AATI
American Association of Teachers of Italian
Long Island Chapter
With the cooperation of SUNY College at Old Westbury
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Thirtieth Annual Secondary School Poetry Contest
Recitation of Poems
Friday, March 28th, 2014
*9:30 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Campus Center
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DA LEGGERE ATTENTAMENTE!!!!!!
DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION:
*(PLEASE NOTE: earlier start time for contest)
FOR THE RECITATION OF POEMS:
I. Each teacher entering students for the recitation of poems on March 28th will be
limited to a total of 10 students from each school in which he/she teaches, regardless of level.
II. Since one of the purposes of this contest is to have students appreciate Italian
poetry and poets, a poem chosen for recitation must be a published poem by a
recognized Italian author and NOT one written by the student. Each student of
a given teacher must recite a different poem.
Please note the following procedure for 2013: It is suggested that students select from the
included list of poems (Levels 1,2,3) or the list of poets (Levels 4,5) compiled by the Poetry
Contest Committee.
(p. 1)
III. A. Poems must consist of at least 12 lines and not more than 20 lines for levels
1,2,3 and at least 12 lines and not more than 30 lines for levels 4,5.
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B. All poems must be recited from memory and must reflect the appropriate
level of study.
C. Students are also asked to be prepared to explain what the poem is about in 1 to 2
sentences in English.
Additional criteria for judging the recitations will be:
A)
Pronunciation
D) Poise
B)
Intonation
*E) Difficulty of poem
C)
Interpretation
* only for levels 4&5
Students MUST bring three typed copies of the poem so that the judges may follow the recitation. The
judges will deliberate after the recitation. The awards ceremony will follow immediately.
We will strictly abide by the Jan. 31st deadline. No extensions are permitted.
PLEASE COMPLETE THE TWO FORMS AND SEND VIA E-MAIL TO
DRICCO4@YAHOO.COM
If e-mail is not possible you may print the appropriate attached form and student registration sheet and
mail to:
Diana Riccoboni
1133 St. Johnland Rd.
Kings Park, N.Y. 11754
Teachers of participating students must be 2013- 2014 paid members of our chapter
prior to December 31st, 2013. There will be no exceptions.
If you have not paid your 2014 dues, please send your $25 check to:
Ms. Maria Brofka
114 Elliman Place
Syosset, N.Y. 11791
Since the number of participating students for poetry recitation is limited to 10 per teacher, per school,
teachers are encouraged to sponsor poetry contests in their individual schools, prior to March 8th, where
possible. This will provide students, unable to attend the March 8th contest, the opportunity to perform
before their peers and parents in the local school.
For further information, please call Diana Riccoboni at (631)724-5320 or e-mail dricco4@yahoo.com
Distinti saluti,
Dr. Craig Butler, President of AATI Long Island
(p.2)
Teachers are requested to remit the form below with their names, school name and address,
accompanied by the included student registration sheet (p. 4). No last-minute substitutions
will be permitted.
Form and list of students are to be e-mailed to sent to: DRICCO4@YAHOO.COM
no later than Jan. 31,2014
Teacher’s Name (First)__________________(Last)_______________________
Teacher’s Home Address_____________________________________________
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Teacher’s e-mail address_____________________________________________
Teacher’s Home Phone Number________________& cell #________________________
School___________________________________________________________
School Address____________________________________________________
City and Zip_______________________________________________________
Principal’s Name (First)_________________(Last)_______________________
I will be ____ not be ____attending the 2014 AATI Poetry Contest on Friday, March 28th.
I will bring (or send): (Indicate the number of students per level.)
Please note:
Grades 6-8 = Junior High Level 1
Grade 9 with no previous study of Italian = High School Level 1
Grade 9 with previous study = High School Level 2.
_____JH students, level 1
_____HS students, level 1
_____HS students, level 2
_____HS students, level 3
_____HS students, level 4
_____HS students, level 5
Teachers accompanying students on March 8th will be asked to judge at levels other than
those of their participating students. Your willingness to judge is anticipated and deeply
appreciated.
(p.3)
STUDENT REGISTRATION SHEET
Teacher____________________________________
School_____________________________________
EACH TEACHER IS LIMITED TO A TOTAL OF 10 STUDENTS FROM EACH
SCHOOL IN WHICH HE/SHE TEACHES, REGARDLESS OF LEVEL.
Please write student’s name under the proper level.
PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY IF MANUALLY COMPLETING FORM
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AATI Poetry Contest - March 28th, 2014
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Regarding the length of the poem to be recited, you must follow the guidelines below in selecting a poem for recitation:
Levels 1, 2 & 3:
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Recitations can be no fewer than 12 lines and no more than 20.
Provided below is a list of some suggested poems ( this is only a suggested list)
LEVEL 1
Ajmone, Graziella
Il Nido della Felicità
Bertolucci, Attillio
Amore
Carducci, Giosuè
Il Treno
Dea
La Befana
Montale, Eugenio
Portami il girasole
Negri, Ada
Piove
Nevicata
Palazzeschi, Aldo
Chi Sono?
Lo Sconosciuto
Pavese, Cesare
“Lo spiraglio dell’alba....”
Anche tu sei collina
Rodari, Gianni
Capodanno
Carnevale
Il Signore di Venezia
L’America in Sette Giorni
Gelato
Dopo la Pioggia
I Colori dei Mestieri
Ungaretti, Giuseppe
A riposo
Silenzio
(p.5)
LEVELS 2 & 3
Alighieri, Dante
“Tanto gentile e tanto onesta pare”
Alfieri, Vittorio
Amore e morte
Betti, Ugo
La Notte
Caproni, Giorgio
Preghiera
Spiaggia di sera
Per lei
Capuana,Luigi
Autunno
Corrado
Il respiro del tempo
Una storia d’amore
D’Annunzio, Gabriele
Consolazione
I pastori
De Medici, Lorenzo
Di Bacco di Arianna
Foscolo, Ugo
Alla Sera
In Morte del Fratello Giovanni
Ginsburg, Natalia
Memoria
Leopardi, Giacomo
L’infinito
A Silvia
Canto notturno di un pastore
Levi, Primo
Ricorda che questo è stato
Montale, Eugenio
Portami il girasole
Negri, Ada
La Prima Rosa
Piove
Novarro, Angiolo Silvio
Diologo del Bimbo e la Luna
San Francesco e il lupo
Pascoli, Giuseppe
Il Gelsomino Notturno
Benedizione
Petrarca, Francesco
Chiare fresche e dolci acque
Solo e pensoso
Rodari, Gianni
L’Accento sull’A
Sospiri
Il pennarello
Signore e signori
Saba, Umberto
Sonetto di Primavera
All’Anima Mia
Goal
C’era
Ritratto della mia bambina
Sica, Gabriella
Otto marzo
Tasso, Torquato
Vittoria Colonna
Ecco mormorar l’onde
Ungaretti, Giuseppe
La madre
Valeri, Diego
La Gioia Perfetta
Levels 4 & 5:
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Recitations can be no fewer than 12 lines and no more than 30.
You may choose a poem from the following list of authors:
Dante Alighieri
Giacomo Leopardi
Francesco Petrarca
Giuseppe Ungaretti
Fiorella Silvestri
Lorenzo De’Medici
Torquato Tasso
Natalia Ginsburg
Ludovico Ariosto
Primo Levi
Angelo Poliziano
Giovanni Boccaccio
Gabriele D’Annunzio
Guido Cavalcanti
Michelangelo Buonarroti
Ugo Foscolo
Giovanni Pascoli
(p.6)