English 10C Poetry Presentation Guide For this project you will be researching, interpreting, and presenting a poem through the effective use of the PowerPoint program.

Poetry Reading Strategy Read the poem for pleasure; only think of images you see. Ask yourself, “What did I see? What ideas have come to mind? What is the tone? List what ideas and images seen on a piece of scrap paper or along the margins of the poem. What is the LITERAL meaning? Re-read the poem. This time look for examples of FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol, etc.) Interpret the meaning of the figurative language found; think of how it adds to the whole meaning of the poem. Read the poem again…Ask yourself what you think the main idea or message is…or what you think the speaker is saying to the reader.

Poem Title, author, and reading Example The Road Not Taken By Robert Frost   Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim Because it was grassy and wanted wear, Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I marked the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.

Images/Ideas What images did you see. What ideas came to mind Images/Ideas What images did you see? What ideas came to mind? Literal meaning? yellow woods Autumn Paths Literal meaning-A man recalls walking through the woods and coming to a fork in the road. He decides to take the lesser traveled road and says “it has made all the difference”

Figurative language (simile, metaphor, personification, hyperbole, symbol, etc.) roads = decisions

Interpretation Interpret the meaning of the figurative language found; think of how it adds to the whole meaning of the poem Present what you think the main idea or message of the poem is.

Work Cited Document any websites or other sources used to create your presentation “Robert Frost” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Vers. 97.1.1. Mar. 1997. Encyclopedia Britannica. 29 Feb. 2000 <http://www.search.eb.com/>. Elliott, Michael.  “Images in Frost’s Poetry”  Time.  8 March 2003. 11 March 2003.  <http://www.time.com/time>.   

Extras Thematic Connection- include a song, poem, or any piece of writing that connects to your poem and present it About the Author-look up biographical information about your author and his life Visual Poetry-Present a visual interpretation of your poem Historical Context-Research the time period in which the poem was written Write and share a poem of your own in a similar style or that was inspired by the poem that you presented.

Presentation Due Date and Grading Due March 30th Your presentation grade will be based on the following criteria: Use of PowerPoint features Application of poetry reading strategy Clarity and quality of presentation Evidence and documentation of research