Poetry+Out+Loud+Part+2

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 * POETRY OUT LOUD PART I **

**Points**: 50
 * Purpose: **
 * To breathe life into an original poem (that means YOU are the poet) for an audience using oral interpretation skills
 * To engage the audience and sustain their interest
 * To share a part of your soul with your audience

**Time Limit:** You will choose from the poems we have composed in class so far. If done well, with effective use of pauses and rate, you do not need to worry about your time.

**Assignment:** Select a poem from those that you have composed. In order to read your poem well, you should be familiar with:

1. the speaker in the poem 2. the listener in the poem 3. the setting (time and place) of the poem 4. the movement or action 5. the climactic lines 6. the mood 7. the message of the poem 8. the vocabulary in the poem

Complete an interpretation analysis form. (see below)

Remember that all of the usual oral interpretation skills remain: vocal and facial expression, gestures, effective posture, fluency, eye contact, and involvement in the literature. Note: If you wrote using rhythm and rhyme, do not read like a bouncing robot. Instead, free yourself from these elements, concentrating on the meaning in the words and lines.

**Requirements:** The poem must be typed, 1.5-spaced, and mounted on stiff paper or cardboard. Although you will have a manuscript, you are expected to be familiar enough with it to maintain eye contact with your audience. The introduction should be memorized and may NOT be on the manuscript.

**Grading:** You will be evaluated on how well you convey your poem to the audience. In addition, you will be evaluated on how well you handle any rhythm or rhyme inherent within your poem. Finally, you should show clear expression in your face, voice, and body at this point in the semester.



Note: This analysis and the preparation of your manuscript will be part of your overall performance grade. Do them well!