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=Welcome to our Poetry Out Loud page=

1. Select a poem for the contest at www.poetryoutloud.org. 2. Join this wiki. 3. Create a new page and give it YOUR FIRST NAME. 4. Copy & paste your poem onto the page (with title, poet, and link back to the source).

Now, it's time to start working with this poem. 1. Join [|Diigo]. 2. Install the Toolbar.
 * 3. Join the American Literature group from my email invitation.**

Now, you are ready to annotate your poem.

EVIDENCE OF UNDERSTANDING adapted from //Poetry Out Loud Teacher's Guide//, 2008-2009
 * know the meaning (and pronunciation) of every word in your poem
 * how should you interpret the tone and volume? Is it a quiet poem? boisterous? Should it be read quickly or slowly, with a happy or mournful tone?
 * note the overall message of the poem
 * what allusions, irony, figurative language helps communicate the message?
 * ** what questions do you have about your poem? **