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Who:
What:
Students will be responsible for facilitating a commentary on a selected Robert Frost poem
Explain your understanding of the poem, the overall significance, and comment on how style, structure,
technique, and language shape meaning. (Criterions A & B)
Answer any questions your teacher and/or audience has. (Criterion E)
When:
Each class, two to three students will present. You only present on your day.
Presentations will last no more than eight minutes each. Questions may push it a bit longer, but prepare no
more than eight minutes of commentary.
Will occur at the beginning of class
Why:
How:
Sign up for a day/slotthats your day!; write your poems title in the appropriate area
Annotate your poem, color mark it
Decide what you can discuss in 8 minutes
Have purposeful organization and thesis to begin the commentary (Criterion C)
No visuals; your classmates will have the poem and you can refer to specific lines as you comment
Your teacher and/or audience members will then ask you questions at the end of your commentary
Total 50
Presenter
50 point
rubric used
once
Audience Members
5 points per class, annotated
poem done for HW
w/created discussion
question (checked before
presentation)
Part of the
Wording in the IB English 2 HL Guide
Commentary
Preparation During this time students are supervised. In the 20 minutes,
Commentary
(8 minutes)
Questions
(2 minutes)