Eagle Plain

Eagle Plain by Robert Francis
Eagle Plain refers to our National Bird and how we honor an animal who doesn't even know it is being given such a high and mighty status. This refers to my own life because I live in the United States and we honor the American Eagle.

Poetry Out Loud

Part One

Keeping Things Whole

A Dream Within a Dream

Eagle Plain

Fire and Ice

Eating Together

 I liked Eagle Plain and Fire and Ice because they are easy for me to understand and they're relatively short and simple. I dislike the rest of the poems because they have a meaning that I do not seem to understand. I would choose Eagle Plain out of the six poems. I am personally connected to that poem because I live in America and the Eagle is a our National bird. 

Part 3

 Physical Prescence and Voice and Articulation would be easiest for me because it is easy for me to judge because I would only need to use mainly my senses such as sight and hearing.

The most difficult for me wold be Level of Difficulty and Evidence of Understanding because judging them on difficult and understand relies on if I think the poem is difficult or not.

Qualities of a strong recitation:
The competitor will appear at ease and comfortable with the audience. He or she will engage the audience
through physical presence, including appropriate body language, confidence, and eye contact—without
appearing artificial. All qualities of the contestant’s physical presence will work together to the benefit of 
the poem.
 

 Part 3

I watched the video with the black man who had a lisp and he had really good voice but did a little too much with the dramatic effect.

Another video I watched was with a woman who I didn't like because she had too much dramatic effect and I couldn't understand her voice because she was speaking way too fast.

Part 4

I am kinda excited for the performing of Poetry Outloud but I also don't like how we have to memorize it all. Performing the poems and reciting it with dramatic effect is going to be fun:))