Starter quiz
- Poems are written to be ...
- studied.
- read aloud. ✓
- analysed.
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- What is a performance?
- something that people read
- something that people can watch or listen to ✓
- something private
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- What does it mean to project your voice?
- to speak so the front row of an audience can hear you
- to shout
- to speak so the whole room can hear you ✓
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- What does a full stop in a poem indicate?
- when to pause ✓
- which emotion to convey in your speech
- that you should speak in a high pitch
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- A fast pace in a poem can convey a sense of ...
- safety.
- excitement. ✓
- sadness.
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- Which is true of eye contact when performing to an audience?
- you should stare at the audience
- you should look at the audience
- you should scan the room and give eye contact to various different members ✓
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Exit quiz
- What shows confidence when performing?
- closed body language
- open body language ✓
- good eye contact ✓
- fidgeting
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- What is pace?
- how high or low your voice goes
- how fast or slow you speak ✓
- how sad or happy your voice is
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- What is pitch?
- the extent to which you look at your audience
- the variations in how high or low your voice goes ✓
- your facial expressions
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- What effect might speaking in a high pitch have?
- conveys a sense of sadness
- conveys a sense of excitement ✓
- conveys a sense of anger
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- Which of these techniques can help you feel more confidence when getting ready to perform?
- shallow breathing
- closed body language
- deep breathing ✓
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- Why is it important to vary tone when performing a poem?
- poems ought to convey emotion ✓
- poems have to be read quickly
- your audience won't comprehend what you are saying otherwise
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Connecting with the audience when reading our poems can make our story more powerful.
- We can use our body language, posture and eye contact to convey certain emotions.
- We can vary the pitch and pace of our voice to convey different emotions and influence the tone of our poem.
- You can trick yourself into feeling more confident about a performance through deep breathing and smiling.
Common misconception
As long as the content of a poem is good, the performance will automatically be good.
Performance requires practise in a unique set of skills which are worth practising as a good performance can enhance the poem content.
Keywords
Pitch - pitch refers to the relative highness and lowness of voice when speaking
Pace - when delivering a monologue, pace refers to the speed at which you are saying the words
Tone - tone refers to the general mood or feeling
Body language - body language is the movements or positions of your body that show other people how you are feeling
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