3rd Period: Please take period 3 to rehearse your group poems.
When you perform, pay close attention to:
Physical presence: You should appear at ease and comfortable, conversational, relaxed--but your poise should reflect the tone of the poem, as well. You will be graded on your creativity and your blocking for your memorized group poem.
Voice and articulation: Project. Keep your volume louder than you usually speak, but do not SHOUT! Proceed at a comfortable pace appropriate to your poem. Create TONE with your voice. You will be graded on your group's voice and articulation, particularly how you work well together.
Dramatic appropriateness: recitation is about performing. That means that you have practiced and worked on smoothing out problems in your delivery. Use gestures to communicate an idea, but don't overdo it so that your main or key points are lost or confused. Inappropriate tone that does not match the words or text of the poem will not help your dramatic appropriateness. Make sure you are not reciting or performing in a monotone (see articulation above).
Evidence of understanding: You should understand the poem well enough to "interpret" it for us. What are the key points and ideas the poet is trying to convey? Think about how your voice, physical presence, and overall performance is helping to communicate those ideas.
4th Period: When we are done with our rehearsals, we will perform and be graded on our performances. When we are done (every group performs on stage), we will discuss/give feedback about the experience. With time remaining, we will slip back to the library and select our final poetry collection: N - Z.
HOMEWORK: Like the previous 2 collections, please complete your reading of your poetry collection. Bring your poetry books with you to our next class. You will be using your text for a variety of activities. NOTE: Monday's class does not exist. We will meet again Wednesday, Dec. 7. Monday is a scheduled 1/2 day and will only cover periods 5-9.
When you perform, pay close attention to:
Physical presence: You should appear at ease and comfortable, conversational, relaxed--but your poise should reflect the tone of the poem, as well. You will be graded on your creativity and your blocking for your memorized group poem.
Voice and articulation: Project. Keep your volume louder than you usually speak, but do not SHOUT! Proceed at a comfortable pace appropriate to your poem. Create TONE with your voice. You will be graded on your group's voice and articulation, particularly how you work well together.
Dramatic appropriateness: recitation is about performing. That means that you have practiced and worked on smoothing out problems in your delivery. Use gestures to communicate an idea, but don't overdo it so that your main or key points are lost or confused. Inappropriate tone that does not match the words or text of the poem will not help your dramatic appropriateness. Make sure you are not reciting or performing in a monotone (see articulation above).
Evidence of understanding: You should understand the poem well enough to "interpret" it for us. What are the key points and ideas the poet is trying to convey? Think about how your voice, physical presence, and overall performance is helping to communicate those ideas.
4th Period: When we are done with our rehearsals, we will perform and be graded on our performances. When we are done (every group performs on stage), we will discuss/give feedback about the experience. With time remaining, we will slip back to the library and select our final poetry collection: N - Z.
HOMEWORK: Like the previous 2 collections, please complete your reading of your poetry collection. Bring your poetry books with you to our next class. You will be using your text for a variety of activities. NOTE: Monday's class does not exist. We will meet again Wednesday, Dec. 7. Monday is a scheduled 1/2 day and will only cover periods 5-9.
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