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POETRY PRESENTATION

Brochure Due March 10

Work Cited Due: March 10

Poetry Recital Due: March 15

Reflection Paper Due: March 15

All instructions can be found on the following website:

http://www.mshogue.com/English_11/Harlem/wq.htm

Reading your poem to the tour group

When you read your poem (of 12 lines or longer) to the tour group, you need to do the following, in this order:

• Say, "I am going to read a poem by ____." Then Read the biography from your brochure as a way of introducing him or her.
• Say, "I am reading (insert the title)." Then, give an introduction to the poem. Include as much as you can from the following list.
  • Why did you choose it?
  • What is this poem about, in general?
  • Point out what is special, interesting, or otherwise important about this poem.
  • Define for us any confusing language.
  • If the poem needs a setup, that is, some general context to help us understand it, be sure to do that for us before you read.
• Before you read your poem, say the title and the poet's name again.
• Then read the poem. Some help in reading follows:
  • To read a poem, read slowly and carefully. Pronounce each word correctly (so look up any unfamiliar words or ask for help).
  • Read with the punctuation or stop/pause where it makes sense to stop. Don't automatically stop at the end of each line (it will sound horrible if you do)