Extra Credit opportunity
Poetry Out Loud WebSite
An afterschool competition will be held the week of December 16th. You will need to have one poem memorized and ready to perform.
The big school competition will be one day somewhere between January 12-16th and you need to have 2 poems memorized by then that fit the criteria.
The big school competition will be one day somewhere between January 12-16th and you need to have 2 poems memorized by then that fit the criteria.
Getting started
Step One:
Once you log on to the computer, open up the web and go to http://poetryoutloud.org/
Step Two:
In the top menu, click on Poems & Performance and then Find Poems.
Step Three:
Browse through the poetry choices. You may select any poem, but remember that if you win the class competitions you will need a poem that fulfills the requirements for Pre-20th Century and fewer than 25 lines.
Step Four:
Once you have selected your poem, copy and paste the entire poem into a word document to save paper when printing! You may also want to save a copy to your documents.
Once you log on to the computer, open up the web and go to http://poetryoutloud.org/
Step Two:
In the top menu, click on Poems & Performance and then Find Poems.
Step Three:
Browse through the poetry choices. You may select any poem, but remember that if you win the class competitions you will need a poem that fulfills the requirements for Pre-20th Century and fewer than 25 lines.
Step Four:
Once you have selected your poem, copy and paste the entire poem into a word document to save paper when printing! You may also want to save a copy to your documents.