Poetry Lesson Project—English 12

Task: working in groups of two or three, teach an informational and engaging lesson on a selected poem.

Objectives:

Demonstrate competence in poetry analysis, including:

·      Comprehension of the connections among sound, tone, figurative devices, relevant biographical and historical contexts, and theme and how these elements build meaning.

·      Emphasis on Voice, which is made up of a number of features. The writer's voice is the individual writing style of an author, a combination of their common usage of syntax, diction, punctuation, character development, dialogue, etc., within a given body of text (or across several works). Voice can be thought of in terms of the uniqueness of a vocal voice machine.

·      Make sure you have clearly identified the voice of the narrator, and can offer an interesting interpretation of their voice as you perform oral interpretation

·      Provide a prop that extends the performance and helps create context and meaning for the audience.

There are four deliverables for grading:

1.     Quality of Content in Presentation

2.     Quality of Delivery

3.     Quality of Outline

4.     Quality of Collaboration

The following are resources for you project

• MLA format for two outside sources
• Historical and Biographical Contexts
• Example Outline
• Schedule
• Poems
• Group Roles

With this poem

You will be reading this poem and creating an

• Demonstrate mastery of group presentation skills, including effective organization, oral and nonverbal communication, audience engagement, and use of a visual instructional aid.

·       We are going to focus on voice. Voice is made up of a number
of features. You will need to consider the voice of this narrator when you
read it. interpretation in your journal and then presenting your interpretation with evidence for how it should be read, expressed, and
understood.

Requirements (refer to rubric below for details on these requirements):

• Balanced participation from all partners
• Lessons will last 10-15 minutes
• Include creative, original reading and retelling of the poem
• Include audience participation in the form of an engaging activity
• Make use of a visual instructional aid
• Include two outside sources—one database and one choice source
• Provide typed outline
• Conscientious verbal and nonverbal communication
• Integrate annotation of the poetry packet
• Audience expectations: actively listen, be respectful, and take notes.

Project timeline:

1. Having chosen a group of four select a poem from the class list
2. Analyze and annotate the poem
3. Conduct research into historical and biographical contexts of the poem, being careful to select details relevant to the overall meaning of the poem
4. Compose an outline of the lesson, being careful to account for audience participation and include a visual aid—indicate in the outline where, how, and why you will include these elements. Outlines shall be formatted as follows: