TO WEAVE OR NOT TO WEAVE?

1. TO WEAVE OR NOT TO WEAVE? THAT IS THE POETRY QUESTION By M’Liss S. Hindman

2. New 2007-2008Category B: EXPLORING POETRY • Wide Open

3. New 2007-2008Category B: EXPLORING POETRY • Wide Open • Poetry must be published

4. New 2007-2008Category B: EXPLORING POETRY • Wide Open • Poetry must be published • Poetry must be from a different poet than the contestant is using in Category A

5. New 2007-2008Category B: EXPLORING POETRY • Wide Open • Poetry must be published • Poetry must be from a different poet than the contestant is using in Category A • May perform single poem, excerpts, or a thematic collection of up to six poems

6. New 2007-2008Category B: EXPLORING POETRY Category specifically states that the contestant may WEAVE the poems!

7. What is Weaving? andHow Does One Do ItEffectively?

8. Purpose of Weaving • Not to create a new poem – not blending poetry • It is a technique for program or thematic development • Done well…it highlights each individual poem

9. Requirements for Weaving • Not all poetry can or should be woven

10. Purpose of Weaving • Not all poetry can or should be woven • If woven, each poem must retain its own individual ‘voice’

11. Requirements for Weaving • Not all poetry can or should be woven • If woven, each poem must retain it’s own individual ‘voice’ • Each poem must be performed in a manner that makes it distinct from the others

12. Requirements for Weaving • If woven, each poem must retain its own individual ‘voice’ • Each poem must be performed in a manner that makes it distinct • Weaving requires more work by the performer not only in programming, but in internalization & development of characters

13. HOW DO YOU PUT AWOVEN PROGRAM TOGETHER?

14. HOW DO YOU PUT AWOVEN PROGRAM TOGETHER? • Thematic Idea: Find a poem you like with a theme OR Think of theme first – then find poems

15. HOW DO YOU PUT AWOVEN PROGRAM TOGETHER? Make the THEME Specific

16. HOW DO YOU PUT AWOVEN PROGRAM TOGETHER? • Select your poems • No hard and fast rules • Almost an instinctive process

17. HOW TO PUT AWOVEN PROGRAM TOGETHER? • Select your poems • No hard and fast rules • Almost an instinctive process • Program should have a beginning, a middle, and an end

18. HOW TO PUT AWOVEN PROGRAM TOGETHER? • Select your poems • No hard and fast rules • Almost an instinctive process • Program should have a beginning, a middle, and an end • Keep thematic development clearly in mind – how are the poems furthering the arguments of your program?

19. ACTUAL WEAVING PROCESS • Gather selected poems, pencil and paper • Read and re-read poems

20. ACTUAL WEAVING PROCESS • Gather selected poems, pencil and paper • Read and re-read poems • Mark possible places for splices • Choose an anchor or central poem

21. ACTUAL WEAVING PROCESS • Gather selected poems, pencil and paper • Read and re-read poems • Mark possible places for splices • Choose an anchor or central poem • Decide if you are alternating poems in a sequence OR if you are doing a more random weave due to theme development

22. See the new UIL Prose/Poetry Handbook Sample of How to Divide A Poem

23. QUESTIONS? Contact UIL Speech Consultant M’Liss S. Hindman

24. Contact Information M’Liss S. Hindman Tyler Junior College mhin@tjc.edu 903.510.2206