Poetry in Voice: a tour/ how to/ DUE DATES.

Hello 9s,

Today we began looking at preparations for our Poetry in Voice events. 
Due to glitchy internet access things were a little difficult. As such, I am placing thoughts/instructions/links and due dates here for you.

Please commit some time to this post and to touring the links provided.

•   Poem choice due: December 15^th (printed twice, one for you and one for me)

• I will follow up next week with instructions on how you will need to format the printed copies.

• We will be having an in class recitation competition and/or assignment January 16^th.

•  For this you need to choose a poem from the https://www.poetryinvoice.com/ website.
• Here you will find example recitation videos: view others' performances as inspiration.
• Poems can be accessed in a variety of ways see them here: View a bunch and choose a poem!
• Once you have chosen your poem you need to understand/interpret/memorize and practice it! Here is some very good advice for how to proceed! Tips and clips!

We will spend some time before winter break working with your poems. We will do so again the week you return in January. The class competition will be held on January 16th.  You need to have your poem memorized and ready to share on this day.

Each student will share a poem as part of our language component for class. You will receive a mark for doing so (rubric to come). If you choose not to be part of the competition aspect, that is fine just let me know. 

If you are taking part in the competition, there are some things you'll need to know:

• The school competition will be on Feb. 1 and 2
• The student with the highest score from each class will participate at the school competition and will need a second poem ready to go for the 2nd. 
• If you think you might like to try for this, you ought to choose 2 right from the start so that you have enough time to get ready. 
• See that one of them is 25 lines or shorter
• See that they contrast in tone/mood/style etc. to show your range.

Because this is,ultimately a national competition, there are firm guidelines to which we all must adhere. There is a set scoring system and there are rules. See here:

• rules-dates
• The scoring rubric and what happens if you win at the school!

So! To reiterate, your poems need to be chosen and printed (by you) by class on December 15th. You will present these on January 16th from memory. The school competition for those who go on will take place over 2 days (1 poem per person per day).

I very much look forward to working with you on this and welcome your questions.

Happy searching all!

Ms. S