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ACTIvITy 4.2
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3. Read “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” multiple times to prepare
for an oral interpretation. Remember that an oral interpretation is a read-aloud of a literary work with expression. Work with a partner to mark the poem for volume, rate, pitch, and inflection. Then practice reading the poem aloud multiple times with your partner. Use the following annotations to mark the poem for reading aloud.
Word CoNNeCTIoNs
Roots and Affixes
Diction contains the Latin
root dict-, meaning “say,
• Volume is the loudness of a speaker’s voice. Use a double underline for declare, proclaim.” The root
louder and a single underline for softer. appears in dictionary, predict,
• Rate is the speed at which a speaker delivers words. Use a right arrow (→) above words to indicate faster and a left arrow (←) to indicate slower.
• Pitchisthehighnessorlownessofaspeaker’svoice.Useanuparrowtoindicate a higher pitch (↑= high) and a down arrow to indicate a lower pitch (↓ = low).
• Inflection is the emphasis a speaker places on words through change in volume or pitch. Highlight words to emphasize.
Preview
In this part of the activity, you will read and analyze several poems. Then you will work with a group to present an oral interpretation of one of the poems.
Setting a Purpose for Reading
• As you read the poems, underline words and phrases that create an image.
• Circle unknown words and phrases. Try to determine the meaning of the words by using context clues, word parts, or a dictionary.
• In the My Notes section, write down any poetic musical devices you notice in each poem: rhyme, alliteration, assonance, and/or consonance.
contradict, and dictator. The Latin suffix -ion means “being the result of.”
my Notes
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