Poetry Recitation
Now that you've spent some time engaging with your poem through the NAPALM process, memorizing it will be easy!
When you are ready, sign up to recite your poem for evaluation at the "Poetry Recitation" seminar (week B) using this google form (must be filled out completely). You will hand in your DISRUPTion at this time. You may attend the recitation seminar as an audience member, or to serve as a prompter or support for your friends, as many times as you'd like. It's better to recite in front of a big audience! Students who excel at their recitations will be invited to perform and compete in the Bishop Carroll school finals for a chance at nationals. NOTE: those who wish to be considered for the school-wide competition MUST recite their poem before the end of January.
REASSESSMENT OPPORTUNITIES: You can recite poems an unlimited number of times for evaluation, with the following guidelines:
You may recite the same poem up to two times for evaluation.
If you wish to recite for evaluation more than twice, a new poem must be selected and a new DISRUPTion completed and handed in for each new poem.
Your highest evaluation mark will be the one recorded on D2L.
Click here for detailed information on the Poetry In Voice national competition.
Tips on Preparing for Your Poetry Recitation
Watch videos of students reciting their poems on the Poetry In Voice website: https://www.poetryinvoice.com/watch
Review the Evaluation Criteria
Keep a copy of your poem in your pocket and read it when you have a spare moment.
Practice reciting it with other students. Pair up with someone and take turns reciting your poems to each other.
Play around with TONE. Look back at your NAPALM to see where the shifts in tone are. You might find that your interpretation of the poem changes as you recite it; if so, make the changes to your NAPALM too (NAPALM is an ongoing process).
Make an audio recording of yourself reciting your poem and listen to it throughout the day, Try to recite along with your recording without reading the poem.
Make a video recording of yourself reciting your poem and evaluate yourself according to the PIV scoring criteria. Compare your recitation to the ones on the PIV website.
Poetry In Voice: memorization tips: https://www.poetryinvoice.com/recite/tips/memorize-it
Poetry In Voice: reciting tips: https://www.poetryinvoice.com/recite/tips/recite-it