Performance Elements :
Performance Elements Physical Presence
Voice and Articulation
Appropriateness of Dramatization
Level of Difficulty
Evidence of Understanding
Accuracy
Performance Elements :
Performance Elements Physical Presence:
Present yourself well and be attentive.
Look confident.
Engage your audience. Look them in the eye.
Voice and Articulation :
Voice and Articulation Project to the audience.
Proceed at an appropriate and natural pace
Do not recite rhyming poems in a sing-song manner
Make sure you know how to pronounce EVERY WORD in your poem
Know where and how long to pause
Appropriateness of Dramatization :
Appropriateness of Dramatization Do not act out the poem
Occasional gestures may be appropriate, but be careful not to overdo them
Avoid monotone delivery or too much enthusiasm
Level of Difficulty :
Level of Difficulty Select poems of various styles, time periods and tones
A longer poem is not necessarily a harder poem
Evidence of Understanding :
Evidence of Understanding Be attentive to the messages, allusions, irony, tones of voice and other nuances of your poem
You must understand the poem FULLY in order to perform it well
Choose how you will perform the poem based on what you know about it
Accuracy :
Accuracy Be sure you know all words in the correct order and do not omit any or change any words to other words
There are small deductions for each mistake in this area
Material for these Slides :
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