Watch the videos below.
What do you notice?
What do you wonder?
Foul Shot by Edwin Hoey
Forest Walk by Kristine O’Connell George
No Breathing in Class by Michael Rosen
Catch a Little Rhyme by Eve Merriam
Early Memory by January Gill
Who Burns for the Perfection of Paper by Martín Espada
Analysis of Baseball by May Swenson
A Minor Bird by Robert Frost
After watching these videos, what ideas do you have for your own performances?
Tips for Poetry Performance by Renee M. LaTulippe
1) Score Your Poem: Create a roadmap for your performance.
2) Find Your Pace: Save your pauses for the punctuation not all of the line breaks.
3) Use Good Diction: Pronounce words clearly.
4) Be Natural & Have Fun!
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