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Judging a Poetry Out Loud contest differs in several important ways from judging a poetry slam or original poetry contest. Students’ recitations must be assessed according to the Poetry Out Loud evaluation criteria, outlined below, and scores must be determined by the official contest evaluation sheet found on page 9.
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The guidance below includes information on how to hold public Poetry Out Loud events. For guidance on how to run a virtual competition, please reference the How to Administer a Poetry Out Loud Virtual Competition and How to Film a POL Recitation for a Virtual Competition documents.
For in-person competitions, print the evaluation sheets before the school competition, and fill in the names of the participants and the titles of the poems. For virtual competitions, fill in the evaluation sheet PDFs with the names of participants and titles of the poems.
Set rules: Establish some basic rules for the poetry slam. For example, students should be encouraged to write their own poems and to avoid using profanity or other inappropriate language. Prepare: Encourage students to select and rehearse their poems before the event.
You can use these worksheets at home or in class to give kids a few more fun activities to do beyond just reading the poems. By answering questions, writing, and even unscrambling words, kids will get a little more practice to help improve their comprehension and literacy.
Contest Rules. Who Can Enter? You Can! If you are a student in grades 3-12, at any public or private school, or if you are home-schooled or privately tutored, we want to read your poetry. How Many Times Can I Enter? Just once per contest, please. We know you love to write.
