FINAL EXAM

ENCODER’S GUIDE

1. There are poems that were digitized in more than one photo due to the ff.:

- The poem is too long and might be unreadable if captured in a single frame.

- To include publication details (page, date, name of magazine) printed on another page

2. Photos belonging to a single poem begin with the same number.

Example:

8_20140628_161727 (1)

8_20140628_161727 (2)

3. Zoom in on the photo for better readability.

4. Make sure to include the following: title of the poem, name of poet, name of magazine/newspaper, date of publication, and page.  Indicate the name of the poet, name of magazine/newspaper where the poem was published, and date published at the end of each poem (e.g Tem Adlawan, Bisaya-Jan.1, 2010).

Never mind supplying details which are not available.

Use Arial 11.

5. Encode poems assigned to you in a single Microsoft Word file and use your family name as file name.

6. There should be one member in the group who will collect all encoded poems. He or she should place all of them in a folder with the year as file name. Save in a flash drive and submit on Sept. 26, Friday.

7. Choose one among the poems you encoded. You will deliver the poem in a class poetry reading activity. In this activity, you will bring a copy from which you will read the poem. If you feel the need to wear costume or use props, then you may do so.

This will comprise half of your midterm exam grade. Poetry reading will be on October 6-10. Provide the teacher a copy of the poem. Other details pertaining to the activity will be announced.

Below is a guide which may help you in preparing for your presentation. 

POETRY READING

A poetry reading is a public oral recitation or performance of poetry. A public reading is typically given on a small stage in a café or bookstore, although reading by prominent poets frequently are booked into larger venues such as amphitheaters and college auditoriums, to accommodate crowds.

Basic Tips:

1. Read the poem slowly. Most adolescents speak rapidly, and a nervous reader will tend to do the same in order to get the reading over with. Reading a poem slowly is the best way to ensure that the poem will be read clearly and understood by its listeners. Learning to read a poem slowly will not just make the poem easier to hear; it will underscore the importance in poetry of each and every word. A poem cannot be read too slowly, and a good way for a reader to set an easy pace is to pause for a few seconds between the title and the poem's first line.
2. Read in a normal, relaxed tone of voice. It is not necessary to give any of these poems a dramatic reading as if from a stage. The poems selected are mostly written in a natural, colloquial style and should be read that way. Let the words of the poem do the work. Just speak clearly and slowly.
3. Obviously, poems come in lines, but pausing at the end of every line will create a choppy effect and interrupt the flow of the poem's sense. Readers should pause only where there is punctuation, just as you would when reading prose, only more slowly.
4. Use a dictionary to look up unfamiliar words and hard-to-pronounce words. To read with conviction, a reader needs to know at least the dictionary sense of every word. In some cases, a reader might want to write out a word phonetically as a reminder of how it should sound. It should be emphasized that learning to read a poem out loud is a way of coming to a full understanding of that poem, perhaps a better way than writing a paper on the subject.

(http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/p180-howtoread.html)