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| Helpful Stuff ·> Featured Writer  CHORAL
DRAMATIZATION By Larry Swartz Bill Moore and David Booth inform us that when poems are read aloud, the heart and core of the poem emerges. One of the most effective ways to involve students in the enjoyment of poetry is by having them read aloud poems with a partner, with a small group, or as a whole class. Choral Dramatization invites students to read aloud rhymes and poems by assigning parts among group members. As in choral singing, the group works together to make a meaningful and enjoyable presentation. Reading as a group offers readers a safe venue in which to practise their reading skills. For those students who may be somewhat hesitant to perform on their own, or may have some difficulty in reading, the support from the entire group of readers allows all readers to be successful. By working with peers to read aloud poems, students take part in a creative activity that involves experimentation with voice, sound, gesture, and movement. Because of these variations, no two oral interpretations of a single poem are alike. The poems that the students work with can be chosen: · on a particular theme or topic · from a single anthology · by a single poet Alternate ways of working with the poems are: · Each group is given the same poem. · Each group is given a different poem. · A longer poem is divided into parts (verses) with each part assigned to a group. TEN WAYS TO READ A POEM ALOUD 1. Echo reading 2. Alternative reading 3. Cloze technique 4. Unison reading 5. Clapping the rhythm 6. Soft to loud/loud to soft 7. Slow to fast/ Fast to slow 8. Assigning parts/words 9. As a song 10. As a round |
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