Now that you have read through all of the poems and chosen a winner to advance to the Elite 8, the pressure has mounted. Read "Choosing Shoes" and "Life Doesn't Frighten Me."
In Round 2, you need to choose your winner based on the following criteria:
- Which poem's meaning is more important to you?
- What personal connection can you make with either poem?
- Which poet's craft do you enjoy more? Poet's craft can include repetition, imagery, personification, rhyme, simile/metaphor, etc.
Here is an example of advanced/proficient writing:
Mother to Son has a more important meaning to me because it is talking about a
woman who was probably a slave telling her boy that life isn't going to be easy and
I really think that goes close to my heart. And I feel bad for them.
My connection is with the poem, Casey at the Bat. I have been on a softball team before and struck out when my team really needed a hit. I can imagine how the fans and the player feel when the game is over and they do not win.
I like Mother to Son's poem craft more because it rhymes better and the way it is
written sounds like the mother is from the South.
Life Doesn't Frighten Me has a more important meaning to me because it is saying that sometimes life can be scary, and sometimes you just got to be brave and walk past it and ignore it.
ReplyDeleteMy personal connection is with the poem Choosing Shoes because I have tried on shoes at the store. I have always wanted shoes that were comfortable instead of the way they look. My parents were trying to encourage me to try shoes that were a good style that would go with my outfit, just like the person working at the shoe store.
I like the poet's craft more in life Doesn't Frighten Me because it has so many rhymes like, "shadows on the wall, noises down the hall." It also has lots verses like, "I go boo to make them shoo, I make fun way they run." The verses support the message that the poem is giving.
I think Life Doesn't Frighten Me has a more important meaning then Choosing Shoes because it is about someone who is confident in them self and I think that it's a good thing to be confident.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection to the poem Choosing Shoes because that has happened to me where I don't know what shoes to get.
My favorite is the poem Choosing Shoes because I really like the imagery and the way that it is written. That is why I choose this poem.
I think that Life doesn't frighten Me has a more important meaning that Choosing Shoes because it is trying to tell you that whatever frightens you, is not that scary. All those shadows on the wall that you were afraid of many years, are really just the things that you imagine. The person in the poem has a lot a faith that whatever she is scared of, she will always be alright.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to Choosing Shoes because when I am choosing my new shoes for school, it takes my at least 1 hour to find the perfect ones. I also can relate to it on how the fact that there are so many types of shoes to choose from. And they are all different! I thought that it was amazing how the poet made all these different types of shoes rhyme perfectly.
My favorite poem has to be Life Doesn't Frighten Me. I really liked how this poem had great imagery and it'ts rhyme scheme was AMAZING. I thought that it was so cool how the poet put all these words together to make them rhyme. Lastly, I like Life Doesn't Frighten Me's poem craft more because with all the rhyming that was involved in this poem made it flow very well.
Life Doesn't Frighten Me has more meaning than Choosing Shoes because I like the way the girl in the story has so much courage. It is like she is not afraid of anything! I wish people now could be like that because they would never be woried or scared and everyone could just enjoy themself!
ReplyDeleteI can conect to Life Doesn't Frighten Me because when I red this poem I can really picture every thing in the story happening and I feel like I am the girl in the story! For example I could really picture what was happening when it said," Mean old mother goose, lions on the loose" I could picture a mean looking mother goose with lions running along beside her.
I enjoy how much the poem Choosing shoes rhymed so much even though Life Doesn't Frighten Me is still my favorite. For example in life doesn't frighten me said in the first sentence, "Shadows on the wall, noises down the hall, life doesn't frighten me at all"
I think that life doesn't frighten me had more meaning then choosing shoes. The author is telling you that life might frighten you, but you should walk past it without being scared.
ReplyDeleteI can connect best with choosing shoes. Sometimes I am in a store and look at all the fancy shoes. At the end I pick the fancy ones, but when I look over my shoulder and everyone else was choosing the more comfortable shoes. At the end of the poem it says flat shoes, fat shoes, stump along like that shoes, wipe them on the mat shoes that is what they will buy. I feel like I am the author describing the fancy shoes that they want and everyone else are the people that want the comfortable shoes.
My favorite poem was life doesn't frighten me because it had more meaning. I also could understand it very well. I also liked how after every paragraph it repeats its self and says life doesn't frighten me. That is why I chose life doesn't frighten me.
Life doesn't frighten me's meaning is more important and meaningful because I think it has a very strong, brave meaning. In a way, I am proud of the author for speaking so boldly in the poem.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to Life doesn't frighten me because I try to be brave and I try not to make a mountain out of a molehill.
I like Mother to son's poet's craft better because of the fun flowing AA, BB rhyme pattern, and the cool imagery.
do you mean life does not fighten me and not mother to son
DeleteI think life doesn't frighten me has more meaning than choosing shoes because it is about a real person and not shoes. I can make a connection with choosing shoes because I know what it is like to try to decide what shoes to chose. In my opinion I like life doesn't frighten me best because sometimes I feel like that.
ReplyDeleteLife Doesn't Frighten Me has more meaning than Choosing Shoes because I like the way the girl in the story has courage. She is not afraid of anything.
ReplyDeleteI can connect with Choosing Shoes because when I choose my shoes I also wonder the same things.
My favorite is Life Doesn't Frighten Me. I liked how this poem had great imagery and it's rhyme scheme was AMAZINGOMONGO!
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DeleteI think that Life Doesn't Frighten me has more meaning then Choosing Shoes. The author is telling you that life can be frightening, but you can't run away from it you have to go right threw it. I can connect with Choosing Shoes. I am in the store and I am looking for shoes and it takes me so long cause there are so many types of shoes and I can just not choose one. My favorite is Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I liked the personification like "tough guys at night all alone at night." I also liked the rhyme scheme of the poem it was AABB.
ReplyDeleteI think Life Doesn't Frighten me has more meaning than Choosing Shoes. The boy says that anything you show him or anything you do to him and he will not be afraid.
ReplyDeleteI can relate with Choosing Shoes. Sometimes your at a store and you see so many types. You don't know which ones to choose and you take forever looking. In the end you have to get the old, grey shoes.
My winner is......................................... Life Doesn't Frighten me! I liked this poem because it had great personification and I could see people showing him creepy things and crawly things, but he just shakes his head and says it doesn't scare him.
I think that Life Doesn't Frighten Me means more than Choosing Shoes because it is describing a person's inner thoughts, such as being bold and brave. Choosing Shoes is about a nice, laid back day when a girl and her mom are shopping at the mall.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to Choosing Shoes more than Life Doesn't Frighten Me because I love to shop with my mom. My mom also loves to go with me and shop for clothes, shoes, earrings, etc. When I go shopping for shoes, I always love the shoes that my mom gets for me.
My favorite poem is Choosing Shoes because I really like reading laid back poems that I have a connection with. I especially like the rhyme scheme AAAB and that leads me to also liking the rhythm of this poem. For example, when the poet states, "Buckle shoes, bow shoes, pretty-pointy-toe-shoes," you can really hear the rhythm in your head. I also really like the imagery. I can actually picture it in my head when it says, "Flat shoes, fat shoes, stump-along-like-that shoes." This is why I chose Choosing Shoes.
I think that Life Doesn't Frighten Me has a deeper meaning to me because the person in the poem is saying that nothing scary in life frightens them. I also liked how it had such a good rhythm. I can infer that the person in the poem is very brave.
ReplyDeleteI can connect with Choosing Shoes because whenever I go shopping or shoe-shopping I can never decide which ones to buy. Also, I can just picture the sentence Buckle shoes, bow shoes, pretty pointy-toe shoes, Strappy, cappy low shoes; Lets have some to try.
My winner is Choosing Shoes because I liked how the author described all of the shoes in the shoe store and how the rhyme scheme is AAAB. I also like having a poem that I can connect to in many ways.
I Think that Life Doesn't Frighten me has more meaning then Choosing Shoes. I think The meaning is that you should not run away from your fears. You should be brave and overcome them. I can make a connection with Choosing Shoes because when I am looking for shoes it always take me an 1 hour to find the perfect shoes. I like Life Doesn't Frighten me because it teaches you a life lesson experience. The poem had great imagery the rhyme scheme was amazing. my favorite is Life Doesn't frighten me.
ReplyDeleteLife Doesn't Frighten Me is about a boy who is saying that life doesn't frighten him. I think it has more meaning than Choosing Shoes because it has a person who is almost expressing hi feeling about scary things.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to Choosing Shoes because I've been "Choosing Shoes" before. It is very confusing to pick out a shoe. It also has a nice catchy flow.
My winner is Life Doesn't Frighten Me because it has a great rhyme scheme (AABB) and I like the little boys attitude.
Life doesn't frighten me seems to have more meaning then Choosing shoes, in my opinion. It talks about not being afraid in life. The things that might scare you in life turn out to be not scary. You just have to have a lot of confidence like the person in the story. Everything you may be scared of, you just have to remember that in real life, they are just shadows or tree branches. I think the main idea for this poem is simply, Don't be afraid to move forward in life, even if things seem scary.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to Choosing shoes because I go looking for shoes all the time! And it is true, that there are so many kinds of shoes na they are all different! I think this poem is very fun to read because the poet describes all the shoes perfectly. I think that it is very fun to wear the fancy shoes, but I would prefer the comfy shoes, like the poem said. I liked this poem a lot!
My winner is Life doesn't frighten me because it has such an important meaning. I really liked the things they said. Like, not to be afraid to move forward. I can really use that advice in life and i think most people can., too. I liked the "flow" of the poem as well. I thought that the rhyme scheme, AABB, was clever to use in this poem. I really loved Life doesn't frighten me and that is why i choose it for the winner of the Elite 8.
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DeleteI Think Life dosent frighten me has a better meaning that choosing shoes becasue Life doesnet frighten me has a more important meaning.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to choosing shoes because somtimes I feel like that.
I like how the writer in choosing shoes used a ryhme sceme
I think Life Doesn't Frighten Me has more meaning then Choosing Shoes. I think this because the author is trying to tell you to not be afraid of anything in life and to face your fears.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to Choosing Shoes because whenever I am getting new shoes I do not know which to choose. I also try on many different pairs from the wide selection of shoes.
My winner is probably Life Doesn't Frighten Me because it has more meaning then Choosing Shoes. I also chose it because the author rhymed really well throughout the whole poem and I could really all see all the things that don't frighten her in my head.
I think Life Doesn't Frighten me had more meaning than Choosing Shoes. First of all Choosing Shoes is pretty much just about a lot of shoes bla bla bla so much to choose. Second in Life Doesn't Frighten Me every ones and a while it says life doesn't frighten me and, that really got my atension because its like the person is saying life is not scary don't ask me what I'm really afrade of because there's no answer to it.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to chossing shoes because sometimes I'm just searching for my shoes and I'm freaking out!I kind of feel bad for the person in the poem because it sounds like he's freaking out to.
For my winner I choose,drumroll please pat pat pat pat....Life Doesn't Frighten Me. This is my favorite poem because I could just picture it in my head.This one really got my atention,and I loved it.Thankes for reading I'll see in the next game.
I think that Life Doesn't Frighten Me has more meaning than Choosing Shoes.
ReplyDeleteAlso I like how the author used inner thoughts like being bold and brave. Choosing Shoes is abot a girl and her mom that go shoping at the mall.
I can connect to Choosing Shoes because every time I'm in the store trying to pick new shoes I can't decide which pair I want to get because there are so many to choose from.
My winner is going to be... Choosing Shoes because is really like to read a very flowing poem that I can connect with. I also thought the author put a rhyme scheme it was AAAB. I really enjoyed the rhythm of the poem. Also liked the imagery because I could picture myself inside the store choosing the shoe that I want. That's why I chose Choosing Shoes.
I think life doesn't frighten me means you should not let life scare or worry you and you should just let live roll like a barrel.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to life doesn't frighten me cause sometimes I am scare of what could happen in my future or what could happen to me but this poem inspired me to just let God and life do their thing.
Life doesn't frighten me had a rhyme scheme of AABC. It also used personification. So my winner is... Life Doesn't Frighten Me.
I think life doesn't Frighten Me has more meaning because the kid is trying to tell everyone he isn't afraid of anything and it's saying you shouldn't be scared of anything that you over come.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to choosing shoes because when I get to go pick some shoes [ which I rarely do] it takes me soooo long because I make sure I pick the right ones. My winner is Life Doesn't Frighten me because I thought it was cool how it rhymed really well and that kid is just like me.
Choosing shoes is about a girl and her mom going shopping with her mom and the girl is trying picking out her favorite shoes.I saw a rhyme scheme AAAB in this poem.Life doesn't frighten me is about an author telling you that your life may be a little bit scary at some points and you might have to step out of your comfort zone and overcome your fear.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to choosing shoes because I love to shop with my mom for shoes and see witch one I pick just for me.
My favorite is choosing shoes because it is a wonderful poem and is entertaining and exiting.
choosing shoes is about a mom who took her daughter to go get shoes. I can make a connection because some times when I go shopping for shoes and I have a hard time to.
ReplyDeleteI like life does not frighten me because it is telling you that life might be scary some times but you have to jump out of comfort zone.
my favorite is choosing shoes because it was entertaining.