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Name: ................................Alison Robertson, Wilderness SchoolYear 10 Oral Presentation on Australian Voice inBlue Light, Clear AtomsTask:Present one of the anthology’s poems to the class in pairs, and discuss the meanings you have made of this poem and how it represents the Australian Voice.Preparation:1.Select a poem from the ones listed below, ensuring that each pair has a different poem.2.Prepare a convincing reading of the poem between the two of you. Both of you should speak. Think about how you can emphasise key lines and images and how your reading of the poem can add meaning to it for your audience.3.Establish for yourselves the poem's meaning. Find elements of the poem that support your views. You could refer to:-its form (free verse, rhyme, rhythm etc)-poetic devices (alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, personification etc.)-strong images-the speaker's point of view-the relationship between the title and the work.4.Find out some biographical details about the poet which may provide some context to the poem’s creation.5.Prepare to lead theclass in a discussion about the poem and its representation of the Australian Voice. Remember that you must concentrate on the poem's possible meanings. Try to avoid talking about elements of the poem as separate entities. Instead, show how they help to support your reading of the poem. The really important outcome is having the whole class thinking very carefully about the poem and what it might mean, and why.Presentation: 1.Present an active reading of the poem.2.Discuss your understanding of the poem and its representation of the Australian Voice.3.Answer questions from the class about the poem.URL Source of image: http://tncdn.net/1/978/073/2998707.jpgPoems:‘Father and Child’ p.28‘In the Park’ p.31 ‘My Father’s Anger’ p.142‘A Statistician to his Love’ p.194‘Superwog’ p.203‘Australia’ p.230‘At Cooloola’ p.232‘Inscription at Villers-Bretonneux’ p.253‘Shooting the Dogs p.275‘Anorexia’ p.294‘Okay, Let’sbe Honest’ p.322‘Aboriginal Australia’ p.330
Name: ................................Alison Robertson, Wilderness SchoolAustralian Voice Poetry Preparation SheetTitleof Poem andhow it represents the poem.Poetand what you know about him or her which may be significant when interpreting the poem.Subject matter–sum up what it is about in 1 –2 sentences.Toneof poem and how it establishes the mood.Themeor message of the poem.Narrative Voice–who is speaking? This persona may be different from the poet.Structureof poem, such as use of stanzas with regular number of lines, free verse, conventional form, or other interesting features.Rhythmeg regular, slow, fast, erratic and effect of any rhythmic qualities.Languageeg striking, effective, vivid, colourless, predictable, appropriate to subject / theme, and its effect.Imageryeg striking examples of similes, metaphors, personification or symbols, and their effect.Soundseg use of rhyme, onomatopoeia, alliteration, assonance, soft or hard consonants, short or long vowels, and their effect.How the poem represents theAustralian Voice.Useful quotationsand their significance (in addition to those identified above).By Jacquie Mussared, UnleyHigh School, formatted and amended by Alison Robertson