Poetry Out Loud Competition!!!

Obj: I can recite a poem from memory conveying meaning, using appropriate voice and maintaining a confident stage presence.

1. POL Competition!!

PHYSICAL PRESENCE Consider the student’s body language and stage presence.

VOICE AND ARTICULATION Consider the student’s volume, pace, intonation, rhythm, and proper pronunciation.

DRAMATIC APPROPRIATENESS Consider whether the student’s interpretative and performance choices enhance the audience’s understanding and enjoyment of the poem without overshadowing the poem’s language.

EVIDENCE OF UNDERSTANDING Consider the student’s use of intonation, emphasis, tone, and style of delivery

OVERALL PERFORMANCE Consider whether the student’s physical presence, voice and articulation, dramatic appropriateness, and evidence of understanding all seem on target and unified to breathe life into the poem.

2. Quick write: How do our childhood experiences shape or define us as adults?

3. Chapter presentations and discussion

HW: Read chapters 4-6 and Socratic Seminar Prep