Poetry Out Loud

PURPLE= Sections
BLUE= Questions
ORANGE= Comments/ Answers


Part one:
1. Read a poem that begins with the first letter of your first name. "Remark on poetry and the Physical word."
2. Read a poem that begins with the third letter of your last name. "Altruism"
3. Read a poem that the person sitting next to you suggests your read.  Suggest a poem to a person sitting next to you read. "Happiness"
4. Choose two more poems to read. "A Boat beneath a Sunny Sky" and "Fairy-tale Logic"
Part two: What do you think?
1. What poem out of the five did you liked and why?
Out of the five poems, I liked "Altruism".  I thought it was really cheerful to read and it kept my attention from the first verse to the last. 
2. What poem did you not like, why?
I didn't really like "Remark on poetry and the Physical word" because it was hard to follow.  It also did not capture my attention as well as some of the other poems.
3. If you had to choose one of those five poems, which would you choose?
I would choose "A Boat beneath a Sunny Sky".
4. Explain how you PERSONALLY CONNECTED WITH that poem.
Well, I think the connection is dreams.  I know that it's something that we can all connect with, and I liked the rhythmic flow that the author wrote.  He even mentions an allusion that refers to the novel Alice Wonderland.  Just thinking of some of the old movie classics that I watched as a kid helped me connected with some of the kids in the poem.   
Part three: Scoring Criteria
1. Which two criteria will be easiest for you and why?
The easiest for me will probably be Voice and Articulation, and Evidence of Understanding.  Voice and Articulation will be a little easier because I have pretty good eye contact.  Evidence of Understanding will also be easier for me because I am not afraid to ask any question if I don't understand! :)
2. What two criteria will you have more difficulty scoring higher and why?
The two that look difficult would be Physical Presence and Dramatic Appropriateness.  Both of them involve stand up in front of a group of people, which I am not good at.  I am always SO nerves, so looking confident and natural will not be ease!  I am sure I won't go over the top with Drama, but I may not add enough.
Part four: Videos
1. Write which poem you watched and analyze to see if it was a successful performance.
Pied Beauty
I thought that she executed the poem perfectly!  She had great articulation, speed, and it seemed like she was relaxed and enjoying herself.
The Man-Moth
This poem was also recited beautiful.  I really liked how he paused before some sentences so that you could catch up to what he was saying.  Each person had great articulation dramatic and a good voice. 
Part Five: Summary
The Poetry Out Load website had a lot of variation of poems and a bunch of different styles that I liked.  For our class competition I know that it will be amazing, because each person has done excellent with all the projects so far.  For me, I am very nerves to see if I can reach the standers.  I will be memorizing "A Boat beneath the Sunny Sky". I choose this because it was simple enough to be easily understood.  However, I am really looking forward to analyzing the poem, because I know that there is a deeper meaning then just the superficial words.