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COFFEE HOUSE POETRY READINGS Date: MayYour Presentation Date: _____________________ 

Dec.6: submit !em y!u "i## be $ea%i&'( a#!&' "it) t)e !et*s &ame( a&% y!u$

&ame.

We’re starting poetry! This will be a brief unit and ostly a re"iew# Poetry is an aspe$t

of the %& e'a and therefore it’s iportant that we e'plore it as part of English 12#(side fro loo)ing at the %&E and what will be re*uired for that we’re going to try toha"e a little fun with poetry by staging our own in+$lass poetry readings#

( $offee house is different fro a pla$e where you $an ,ust buy $offee# ( $offee house is

a pla$e where $reati"e people gather to share their talents in the arts o"er $offee# -ne$oon aspe$t of a $offee house is sharing poetry. the person’s personal poetry or their

interpretation orally and through other $reati"e fors of a poe# We’re are going to

ha"e our own $offee house poetry readings / so bring $offee!

Acti+ity Desc$iti!& / The first and foreost thing to )now about poetry is that it is

eant to be read aloud# You will ea$h $hoose one poe by a well+)nown poet 0not asongwriter and present that poe to the $lass#

P$ese&tati!& Re,ui$eme&ts:

• The poe ust be eaningful to you#

• Poes ust be at least 1 lines long#

• Deal with appropriate $ontent#

• Poes should be eori3ed but you will be peritted to ha"e a $opy with you

0in $ase you need it during the presentation#

• (bo"e all you are to fo$us on how Y-4 feel the poe is eant to be read# What

words should be ephasi3ed5 6ow should the words be said5 What rhyth do

the words ha"e5

• You ay $hoose to be $reati"e in your reading by in$orporating one or se"eral of

the following into your interpretation: 7usi$ Dan$e 7ie (rt Draa Propsor $ostues -ther appro"ed by tea$her#

• The final $oponent of the presentation will be your $oentary on the poe

0not eori3ed# This dis$ussion should address the following:1# Why you $hose the poe and what spe$ifi$ally you li)e about it 0poet’s $hoi$e of

words topi$ iagery use of figurati"e language et$#

2# What you thin) the poe is about and why you thin) that#

P$ese&tai!& E+a#uati!&These presentations will be e"aluated on the following rubri$+based $riteria:  Poor satisfa$tory good "#good e'$ellent

a# 7eori3ation 1 2 8 9 0

 b# o$al ;nterpretation 2 9 < = 1> 01>

$# Eye ?onta$t 1 2 8 9 0d# o$al ?larity 1 2 8 9 0

e# (ppropriate @estures 1 2 8 9 0

f# ?oentary 2 9 < = 1> 01>g# -"erall ;pression 2 9 < = 1> 01>

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