Please prepare your pet peeve speech by printing out two copies (one to cut up and put on index cards so you can practice) the other to turn in to me for credit.
Before you do that, make sure you have:
Spoon River is a collection of internal monologue poems by American poet Edgar Lee Masters.
As we read this collection, please note that each poem is "spoken" using the voice of the speaker. Certain characters speak seriously, in a, pardon the pun, grave manner. Other characters have a humorous or sarcastic tone to their "voice."
Each character is assumed to be dead and talking from the grave about his/her life. All of these poems are what we call INTERNAL MONOLOGUES or monologue poems: a poem from the POV or voice of a specific character. We'll play around with this form next week after our speeches.
Journal Options (on-going deadline: you may do these exercises again and again...):
Before you do that, make sure you have:
- an interesting title
- an interesting hook
- a thesis statement (usually after your hook and lead-in in your introduction)
- imagery (if you discuss abstract ideas, find ways to use similes and metaphors to create visual imagery of these concepts)
- make sure each body paragraph you wrote has a clear point you are making about your pet peeve
- try to add a little humor by exaggerating (hyperbole) or verbal irony (sarcasm)
- clean up your grammar and formatting
- Once you've done that, print out your draft.
- Highlight or bold your KEY POINTS in your speech. You should memorize these lines so that you can make direct eye contact with your audience.
- Pair up with a peer or two and practice out loud, standing up. Allow your partner(s) to give you advice about how to strengthen your performance.
- Once everyone in your group has practiced, practice a second time to get the feel of your speech. Where should you exaggerate your TONE? Where should you be louder or more animated? What should you do with your body and your voice or your facial expressions? Make some decisions about your performance.
Your speeches will be delivered Friday. Please continue to rehearse them on your own time between now and then.
During period 4: It's down to the library to pick up Spoon River by Edgar Lee Masters (our next book/reading assignment). When you return from the library, we'll start reading this book together.
Spoon River is a collection of internal monologue poems by American poet Edgar Lee Masters.
As we read this collection, please note that each poem is "spoken" using the voice of the speaker. Certain characters speak seriously, in a, pardon the pun, grave manner. Other characters have a humorous or sarcastic tone to their "voice."
Each character is assumed to be dead and talking from the grave about his/her life. All of these poems are what we call INTERNAL MONOLOGUES or monologue poems: a poem from the POV or voice of a specific character. We'll play around with this form next week after our speeches.
Journal Options (on-going deadline: you may do these exercises again and again...):
1. Go to a cemetery. Record the names on gravestones. Imagine who this/these person or persons are. What meant the most to them? What kind of personality did they have? How did they live? How did they die? What did they do for a living? Who did they love or dislike? What was the most important object/idea/person to them? What do they most regret? Use these questions to create an internal monologue.HOMEWORK: Practice and prepare for your pet peeve speech--these are due to be performed Friday. Bring your Spoon River books back with you on Friday.
2. Look through a phone book or year book (I recommend one of your parents' year books). Record some names of people you don't know. Imagine who these people are. What meant the most to them? what kind of personality do they have? How do they live? How will they die? What do they do for a living? Who do they love/dislike? What means the most to them? what do they regret? Use these questions to create an internal monologue or a character sketch.
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