charles Causley William Wordsworth Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling W. H. Auden John McCrae Harry Graham C. P. Cavafy Lord Byron Michael Rosen Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll Una Warnes William Blake William Blake William Blake Hilaire Belloc Alison Winn T. S. Eliot T S Eliot T. S. Eliot Coral Rumble Wendy Cope A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge Samuel Taylor Coleridge John Keats John Keats Andrew Fusek Peters Iain Crichton Smith Clifton Bingham G K Chesterton Roger McGough Roger McGough Emily Dickinson Max Fatchen Roald Dahl John Clare Sir Walter Scott Allan Ahlberg George Herbert George Herbert A. E. Housman A. E. Housman A. E. Housman T. S. Eliot T. S. Eliot T. S. Eliot T. S. Eliot Noel Coward e. e. cummings e. e. cummings Jeremy Nicholas Hilaire Belloc Anon Anon Carol Ann Duffy 9

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Meeting Point Mr Khan's Shop Mr Mistoffelees Mr Mistoffelees My Grandmother My Heart's in the Highlands My Last Duchess My Last Duchess My Old Cat My Parents My Shadow My Shadow My Teddy Myfanwy Naming of Parts Natasha Green Night Mail Night Mail Nina No! Noise O Captain! My Captain! O Captain! My Captain! O Captain! My Captain! Ode on intimations of immortality Ode to a Nightingale Oh, I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth Old Deuteronomy Old Joke On a Favourite Cat On the Ning Nang Nong on Wenlock Edge Our Mother Our Revels Now are Ended Out in the Desert Owl Ozymandias of Egypt Ozymandias of Egypt Ozymandias of Egypt Patriotism Pepper and Salt Peter Phenomenal Woman Piano Pied Beauty Pied Beauty Pied Beauty Pink Jelly Please Mrs Butler Please Mrs Butler Please Mrs Butler Please Mrs Butler Poor old Lady Poor old Lady Porridge Prayer Before Birth Python Poem Question Time Quiet Fun Rat Race Remember Remember Remembrance Robert Bruce's March to Bannockburn

Louis MacNeice Fred Sedgwick T. S. Eliot T. S. Eliot Elizabeth Jennings Robert Burns Robert Browning Robert Browning Hal Summers Stephen Spender Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson Una Warnes Sir John Betjeman Henry Reed Ian McMillan W H Auden W H Auden Wallace Irwin Thomas Hood James Parker Walt Whitman Walt Whitman Walt Whitman William Wordsworth John Keats Pam Ayres T S Eliot Allan Ahlberg Thomas Gray Spike Milligan A. E. Housman Allan Ahlberg William Shakespeare Charles Causley David Harsent Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley Sir Walter Scott Barbara Ireson Colin West Maya Angelou D H Lawrence Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins Gerard Manley Hopkins Una Warnes Allan Ahlberg Allan Ahlberg Allan Ahlberg Allan Ahlberg Anon Anon Peggy Dunstan Louis MacNeice Clare Bevan Michaela Morgan Harry Graham Johnn Agard Christina Rossetti Christina Rossetti Emily Brontë Robert Burns 10

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Roots Steve Turner Sadie Goes to Sea Kit Wright Sand John Foster Scabs Allan Ahlberg School Is Great Allan Ahlberg Screaming Annie Georg Glassbrenner Sea Fever John Masefield Sea Fever John Masefield Sea Fever John Masefield Sea Song James Kirkup She Walks in Beauty Lord Byron She Walks in Beauty Lord Byron She Walks in Beauty Lord Byron Shipping Forecast Seamus Heaney Sid the Rat Kit Wright Sing a Song of Sixpence Anon Sing a Song of Sixpence Anon Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat T S Eliot Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat T S Eliot Small Dawn Song Philip Gross Snake D. H. Lawrence Snake D. H. Lawrence Snake D H Lawrence Snarl Kit Wright Sneezles A. A. Milne Sneezles A. A. Milne Snow Louis MacNeice Soewhere I have Never Travelled e. e. cummings Solo Flight Mike Johnson Some One Walter de la Mare Some One Walter de la Mare Song of Mr Toad Kenneth Graham Song of the Hat-Raising Doll John Mole Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee William Shakespeare Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee William Shakespeare Sonnet 29 When, in disgrace with Fortune William Shakespeare Sonnets From the Portuguese XLIII (How do I love thee?) Elizabeth Barrett Browning Sonnets From the Portuguese XLIII (How do I love thee?) Elizabeth Barrett Browning Sonnets From the Portuguese XLIII (How do I love thee?) Elizabeth Barrett Browning St Kevin and the Blackbird Seamus Heaney Stage Fright Anne Lewis Stickleback Ted Hughes Still I Rise Maya Angelou Still I Rise Maya Angelou Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost Supply Teacher Allan Ahlberg Talking Turkeys Benjamin Zephaniah Talking Turkeys Benjamin Zephaniah Tartary Walter de la Mare The ABC Spike Milligan The African Lion A. E. Housman The Alphabet of Horrible Habits Colin West The Bear Richard Digance The Black Pebble James Reeves The Burning of the Leaves Laurence Binyon The Camel's Complaint Charles E. Carryl The Can-can Mandy Coe The Cane Allan Ahlberg The Cat and the Pig Gerard Benson The Cats' Protection League Roger McGough 11 The Charge of the Light Brigade Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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The Charge of the Light Brigade The Common Cormorant The Cupboard The Cupboard The Curtain The Daffodils The Dark The Dark Avenger The Darkling Thrush The Day I Got My Finger Stuck Up My Nose The Death of Hector The Diplomatic Platypus The Donkey The Donkey The Donkey The Donkey The Donkey The Duel The Duingle Dangle Scarecrow The Eagle The Early Morning The Early Morning The Flea The Frog The Garden Seat The Gardener The Glory of the Garden The Glory of the Garden The Glory of the Garden The Good-Morrow The Great Escape The Great Lover The Grumpy Teacher The Hand that signed the Paper The Hidebehind The Highwayman The Highwayman part I The Horses The Isle is full of Noises The Joy of Socks The Jumblies The King's Breakfast The King's Breakfast The Lady of Shalott Part I The Lady of Shalott Part I The Lady of Shalott Part I or Part IV The Lady of Shalott Part I or Part IV The Lake Isle of Innisfree The Lake Isle of Innisfree The Lake Isle of Innisfree The Lake Isle of Innisfree The Lamplighter The Lion and Albert The Listeners The Listeners The Listeners The Mad Gardener's Song The Magnificent Bull The Microbe The Microbe The Modern Major General The More It Snows The More It Snows The Night will Never Stay

Alfred, Lord Tennyson Christopher Isherwood Walter de la Mare Walter de la Mare Guy Boas William Wordsworth James Carter Trevor Millum Thomas Hardy Brian Patten Homer Patrick Barington G.K. Chesterton G.K. Chesterton G K Chesterton G K Chesterton G K Chesterton Eugene Field Anon Alfred, Lord Tennyson Hilaire Belloc Hilaire Belloc John Donne Hilaire Belloc Thomas Hardy Robert Louis Stevenson Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling Rudyard Kipling John Donne Nick Toczek Rupert Brooke Allan Ahlberg Dylan Thomas Michael Rosen Alfred Noyes Alfred Noyes Edwin Muir William Shakespeare Wendy Cope Edward Lear A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred, Lord Tennyson Alfred, Lord Tennyson W. B. Yeats W. B. Yeats W. B. Yeats W. B. Yeats Robert Louis Stevenson Marriott Edgar Walter de la Mare Walter de la Mare Walter de la Mare Lewis Carroll Dinka, Africa Hilaire Belloc Hilaire Belloc W S Gilbert A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Eleanor Farjeon 12

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The Night will Never Stay Eleanor Farjeon The Nightmare W S Gilbert The Nightmare W S Gilbert The Old Vicarage (from "God! I will pack and take a train") Rupert Brooke The Old Vicarage (from "Just now the lilac is in bloom,") Rupert Brooke The Owl and the Pussycat Edward Lear The Passionate Shepherd to his Love Christopher Marlowe The Passionate Shepherd to his Love Christopher Marlowe The Passionate Shepherd to his Love Christopher Marlowe The Pig Roald Dahl The Raven Edgar Allan Poe The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Samuel Taylor Coleridge The Road not Taken Robert Frost The Road not Taken Robert Frost The Road not Taken Robert Frost The Rolling English Road G. K. Chesterton The Rolling English Road G K Chesterton The Runners Allan Ahlberg The Sausage Rhyme Una Warnes The Second Coming W. B. Yeats The Seven Ages of Man William Shakespeare The Shadow on the Map Joan Aiken The Sick Young Dragon Derek Stuart The Soldier Rupert Brooke The Soldier Rupert Brooke The Soldier Rupert Brooke The Song of the Banana Man Evan Jones The Song of the Mischievous Dog Dylan Thomas The Song of the Wandering Aengus W. B. Yeats The Story of Cheeky Charles Jan Struther The Story of Disobedient David Jan Struther The Story of Little Suck-a-Thumb Heinrich Hoffman The Story of London Jan Struther The Sunlight on the Garden Louis MacNeice The Swing Robert Louis Stevenson The Swing Robert Louis Stevenson The Thought-Fox Ted Hughes The Thought-Fox Ted Hughes The Tide in the River Eleanor Farjeon The Tiger William Blake The Tiger William Blake The Tiger William Blake The Trouble With My Sister Brian Patten The Tyger William Blake The Tyger William Blake The Walrus and the Carpenter Lewis Carroll The Way Through the Woods Rudyard Kipling The Witch's Brew Wes Magee The World's Most Popular Mother Lindsay Macrae The Worm Ralph Bergrengren There was a Little Girl Anon This scepter'd isle from Richard II William Shakespeare Though hippos weigh at least a tonne Doug Macleod Three Carol Ann Duffy Thrice the brinded cat hath mew'd William Shakespeare Timothy Winters Charles Causley Timothy Winters Charles Causley To a Mouse Robert Burns To Autumn John Keats To Autumn John Keats To his Coy Mistress Andrew Marvell Tommy Would not Go to Bed Anon Tonight at Noon Adrian 13 Henri

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Triolet Triolet Twelve Songs IX (Stop all the clocks) Twelve Songs IX (Stop all the clocks) Up the Stairs Upon Westminster Bridge Upon Westminster Bridge Upon Westminster Bridge Upon Westminster Bridge Upon Westminster Bridge Us Two Us Two Vitai Lampada W. A. Mozart 1756-1791 Waiting at the Window Waiting at the Window War Song of the Saracens Warning Warning Warning We'll Go No More A-Roving Welsh Incident : What are Heavy? What If When I Was One-and-Twenty When that I was but a little tiny boy When You Are Old When You Are Old Who Has Seen the Wind Who Has Seen the Wind Wind Windy Nights Young Lochinvar Zoe's Ear-rings

G. K. Chesterton G. K. Chesterton W. H. Auden W. H. Auden Una Warnes William Wordsworth William Wordsworth William Wordsworth William Wordsworth William Wordsworth A. A. Milne A. A. Milne Sir Henry Newbolt Helen Henschel A. A. Milne A. A. Milne James Elroy Flecker Jenny Joseph Jenny Joseph Jenny Joseph Lord Byron Robert Graves Christina Rossetti Benjamin Zephaniah A. E. Housman William Shakespeare W. B. . Yeats W. B. . Yeats Christina Rossetti Christina Rossetti Ted Hughes Robert Louis Stevenson Sir Walter Scott Kit Wright

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Looking for an anthology in one book that covers all grades?

Poetry in Particular does just that. It can be purchased online at www.vcmpublications.co.uk.

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Where can I find my book? Anthologies of poetry do go out of print from time to time. If you cannot find the book you want at your local bookshop, all is not lost. Have you tried your local library? Have you tried the Internet? We recommend websites such as www.amazon.co.uk where you can purchase not only new books but reasonably price used ones. If all else fails, the College does hold a small stock of some books available at cost plus postage.

Book ref. A B C D E F G H I J K L M Q R

TItle of Book

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Classic Poems to Read Aloud Swings and Shadows The Nation's Favourite Children's Poems* The Nation's Favourite Poems The Nation's Favourite Twentieth Century Poems The Naughtiest Children I Know Please Mrs Butler The New Oxford Book of English Verse Beowulf, a new verse translation Now We Are Six Classic fm Favourite Poems Cat Among the Pigeons Off By Heart Kingsley Catches Poetry in Particular

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Kingfisher Red Fox BBC BBC

0-7534-0120-7 0-09-961681-1 0-563-53774-4 0-563-38782-3

BBC Red Fox Puffin OUP Norton & Co. Egmont Hodder and Stoughton Puffin Scholastic VCMPublications.co.uk VCMPublications.co.uk

0-563-55143-7 0-09-940866-X 0-14-031494-6 0-19-812136-9 39332097-9 1-4052-1119-9 978 0 340 92003 9 13:978-0-14-032367-2 978 1407 11208 4

*not to be confused with The Nation's Favourite Poems of Childhood We recommend the website www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk as a source of material for Drama

KINGSLEY CATCHES a small collection of original material intended for very first step beginners written by Una Warnes, a retired teacher who has successfully entered her pupils for VCM exams for decades.

It can be purchased online at www.vcmpublications.co.uk. 15

INTRODUCTORY EXAMINATIONS IN SPEECH These four levels of examination are intended for absolute beginners, or candidates with special needs. The examination usually lasts three or four minutes at the most. Candidates should know how to stand and make themselves clearly heard. They should understand what the poems are about and the meanings of the words. Candidates should be encouraged to answer questions verbally and avoid just nodding or shaking the head. Physical and facial gesture, however, should be encouraged. Marks:

Recitation(s) Conversation Presentation

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To Pass 65, with Merit (Honours in Ireland) 80, with Distinction 90. Show on entry forms as: SURNAME FORENAMES SUBJECT

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SP A

Introductory A

Candidates are required to prepare and recite a single poem or Nursery Rhyme, own choice, of about eight lines, or two poems of about four lines and then to discuss the work briefly with the examiner. Suggested poems include: My Teddy Una Warnes Old Joke Allan Ahlberg Pepper and Salt Barbara Ireson Sing a Song of Sixpence Anon The Hidebehind Michael Rosen The Tide in the River Eleanor Farjeon Though hippos weigh at least a tonne Doug Macleod Tommy Would not Go to Bed Anon Triolet G. K. Chesterton What are Heavy? Christina Rossetti

A Folk Rhyme Anon Busy Bee Una Warnes Chips Julie Holder Clumsy Clarissa Colin West Cornish Waking Frances Cornford Cousin Jane Colin West Deborah Delora Anon Happiness A. A. Milne Jammy Jim Una Warnes Little John was not content Max Fatchen Matthew Mark Luke and JohnAnon

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SP B

Introductory B

Candidates are required to prepare two short poems, the second of which may be either read or recited at the candidate’s choice, and then to discuss the pieces briefly with the examiner. Suggested poems include:

A Chubby Little Snowman Anon Baby Daisy-bell Una Warnes Back to School Allan Ahlberg Black Cat Jack Prlutsky Black Cat Una Warnes Careless Willie Anon Don't Call Alligator Long-Mouth Till You Cross River John Agard Felicia Ropps Gelett Burgess Ginger the pussycat Una Warnes

Hippopotamuses Arnold SpilkaHumpty Dumpty went to the Moon Michael Rosen I Don't want to Go to School Today Colin McNaughton I Like Soft-boiled Eggs John Kitching Launderama Iain Crichton Smith Peter Colin West Pink Jelly Una Warnes Sea Song James Kirkup The Dingle Dangle Scarecrow Anon The Early Morning Hilaire Belloc 16

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SP C

Introductory C

Candidates are required to prepare and recite (both from memory two short poems, one humorous and one serious, and then to discuss them briefly with the examiner. Suggested poems include: Bob-tail Bunnykins Una Warnes Circus Elephant Kathryn Worth Emergencies Tony Mitton Hoppity A.A. Milne How Doth the Little Crocodile Lewis Carroll Knight-in-Armour A. A. Milne Nina Wallace Irwin Noise James Parker Sand John Foster The Common Cormorant Christopher Isherwood The More It Snows A. A. Milne The Night will Never Stay Eleanor Farjeon The Runners Allan Ahlberg Up the Stairs Una Warnes Show on entry forms as: SURNAME FORENAMES SUBJECT

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SP D

Introductory D Candidates are required to prepare and recite one poem from the following list and one contrasting “own choice” poem(both from memory, and then to discuss them briefly with the examiner. A Crack Band Amelia Mixed the Mustard Aristotle Bedtime Billy's Bath Dressing Up Fidgety Frank Furry Bear Jonathan Just a Skin Thing

Gina Douthwaite A. E. Housman Alison Winn Allan Ahlberg Clive Riche Jane Clarke Clifton Bingham A. A. Milne Alison Winn Coral Rumble

Lazy Lawrence Our Mother Porridge Quiet Fun School Is Great Snarl Some One Stickleback The Witch's Brew The Gardener Windy Nights

Clifton Bingham Allan Ahlberg Peggy Dunstan Harry Graham Allan Ahlberg Kit Wright Walter de la Mare Ted Hughes Wes Magee Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson

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GRADE EXAMINATIONS IN SPEECH AND DRAMA

In these examinations candidates are required to perform two works from memory. Both works can be taken from the lists of poetry shown. Either or both works can be substituted with a suitable “own choice” poem or piece of drama of similar standard to those in the lists, not listed elsewhere in this Syllabus. (see page 6) Any combination of two works is permissible: from the lists; own choice poetry; own choice drama. Additional performance requirements apply from Grade VIII upwards. Copies of the pieces (not photocopies) must be given to the examiner at the start and may be illustrated, or otherwise decorated. Credit will be given for effort in presentation, but not for the quality or sophistication of the resources available to the candidate. The two works should show a contrast of style. Subtle, restrained facial and physical gesture is encouraged. In the case of pieces of drama, use of more dramatic skills is appropriate. Alternative examinations, specifically in Drama Skills, are available. In addition to the two works performed, a Sight Reading test is given from Grade IV upwards. For Grades I, II and III, there is no Sight ReadingTest but a Prepared Reading from from prose, not from memory, is required. Examiners will take into account general presentation of the pieces, deportment, style, facial expression and sincerity. A confident, businesslike approach is looked for. In all examinations, the Examiner will initiate a short discussion with the Candidate appropriate to the Grade. This will test understanding of words and phrases used in the performance, as well as interpersonal communication skills. From Grade IV upwards, credit will be given to candidates who present a folder or scapbook showing notes on the work, previous exams and/or other relevant study. This is not compulsory, but represents good practice, measures achievement, and demonstrates a rounded devlopment of communication skills. Mark Scheme Performance 80 marks Sight (or Prepared)Reading 10 marks Discussion 10 marks To Pass 65; with Merit (Honours in Ireland), 80; with Distinction, 90

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SP I

Grade I Speech and Drama

Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) and/or suitable short pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. A Date with Spring John Agard Applause Kit Wright Arthur Wallace Irwin Autumn Verses John Hegley Bad Boy Benjamin Caryl Brahms Busy A. A. Milne Celia Fay Maschler Dave Dirt Came to Dinner Kit Wright Dave Dirt was on the 259 Kit Wright Dirty Dick Clifton Bingham Edward Elgar 1857-1934 Helen Henschel Extremely Naughty Children Elizabeth Godley 'False Friends - Like' William Barnes Fred Alison Winn Granny Tom Kit Wright How Many? Christina Rossetti I Know What It Was Patricia Leighton Inconsiderate Hannah Harry Graham I've had this Shirt Michael Rosen Maggie and Milly and Molly and May e. e. cummings My Old Cat Hal Summers My Shadow Robert Louis Stevenson Natasha Green Ian McMillan Python Poem Clare Bevan Roots Steve Turner Scabs Allan Ahlberg Small Dawn Song Philip Gross Solo Flight Mike Johnson Song of the Hat-Raising Doll John Mole Supply Teacher Allan Ahlberg The Alphabet of Horrible Habits Colin West The Cupboard Walter de la Mare The Garden Seat Thomas Hardy The Joy of Socks Wendy Cope The Sausage Rhyme Una Warnes The Sick Young Dragon Derek Stuart The Story of Little Suck-a-Thumb Heinrich Hoffman The Swing Robert Louis Stevenson The Worm Ralph Bergrengren There was a Little Girl Anon W. A. Mozart 1756-1791 Helen Henschel Who Has Seen the Wind Christina Rossetti Prepared Reading 10 marks Candidates are required to prepare and present a passage of about a page of prose for reading aloud of a level of difficulty suitable to the grade Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Technical questions on breathing and speech will not be asked. 19

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SP

Grade II Speech and Drama

GRADE

II

Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) and/or suitable short pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. A Very Odd Fish Aliens Stole My Underpants Boy at the Window Children's Song Don't Ermyntrude Footballers in the Park Friends from The Auguries of Innocence from The Song of Solomon Granny Granny Please Comb My Hair Headmaster's Hymn Homework! Oh, Homework! I saw a Jolly Hunter I saw a Jolly Hunter Jerusalem Kenneth who was too fond of bubble-gum.. Lost On the Ning Nang Nong Rat Race Sneezles Stage Fright The African Lion The Black Pebble The Can-can The Cane The Cats' Protection League The Day I Got My Finger Stuck Up My Nose The Frog The Grumpy Teacher The Lamplighter

D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson Brian Moses Richard Wilbur R. S. Thomas Michael Rosen Roy Fuller Wes Magee Benjamin Zephaniah William Blake The King James Bible Grace Nichols Allan Ahlberg Jack Prelutsky Charles Causley Charles Causley William Blake Wendy Cope Allan Ahlberg Spike Milligan Johnn Agard A. A. Milne Anne Lewis A. E. Housman James Reeves Mandy Coe Allan Ahlberg Roger McGough Brian Patten Hilaire Belloc Allan Ahlberg Robert Louis Stevenson

Prepared Reading 10 marks Candidates are required to prepare and present a passage of about a page of prose for reading aloud of a level of difficulty suitable to the grade Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Technical questions on breathing and speech will not be asked.

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SP III

Grade III Speech and Drama

Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) and/or suitable short pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. A Little Mistake A Poem to be Spoken Silently Alligator Christopher Cash Duck's Ditty Dumb Insolence Father William First Day at School Godfrey Gordon Gustavus Gore Humphrey Hughes of Highbury I wandered lonely as a cloud Mary-Jane and Emily Mr Khan's Shop Out in the Desert The Cat and the Pig The Curtain The Daffodils The Dark The Donkey The Microbe Upon Westminster Bridge Waiting at the Window

Anna M. Pratt Pie Corbett Grace Nichols Katherine E Sherriff Kenneth Graham Adrian Mitchell Lewis Carroll Roger McGough William Brighty Rands Colin West William Wordsworth Jeremy Nicholas Fred Sedgwick Charles Causley Gerard Benson Guy Boas William Wordsworth James Carter G.K. Chesterton Hilaire Belloc William Wordsworth A. A. Milne

Prepared Reading 10 marks Candidates are required to prepare and present a passage of about a page of prose for reading aloud of a level of difficulty suitable to the grade Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Technical questions on breathing and speech will not be asked.

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SP IV

Grade IV Speech and Drama

Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) and/or suitable short pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. A Boy's Song James Hogg A Small Girl Swinging George Szirtes Aliens Stole My Underpants Brian Moses Alphabets Seamus Heaney Cricketer R. C. Scriven Disobedience A. A. Milne Frosty Winds made Moan Kit Wright from A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare from The Bed Book Sylvia Plath Going to Bed Dora Greenwell Henry King who chewed bits of string.. Hilaire Belloc Hide and Seek Vernon Scannell High Flight (An Airman's Ecstasy) John Gillespie Magee I Know Someone Who Can Michael Rosen In Flanders Fields John McCrae Jabberwocky Lewis Carroll Last Night, I Saw the City Breathing Andrew Fusek Peters Little Trotty Wagtail John Clare Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now A. E. Housman Owl David Harsent Please Mrs Butler Allan Ahlberg Question Time Michaela Morgan Sid the Rat Kit Wright The ABC Spike Milligan The Dark Avenger Trevor Millum The Darkling Thrush Thomas Hardy The Magnificent Bull Dinka, Africa The Owl and the Pussycat Edward Lear The Story of London Jan Struther The Trouble With My Sister Brian Patten Us Two A. A. Milne Vitai Lampada Sir Henry Newbolt When You Are Old W. B. . Yeats Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Technical questions on breathing and speech will not be asked.

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SP V

Grade V Speech and Drama

Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) and/or suitable short pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. (from) The Pied Piper A Child's Calendar Adlestrop Big Hole Buckingham Palace Cargoes Dancing Class Half Past Two He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven Home Thoughts from Abroad I Remember, I Remember If Matilda My Parents No! Ozymandias of Egypt Pied Beauty Sadie Goes to Sea Screaming Annie Sea Fever Song of Mr Toad Sonnet 18 Shall I compare thee Sonnets From the Portuguese XLIII (How do I love thee?) Talking Turkeys Tartary The Bear The Camel's Complaint The Charge of the Light Brigade The Duel The Great Escape The King's Breakfast The Mad Gardener's Song The Shadow on the Map The Story of Disobedient David The Tyger The World's Most Popular Mother

Robert Browning George McKay Brown Edward Thomas Jackie Kay A. A. Milne John Masefield Diana Hendry U. A. Fanthorpe W. B. Yeats Robert Browning Thomas Hood Rudyard Kipling Hilaire Belloc Stephen Spender Thomas Hood Percy Bysshe Shelley Gerard Manley Hopkins Kit Wright Georg Glassbrenner John Masefield Kenneth Graham William Shakespeare Elizabeth Barrett Browning Benjamin Zephaniah Walter de la Mare Richard Digance Charles E. Carryl Alfred, Lord Tennyson Eugene Field Nick Toczek A. A. Milne Lewis Carroll Joan Aiken Jan Struther William Blake Lindsay Macrae

Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Technical questions on breathing and speech will not be asked.

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SP VI

Grade VI Speech and Drama

Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) and/or suitable short pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. A Psalm of Life A Red, Red Rose Abou Ben Adhem An Irish Airman Foresees his Death Anthony Bird in the Classroom Bloody Men Bright Star Casabianca Down Vith Children! Do Them In! Ends Meet Fatima from The Pied Piper of Hamelin If I Could Tell You Mr Mistoffelees My Heart's in the Highlands Night Mail Oh, I Wish I'd Looked After Me Teeth Poor old Lady Remember The Passionate Shepherd to his Love The Rolling English Road The Song of the Mischievous Dog The Song of the Wandering Aengus The Story of Cheeky Charles This scepter'd isle from Richard II Timothy Winters Warning What If

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Robert Burns Leigh Hunt W. B. Yeats Jane Shore Colin Thiele Wendy Cope John Keats Felicia Hemans Roald Dahl Frances Bellerby Carole Satyamur Robert Browning W. H. Auden T. S. Eliot Robert Burns W H Auden Pam Ayres Anon Christina Rossetti Christopher Marlowe G K Chesterton Dylan Thomas W. B. Yeats Jan Struther William Shakespeare Charles Causley Jenny Joseph Benjamin Zephaniah

Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Technical questions on breathing and speech will not be asked.

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SP VII

Grade VII Speech and Drama

Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) and/or suitable short pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. (from) Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (from) Lepanto (from) The Song of Hiawatha A Musical Instrument An Arundel Tomb Dis Poetry Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night Funeral Blues Twelve Songs IX (Stop all the clocks) Jim, who ran away from his nurse La Belle Dame sans Merci Macavity the Mystery Cat Sonnet 29 When, in disgrace with Fortune The Glory of the Garden The Lake Isle of Innisfree The Listeners The Pig The Soldier The Thought-Fox To a Mouse

Thomas Gray G K Chesterton Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Elizabeth Barrett Browning Philip Larkin Benjamin Zephaniah Dylan Thomas W. H. Auden Hilaire Belloc John Keats T. S. Eliot William Shakespeare Rudyard Kipling W. B. Yeats Walter de la Mare Roald Dahl Rupert Brooke Ted Hughes Robert Burns

Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Technical questions on breathing and speech will not be asked.

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SP VIII

Grade VIII Speech and Drama

Candidates for Grade VIII must pass of have passed VCM Grade IV Theory of Speech before the Grade VIII certificate is awarded. Candidates may claim exemption from this requirement if they submit evidence of having passed GCSE English Literature (not English Language) or equivalent. Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) and/or suitable short pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. Farewell Address Fifteen Million Plastic Bags Journey of the Magi Like Rain it suonded till it curved Naming of Parts O Captain! My Captain! On a Favourite Cat Macbeth Act 2 Scene 1 Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat The Jumblies The Lady of Shalott Part I or Part IV Tonight at Noon

Chief Plenty Coups Adrian Mitchell T. S. Eliot Emily Dickinson Henry Reed Walt Whitman Thomas Gray William Shakespeare T S Eliot Edward Lear Alfred, Lord Tennyson Adrian Henri

Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Technical questions on breathing and speech will not be asked.

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MEDAL AWARDS IN SPEECH AND DRAMA Medal examinations offer candidates a challenge outside the Grade structure. The pass mark is higher (75%) and in addition to a certificate successful students receive an order form enabling them to purchase the appropriate medal. All medals are of good quality metal, and are engraved with the candidate's name, the subject (SPEECH) and the year. For guidance, the level of work required relates to the Grade structure approximately as follows. Junior Bronze Medal approximate level of Grade III Junior Silver Medal approximate level of Grade IV Bronze Medal approximate level of Grade V Silver Medal approximate level of Grade VI Gold Medal approximate level of Grade VII Platinum Medal approximate level of Grade VIII Mark Scheme Performance Sight Reading Discussion

80 marks 10 marks 10 marks

For the Medal to be awarded, candidates must attain a minimum of 75 marks.

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Junior Bronze Medal Speech and Drama Recitations

GRADE

SP JBM

80 marks

Candidates are required to prepare and recite i. a humorous poem of the candidate’s own choice ii. either a Psalm of 6 to 10 verses or a speech from a work of children’s drama Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Technical questions on breathing and speech will not be asked.

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Junior Silver Medal Speech and Drama

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SP

JSM Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) and/or suitable speech taken from a work of teenage drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. A Simple Story of Accrington Stanley Anthem for Doomed Youth Break, Break, Break Shipping Forecast Three We'll Go No More A-Roving When I Was One-and-Twenty

Kit Wright Wilfred Owen Alfred, Lord Tennyson Seamus Heaney Carol Ann Duffy Lord Byron A. E. Housman

Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Candidates will be expected to know some basic facts about one of the authors of the pieces performed. Show on entry forms as:

Bronze Medal Speech and Drama

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SP

GRADE

BM

Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) , or pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. Blackberry Picking Seamus Heaney Christmas Sir John Betjeman He Fell Among Thieves Sir Henry Newbolt Let Me Die a Youngman's Death Roger McGough Piano D H Lawrence She Walks in Beauty Lord Byron Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening Robert Frost The Highwayman part I Alfred Noyes The Lion and Albert Marriott Edgar The Road not Taken Robert Frost To his Coy Mistress Andrew Marvell When that I was but a little tiny boy William Shakespeare In addition, canddiates must perform a prose extract of 150 to 200 words from memory taken from one of Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice John Steinbeck Of Mice and Men William Golding Lord of the Flies Eileen O’Faolain Irish Sagas and Folk Tales Oscar Wilde Picture of Dorian Gray or other prose work by Wilde Any work of literature being studied by the candidate for examination at school. Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Candidates will be expected to know some facts about one of the authors of the pieces performed. 28

Silver Medal Speech and Drama

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SP SM

Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) , or pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. Dulce et Decrum Est Kubla Khan Mad Dogs and Englishmen Myfanwy on Wenlock Edge Snow The Isle is full of Noises The Modern Major General The Nightmare The Old Vicarage (from "God! I will pack and take a train") The Seven Ages of Man The Sunlight on the Garden The Way Through the Woods To Autumn War Song of the Saracens

Wilfred Owen Samuel Taylor Coleridge Noel Coward Sir John Betjeman A. E. Housman Louis MacNeice William Shakespeare W S Gilbert W S Gilbert Rupert Brooke William Shakespeare Louis MacNeice Rudyard Kipling John Keats James Elroy Flecker

In addition, canddiates must perform a prose extract of 150 to 200 words from memory taken from one of Shakespeare A Soliloquy from any Shakespearian Comedy Arthur Miller Any one play Singe Any one play Sheridan Any one play Stoppard Any one play Any play being studied by the candidate for examination at school. Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Candidates will be expected to know some background facts about the authors of the pieces performed.

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Gold Medal Speech and Drama

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SPGM

Recitations 80 marks Candidates are required to prepare and recite two contrasting pieces from the following list. Suitable “own choice” poems not listed elsewhere in the syllabus (see page 6) , or pieces of drama, may be substituted for the poems listed. (from) Paradise Lost, Book III (from) The Ballad of Reading Gaol A Boy Actor Diary of a Church Mouse Fern Hill Footprints Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf Love (III) My Grandmother Our Revels Now are Ended Phenomenal Woman Prayer Before Birth The Good-Morrow Zoe's Ear-rings

John Milton Oscar Wilde Sir Noel Coward Sir John Betjeman Dylan Thomas Anon Roald Dahl George Herbert Elizabeth Jennings William Shakespeare Maya Angelou Louis MacNeice John Donne Kit Wright

In addition, canddiates must perform a speech of 20-24 lines from memory taken from one of Dickens David Copperfield J. B. Priestley An Inspector Calls Swift Gulliver’s Travels Harper Lee To Kill a Mockingbird J.D. Salinger The Catcher in the Rye Any play being studied by the candidate for examination at school. Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Candidates will be expected to know background facts about the authors of the pieces performed. Show on entry forms as:

Platinum Medal Speech and Drama

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SPPM

Candidates for Platinum Medal must have previously passed the Gold Medal in the same subject. Candidates must present a balanced programme of their own choice of five pieces. The pieces must include at least one item of prose, poetry and drama. The standard expected is that of an amateur performance at a live local charity show.

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The pieces must have been written in at least three different centuries. The pieces must be by writers of at least three different nationalities. The pieces must include a work written in approximately the last 40 years.

Candidates should introduce their programmes as to a live audience. Examiners will expect to be treated as an audience and addressed accordingly. Introductions should be interesting and show some variety.

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DIPLOMAS IN SPEECH AND DRAMA Successful candidates who complete both the practical and theoretical requirements of diploma examinations receive a diploma of tradition design of A3 size and an authorisation to purchase the appropriate academical robes from the official robemakers. The Pass mark for all diplomas is 75 marks; with Honours, 85 marks.

Diploma in Speech and Drama (DipVCM) Candidates for DipVCM must pass of have passed VCM Grade V Theory of Speech before the diploma is awarded. Candidates may claim exemption from this requirement if they submit evidence of having passed GCSE English Literature (not English Language), or equivalent. Performance 80 marks Candidates must prepare of four pieces selected as follows: 2 pieces from any of the AVCM in Speech syllabuses. 1 piece from the Grade VIII Speech syllabus, or a piece of similar standard. 1 own choice piece of suitable standard (maximum 5 minutes) which may be a “popular” modern piece, or a scene from a novel dramatised by candidates themselves. Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight. Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Candidates will be expected to know background facts about the authors of the pieces performed.

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Associateship in Speech (AVCM) Syllabus I Candidates for AVCM must pass of have passed VCM Grade V Theory of Speech before the diploma is awarded. Candidates may claim exemption from this requirement if they submit evidence of having passed GCSE English Literature (not English Language), or equivalent. Performance Candidates must perform Parts One, Two and Three from memory. Copies must be provided for the Examiner. PART ONE - MILTON 25 marks Any extract of about 30 lines from Milton’s “Paradise Lost”, or “Comus” or “Samson Agonistes” . The following examples are suggestions: Satan rises from the Burning Lake: Paradise Lost I 242-270 Satan raises his Standard in Hell: Paradise Lost I 522-549 Samson’s Lament on his Blindness: Samson Agonistes 66-109 Samson pulls down the Theatre: Samson Agonistes 1629-1659. PART TWO - PROSE 25 marks To recite a passage of prose (own choice) about two minutes in duration from the following list Three Men in a Boat Jerome K. Jerome Travels with a Donkey R L Stevenson Nicholas Nickleby Charles Dickens Vile Bodies Evelyn Waugh Birds, Beasts and Relatives Gerald Durrell Quench the Lamp Alice Taylor Any classic work currently being studied for 16+ school examination PART THREE- POETRY 20 marks To recite a poem from the following list A Beautiful Young Nymph Going to Bed A Subaltern's Love-Song A Visit from St Nicholas I have a Dream Lochinvar Meeting Point Ode to a Nightingale Still I Rise The Great Lover The Raven The Rime of the Ancient Mariner Young Lochinvar

Jonathan Swift Sir John Betjeman Clement Clarke Moore Dr Martin Luther King Jnr. Sir Walter Scott Louis MacNeice John Keats Maya Angelou Rupert Brooke Edgar Allan Poe Samuel Taylor Coleridge Sir Walter Scott

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Associateship in Speech and Drama (AVCM) Syllabus II Candidates for AVCM Syllabus II must pass of have passed VCM Grade V Theory of Speech before the diploma is awarded. Candidates may claim exemption from this requirement if they submit evidence of having passed GCSE English Literature (not English Language), or equivalent. Alternatively, candiates for Syllabus II may present a Folio in lieu of the Theory Paper. The folio must be word-processed and submitted by email to [email protected] at the time of submitting the entry form. Further guidance can be sought from a booklet Essay Writing for the Victoria College Teaching Diplomas available online from www.vcmpublications.co.uk The Folio must contain sixteen original essays on work (about 400 words each) undertaken in preparation for this examination, and may include up to four pieces on the prescribed works, and not more than half of the essays should deal with Theory of Speech topics. Performance Candidates must perform Parts One and Two from memory; and Part Three not from memory Copies must be provided for the Examiner. PART ONE - SHAKESPEARE 25 marks Any speech or passage from The Taming of The Shrew. The following examples are suggestions: • Act I Sc ii Hortensio: Petruchio, patience (line 44)...(Petruchio) then happily in Padua (line 75) BOTH parts to be taken • Act II Sc i Bianca: Good sister (line 1)....untie my hands (line 21) BOTH parts • Act II Sc i Petruchio: Be patient, gentlemen (line 295).. we will be married a Sunday (line 317) other parts to be omitted. • Act IV Sc i Petruchio: Thus I have politicly (line 182)...’tis charity to show (line 205) • Act V Sc ii Kate: Fie, fie, unknit (line 136)...serve, love and obey (line 164) •

Alternatively, any major speech from Shakespeare's Macbeth or As you Like It

PART TWO - PREPARED PASSAGE 25 marks To perform a passage (own choice) of not fewer than 20 lines and not more than 32 lines from ONE of the following works: Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard Milton: Comus Mary Shelley: Frankenstein A.S. Byatt: Possession Michael Frayn: Spies Any set dramatic work currently being studied for 16+ school examination, or public performance PART THREE- PREPARED READING ALOUD 20 marks To read (not from memory) a passage of about three minutes duration selected from one of the following books. Emily Brontë: Wuthering Heights Thomas Hardy:Tess of the D’Urbevilles Alexander Solzhenitsyn: One Day in the Life Bertolt Brecht: Mother Courage Arthur Miller: All My Sons Brian Friel :Making History Any classic work currently being studied for 16+ school examination Sight Reading 20 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose, poetry or drama to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight. Questions 10 marks Includes questions on the style, subject matter and authors of the pieces presented, and, at the examiner's discretion, the folio.

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Associateship in Teaching of Speech and Drama (AVCM(TD)) Syllabus III This is an initial Teacher’s Diploma for those with some experience of teaching at the lower grades and who intend to study further for teaching qualifications. Candidates for AVCM Syllabus IiI must pass of have passed VCM Grade V Theory of Speech before the diploma is awarded. Candidates may claim exemption from this requirement if they submit evidence of having passed GCSE English Literature (not English Language), or equivalent Candidates are required to submit with their entry forms a folio showing work and notes for a 10-week term for one of these categories: the young beginner; the teenage beginner; the adult beginner. The folio must be word-processed and submitted by email to [email protected] at the time of submitting the entry form. Further guidance can be sought from a booklet Essay Writing for the Victoria College Teaching Diplomas available online from www.vcmpublications.co.uk Performance 70 marks Candidates must perform Parts One, Two and Three from memory. PART ONE - MONOLOGUE To perform a monologue taken from any work by Alan Bennett, or similar. This should last approximately five minutes. PART TWO - STORYTELLING To retell, in the candidate’s own words, a story from one of Grimm’s fairy tales, or similar story, as if to a group of young children. PART THREE- POETRY To introduce a poem of own choice of about 20 lines, explaining why pupils might enjoy it, and recite the poem itself. Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose, poetry or drama to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight. Questions 20 marks The candidate will be expected to answer questions on the style, subject matter and authors of the pieces presented, and illustrate the teaching of them; demonstrate a knowledge of teaching methods and materials. Examiners may also ask questions on the Folio.

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Licentiateship in Speech and Drama (LVCM) Syllabus I Candidates for the diploma must be Associates of Victoria College in a spoken subject, unless granted direct entry by virtue of prior learning. Candidates for LVCM must pass of have passed VCM Grade VI Theory of Speech before the diploma is awarded. Candidates may claim exemption from this requirement if they submit evidence of having passed “A” Level English, or equivalent. Performance Candidates must perform Parts One, Two and Three from memory. Copies must be provided for the Examiner. PART ONE - SHAKESPEARE 25 marks Any major speech from The Merchant of Venice; Richard III; or Much Ado about Nothing . The following examples are suggestions from The Merchant of Venice: Act II Sc.i. (Shylock) “Signior Antonio, many a time and oft...”; Act III Sc.ii (Bassanio) “So may the outward shows...”, etc.; Act III Sc.ii (Portia) “You see me, Lord Bassanio...”, etc.; Act IV Sc.i (Portia) “The quality of mercy is not strained...”, etc.; PART TWO - PROSE 25 marks To recite a passage of prose (own choice) about two minutes in duration from the following list William Faulker The Sound and the Fury William Golding The Spire Margaret Atwood The Handmaid’s Tale Irish Murdoch The Bell Roddy Doyle Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha Any classic work currently being studied for 18+ school or college examination PART THREE- POETRY 20 marks To recite a poem from the following list Edward Fitzgerald (from) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Thomas Babbington Macaulay A Lay Made About the Year of the City CCCLX Col. Tim Collins Colonel Tim Collins' Speech D. H. Lawrence Snake Homer The Death of Hector John Donne The Flea Dylan Thomas The Hand that signed the Paper Evan Jones The Song of the Banana Man Lewis Carroll The Walrus and the Carpenter Robert Graves Welsh Incident Sight Reading 20 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight. Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Candidates will be expected to know background facts about the authors of the pieces performed.

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Licentiateship in Teaching of Speech and Drama (LVCM(TD)) Syllabus II Candidates for the diploma must be Associates of Victoria College in a spoken subject, unless granted direct entry by virtue of prior learning. Candidates for LVCM must pass of have passed VCM Grade VI Theory of Speech before the diploma is awarded. Candidates may claim exemption from this requirement if they submit evidence of having passed “A” Level English, or equivalent. ESSAY Candidates must submit with their entries an essay of about 1500 words on the Teaching of Speech attested as their own unaided work. The essay must contain specific work on applications of voice and essential basics of voice production. The essay must be word-processed and submitted by email to [email protected] at the time of submitting the entry form. Further guidance can be sought from a booklet Essay Writing for the Victoria College Teaching Diplomas available online from www.vcmpublications.co.uk Performance Candidates must perform Parts One and Two from memory; and Part Three not from memory Copies must be provided for the Examiner. PART ONE - DRAMA 25 marks Perform a major speech from any Shakespearian play PART TWO - POETRY 25 marks Introduce a poem of own choice, explaining how students might be encouraged to learn it, and recite the poem itself. (Approximately 40 lines) PART THREE- PREPARED READING ALOUD 20 marks To read (not from memory) a passage of about three minutes duration selected from one of the following books, as if reading it to a class of students. Charles Dickens Our Mutual Friend Thomas Hardy The Mayor of Casterbridge Joanna Trollope Next of Kin Graham Greene Brighton Rock Ian McEwan The Child in Time Any classic work currently being studied for 18+ school or college examination Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight. Questions 20 marks The examiner will hold a discussion with the candidate on on the style and subject matter of the pieces presented, and to illustrate the teaching of them; on teaching material and methods; on examination work and syllabi; and on the essay submitted.

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Fellowship in Speech and Drama (FVCM) Syllabus I Candidates for the diploma must be Licentiates of Victoria College in a spoken subject, unless granted direct entry by virtue of prior learning. There are no Theory requirements for this diploma. Performance Candidates must perform Parts One, Two and Three from memory. Copies must be provided for the Examiner. PART ONE - DRAMA 30 marks To perform a short scene or extract from a longer scene (own choice) of about three minutes’ duration from one the works of one of the following playwritrights: Shakespeare, Sheridan, Shaw, Shaffer, Pinter, Wilde, Ibsen, Strindberg, Eugene O’Neill, Arthur Miller, Caryl Churchill, Alan Ayckbourn, Neil Simon, John Godber, Jane Martin PART TWO - PROSE 30 marks To recite a passage of prose - which may contain some dialogue, about three minutes in duration from the following list Charles Dickens Great Expectations Charles Dickens A Tale of Two Cities Evelyn Waugh Brideshead Revisited Elizabeth Gaskell Cranford George Eliot Middlemarch PART THREE- POETRY 20 marks To recite a poem (or section of a longer poem) from the following list Beowulf Easter 1916 Hymn on the morning of Christ's Nativity Italy versus England My Last Duchess Ode on intimations of immortality Patriotism The Horses The Old Vicarage (from "Just now the lilac is in bloom,")

Seamus Heaney (translator) W. B. Yeats John Milton Lord Byron Robert Browning William Wordsworth Sir Walter Scott Edwin Muir Rupert Brooke

Sight Reading 10 marks The examiner will give candidates a suitable unseen passage of prose or poetry to study for a short time, then ask them to read it with relevant expression from sight. Questions 10 marks The examiner will hold a short discussion with the candidate on the pieces presented - the words, phrases and ideas in them. Candidates will be expected to know background facts about the authors of the pieces performed.

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Fellowship in Speech and Drama (FVCM) Recitalist’s Diploma Syllabus II Candidates for the diploma must be Licentiates of Victoria College in a spoken subject, unless granted direct entry by virtue of prior learning. There are no Theory requirements for this diploma. Performance 80 marks To present and introduce a Recital Programme of Verse, Prose and Drama - five or six pieces in all - about 20 minutes duration in total, on a specific theme chosen by the candidate. The candidate should present the examiner(s) with a printed programme setting out the order of proceedings plus programme notes.

Questions 20 marks To answer questions on the programme presented, and on Recitalists’ repertoire in general.

Fellowship in Speech Syllabus III This examination is specially designed for mature and experienced teachers of Speech who later in their careers decide to embark on a high level diploma yet are rather limited in time for preparation owing to professional pressures. The minimum age is 25 years and it is assumed that most candidates will be well above that limit. In particular it is open to holders of the LVCM in Speech; to holders of relevant University degrees and Diplomas/ Certificates in Education; to holders of such acknowledged Diplomas as LRAM, ALAM, LGSM, LTCL, LLCM, LNEA. Candidates who do not hold the LVCM in Speech, must apply for permission for Direct Entry in advance, and must demonstrate that the qualifications they already hold are both relevant and of at least equivalent status, particularly in terms of technical study. PART ONE

60 marks

To recite TWO poems from the following list; alternatively one poem from the list and an “own choice” passage of modern prose Ode on intimations of immortality My Last Duchess Hymn on the morning of Christ's Nativity The Horses Easter 1916 Italy versus England Beowulf Patriotism

Wordsworth Robert Browning John Milton Edwin Muir W. B. Yeats Lord Byron Seamus Heaney (translator) Sir Walter Scott

To read (not from memory) two contrasting passages from any novel by a classic author (i.e. pre-1900), about four minutes in all. PART TWO

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(a) BIBLE READING i. To prepare for reading aloud any two contrasting passages from the Bible - any edition: a second copy of the edition used must be brought for the use of the examiner; ii .

To read at sight a third passage selected by the examiner from the candidate’s own edition.

(b) DRAMA i. To perform two contrasting short scenes, of which one must contain more than one character: the scenes may be from the same play of from two different plays; ii.

To perform a short scene (solo only) from a play, under the direction of the examiner.

(c) PUBLIC SPEAKING i. To give a prepared speech (notes may be used) on any current or literary topic, about five or six minutes in length; ii. To give a short speech on a topic or an occasion suggested by the examiner: a few minutes will be allowed for note-making. (d) READING ALOUD i. To prepare and suitably introduce a reading of three items, of which one at least must be a poem, centred on a specific theme; ii. To study and then read at sight both a prose passage and a modern poem both provided by the examiner. (e) TEACHING OF SPEECH i. To give a demonstration lesson to a class of 3 to 6 pupils* provided by the candidate on a topic of the candidate’s choice. ii.

To give a second lesson on a topic chosen by the examiner.

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To submit with their entry an essay of 1500 - 2000 words on any aspect of the Teaching of Speech by email to [email protected]

CANDIDATES PASSING THE EXAMINATION WITH OPTION (e) MAY DESCRIBE THEMSELVES AS FVCM(TD). CANDIDATES MUST MAKE QUITE CLEAR ON THEIR ENTRY FORMS WHICH OF THE OPTIONS (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) THEY HAVE SELECTED SO THAT THE EXAMINER CAN BE PRE-PREPARED. *Candidates who wish to offer a prepared lesson in Choral Speech may offer a larger group of pupils for that part of the examination. PART THREE

10 marks

VIVA VOCE Questions will be asked on the work presented, the authors of the pieces, and speech repertoire in general, as well as on specific topics of the option selected. There is no Paperwork examination nor any other written requirement for this examination, except as indicated in PART TWO (e) iii.

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