Problem
YouTube video: "Right side up poem by Ian Keteku"
Task:
Write a personal response paragraph of approximately 250 words that discusses Keteku's main idea in his poetronica poem "Right Side Up". Discuss how the speaker's perspective and identity are communicated through language and performance techniques.
Guide:
I. Identity and Message
1) What is the main idea or message of the performance?
2) What is Keteku's perspective or point of view?
3) Who is the intended audience?
4) What does this performance reveal about Keteku's personal, social, and/or cultural identity?
II. Rhetorical Strategies
1) What rhetorical strategies does the speaker use to convey his message more effectively?
2) What is the developmental structure?
III. Language
1) What language does the speaker/storyteller use?
IV. Performance Techniques
1) What voice techniques does the speaker use to convey the message?
2) What performance techniques does the speaker use?
3) How do the visual components contribute to the perspective in the video?
4) How does the music contribute to the development of Keteku's perspective?
5) How does the creative expression contribute to the development of Keteku's perspective?
6) What was your reaction to the performance?