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10. Parts of this poem can be read by two voices at the same time. Words in blue that can be spoken by the two speakers together. Mark the rest of the poem to decide how you would have two people read lines at the same time.
11. Prepare to deliver your choral reading. Reread your lines aloud multiple times to improve your fluency.
12. Rehearse your performance with your partner or group. As you rehearse:
• Deliver a choral reading of your poem until it is smooth and effective.
• Practice your lines with an effective rate, inflection, and tone.
• Use facial expressions and eye contact appropriate for your lines.
• Practice delivering your poem with props. When it is your turn, perform your poem.
Check Your Understanding
As your classmates deliver their choral readings, listen closely to comprehend the tone and meaning of each poem. Also evaluate each speaker’s rate and inflection for how they added to your understanding. Use the graphic organizer below to compare and contrast the experience of reading the poems to hearing and seeing them performed. Be sure to include responses to these questions in your comparison:
• What was your understanding of the poem from reading it alone?
• How did your understanding change during group discussions and preparing for a choral reading?
• How did listening to a live performance change how you visualized the scene from the poem?
My Notes
Reading Poem
Listening to Performance
INdepeNdeNT
reAdING LINk
Read and Discuss
Choose lines from the
play you are reading independently to rehearse and deliver to a partner. Focus on communicating meaning through your delivery rate, inflection, tone, facial expressions, and eye contact. Then discuss with your partner how reading lines aloud changed your understanding of
the play.
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