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8.1.1 Oral Poetry
English · Grade 9 · 2 lessons in the design
What this covers
- Oral poems on varied issues from Kenyan and other cultures
- Performance techniques: tonal variation, gestures, facial expression and audience involvement
- Interpreting an oral poem and retelling it in own words
What you will be able to do
- interpret oral poems on varied issues
- perform an oral poem using performance techniques
- acknowledge the role of oral poetry in the preservation of our cultural heritage
Key questions
“Why should you interpret an oral poem correctly?”
“How can you make the performance of an oral poem interesting?”
Lessons
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Oral poetry: listen and interpret
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizListen to two renditions of one oral poem, infer the meaning of new words, and retell the poem in your own words.
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Performing an oral poem
40 min · 1 practice tasks · quizCompose and perform a short oral poem in groups using voice, gesture, pause and audience involvement.