Transcript Recognize the Author`s Experience

Rhythm and
Motion
• Objective:
– To deliver a fluid and
engaging reading of your
poems using movement
and rhythm.
• Focusing Question:
– How can you use
movement and rhythm
to strengthen the
performance of their
poems?
Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary
Mini Lesson
• Spoken word poets enhance their
performance by connecting their
poems to music, using rhythm
and movement in their delivery to
emphasize ideas.
– If your poem was a song,
what kind of beat would it
have? Salsa? Hip-hop?
Reggae?
– What kind of movement
might accompany a poem
about the beach?
– What kind of movement
might accompany a poem is
about a basketball game?
• Examples: spoken word poets
video on video:
http://tinyurl.com/knickspoetry
– Knicks Slam/ Timothy Medel
– Slam Nation
Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary
Writer’s Work
Time
1. Re-read the poem you chose for
performance.
2. Think about whether the
performance of your poem should
have a musical rhythm or lines to
enhance with movement. Go to
Freeplay Music to listen to or
download samples of music for
different moods
(http://freeplaymusic.com/).
3. Re-arrange line-breaks for rhythm.
Write notes at the end of lines for
movement.
4. Practice reading the poem with
enhancements.
5. Read your poem to a partner with
the enhancements for rhythm and
movement. Ask your partner to
judge your performance
Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary
Lesson Summary
• How can you use
movement and rhythm
to strengthen the
performance of your
poems?
• Share your performance
with the class.
– How did the poem’s
rhythm affect its
meaning?
– What did movement
add to your
understanding of a
poem?
Focusing Question | Mini Lesson | Writer’s Work Time | Lesson Summary