During March, the best college basketball teams compete for the National Title. In order to be the best, each team must state their case by playing the best, scoring the most, and ultimately advancing to the next round.
To create a sense of poetry madness in our room and celebrate poetry, we will read a 2 poems each evening and advance a class winner the following day. However, like the basketball tournament, we must use specific criteria to judge a poem: meaning, poet's craft (rhyme, line breaks, punctuation, simile/metaphor, word choice, repetition), ability to visualize, and your personal connection.
Each night you will answer the following 3 questions about the poems you have read.
1. What is the meaning of the first poem? (Summarize in one sentence)
2. What is the meaning of the second poem? (Summarize in one sentence)
3. Based on the criteria, which poem did you choose and WHY? ***Please tell me everything you think, but use your best writing.
You will complete Game 1 in class. Please read Game 1 (Dust of Snow and Mother to Son), choose your favorite, and leave your comment below. I left an example of a comment below.
The first poem, I Too, is about race and how the poet is accepted over time and is a part of America.
The second poem, Sun Song, is about a song for African-Americans to sing about the song to bring them hope.
I chose I, Too as the winner because I like the deeper meaning of change and how the poet uses each stanza to tell the story. I also like how Hughes changes one word in the first and last line to show acceptance.
My Favorite poem was Mother to son. I like it because I like the story behind it . To me the story means that you should always look forward and to not look back.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem is about a mom telling her son to keep on going even when it is hard.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem is about a man got a change of mood when a bird spilled snow on him.
I chose Mother To Son because I loved that the mom told her son that it was hard but she didn't make it. I love that the mom is telling him/her to keep on going even when it is hard. I really also loved the detail even though it is short.
The first poem Dust of snow I think it means a boy walking and then a crow got some little snow flurys on him then his mood changed.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem Mother to Sun I think it is about slaves and the Mom is telling her sun that life is very hard and there is no succsess.
I think Dust of Snow is better because I really like the ryming rymthim.
Mother to Son is about how life is no crystal.
ReplyDeleteDust of Snow is about a kid having a bad day.
I like Dust of Snow the best because it is interesting and it rhymes.
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DeleteMother To Son is about a mom who is trying to tell her son that life isn't the easiest thing, and it has some bumps.
ReplyDeleteDust Of Snow is about a man who gets snow dumped on himself by a crow, and it changes his mood for the rest of the day.
I chose Mother To Son because I relate to this because I have had some bumps in the road to. I also think it had a better meaning, and made more since.
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DeleteI think the meaning of Mother to son is that she is saying life is not easy and when it is hard dont stop keep going strong.
ReplyDeleteI also think the meaning of Dust of snow is that he is having a bad day and in the end he sees something beautiful and it changed his mood.
In the first poem, Dust of Snow, the boy was dreading the day, but the beautiful scenery gave him a change of mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son was about a mother preparing her son for the future.
My favorite poem was Mother to Son. I liked the deeper meaning and how the mother was teaching her son to never give up. Also, to believe in God and whatever he has planned for the future when life gets tough. I think I could use this lesson for my life.
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DeleteThe Dust of snow is about a boy walking and a crow dumps some snow on the b poemoys head and his mood totally changed. The second poem The Mother to son poem is about a mom telling her son there are bad times in life.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite on was Mother to son because i've had bad times in life.
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DeleteThe first poem, Mother to son, is a heartfelt poem where the son is having a tough day and his mother tells him to not give up now.
ReplyDeleteThe other poem, Dust of snow, is about some having a bad day and the someone cheers him up and he starts to look at things in a different perspective.
I chose Mother to son as the winner because I like the talk the mother had with him. I have a tough times and my mother also helped me get through it.
Mother To Son is about a Mother and her son. The mom tells her son to not give up when things get tough.
ReplyDeleteDust of Snow was about a kid who had a bad day but his mood changed after seeing all the snow.
I liked Dust of snow because it rhymes. It was also fun and detailed. I liked It because it was nice and sort, and a good story.
The first poem, Dust of Snow is about when a mans mood changes because of a crow and changed his mood from a not so happy mood to a happy mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,Mother to Son is about a mother teaching her son to never give up and" keep climbing".
Out of the two poems I choose Mother to son. I choose this one because it made more sense to me, and because I liked how a lesson was explained but in a different way.
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ReplyDeleteI think the first poem is about a mother telling her son to keep going in life.
ReplyDeleteI think the second poem is about a guy having a bad day then then sees something that cheers him up.
I choose Mother to Son as the winner because I understood it more,also it has a good message about persevering in life.
1) The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about sad person whose heart is melted in a snowstorm.
ReplyDelete2) The second poem, Mother to Son, is about a mother who tells her son that he should not give up, and to be prepared for the future.
Favorite- My favorite poem was the Mother to Son poem. This is because of I can see myself talking to my mother and her telling me, 'Do not be afraid, and face your fears for the future.'
The Mother To Son is about a mother who is talking to her son about that there will be a few bumps in the road burt everything will eventually be alright. It is about the mom who is informing the boy about life.
ReplyDeleteThe Dust Of Snow is about a man who is having a bad day so, he walks to the hemlock tree and a bird dumps snow on him and that totally takes a different perspective to the man about him and that changes him.
I personally favor The Dust Of Snow because it has a deeper meaning then you think and their a lot more to it then the words on the paper.
1) In the book Mother to son the mother is telling her son to never give up even if you don't have much.
ReplyDelete2) In the poem Dust of snow the Hamlock tree had meaning to the boy and the tree changed him for the better.
Opinion) I choose Dust of snow as my pick, because, it had a lot of meaning. It also had more detail that I had to think deeper to get.
I think the 2nd poem Mother to son is about a mom that has a bad life and does not want her son to have a bad life too. So she is telling her son to not be afraid.
ReplyDeleteI think the 1st poem,Dust to snow is about a guy who is outside on a snowy day under a tree the man is mad. But a crow nocks some snow on the man and the man changes his mood.
I like mother to son the best because it has a lot of detail and it was easier for me to understand. I also think it made it easier for me to understand because it was longer.
The first poem, Dust of snow, is about how something ugly on the outside but beautiful on the inside can shake something white and clean on someone and can clean their sad heart and make it happy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about how a mother telling her son that no matter how tough the time is, that you can push through it.
I choose Dust of snow as the winner because I like the mystery and spiritual elements of it. Also, I like the idea that something ugly can, in a way, produce something clean and white that can change someone's mood.
The first poem, Dust Of Snow, is about how God gives people hearts, he makes them happy. The second poem, Mother To Son, is about how life isn't what you think it is. I choose Mother to Son because I like how it tells people that life is nothing what you think. I also like the words they used for the poem. I feel like the words couldn't be better. I really like the message of the poem.
ReplyDeleteI think the first poem, Mother to Son is about a mother trying to prep her son for life's challenges.
ReplyDeleteI think that the second poem, Dust of Snow shows that a small action can change someone's day.
My favorite story was Dust of snow. I liked it because it has a very deep meaning, and it rhymes were well placed. also I think that the moral can help people learn to do the same.
The first poem, Mother To Son, is about how things may be hard in life but you have to keep going no matter what.The second poem, Dust Of Snow, is about how someone was about to have a bad day but a small thing changed his day and and made it better. I chose Mother To Son as the winner because I like how it says that you have to keep going. Both poems were good though.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, Dust of Snow is about what you might see on a snowy day. Like, you might see a crow or you could see a Hemlock tree if you look hard.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son is about a mother telling her son life isn't going to be perfect, and there's going to be some bumps in the road.
I choose Mother to Son as the winner because I love the message it gives. I also like it because when I read it the mother sounded like Moe Moe Bay from Pink and Say, and we all love Moe Moe Bay.
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DeleteThe first poem, Mother to Son, is about a mom telling her son life isn't easy and to never give up even when it's easier than standing your ground. She compares life to stairs saying there's been tacks, splinters, scratches and bare spots but she tells her son the future is bright and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Dust of Snow, is about a man dreading a snow day until he realizes he should be thankful for it instead.
I chose Mother to Son as the winner because it was more interesting to me. I liked how the author compared life to stairs. I also enjoyed the moral of the story and how it was repeatetive.
Dust of snow is about how your mood so in the story something not to pretty on the outside is really pretty on the inside.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem is Mother to Son I was about how life is not always easy there will be twist and turns in life, but it does not mean the will not be good thing that happen in life.
I love for different meanings but I finally decided to choose Mother to son I think it has a lot of meaning in it. loved both.
I think the first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a crow dusting snow on a boy and and it changes his mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to son, is about a mother telling her son that life is not always perfect but you have to keep going.
I chose Mother to son because I can connect to it and I understand it better then Dust of Snow.
I thought long and hard over this I thought that both had a great story to tell and are equal in quality the first one Dust of Snow tells a story of winter and the meaning I think is that summers fun and all and at first you rued the day that it changes to winter but then you realize that you can have just as much fun in the winter as you can in the summer. On the other there's the second poem Mother to Son which has one of the best meanings poetry can have it's saying that life won't always be a crystal stair which means that life won't be a rich, easy, and simple it's saying there will always be another bump in the road that you can't always get what you want that when you fall down you need to get up and that you have to learn to be tough and keep trying. So it's a tie for me.
ReplyDeleteMother to Son is about a boy and his mom and the Mom talks about having a rough life as an adult and he should enjoy being young.
ReplyDeleteI like the poem Dust of Snow by Robert Frost. It's about a poet who writes about him having a bad a day and little things made him feel better.
I liked the Dust Of Snow sorry for all the Mother To Son. I like Dust Of Snow because it is short and it rhymes and most of all it is a person in a bad mood then in a good mood, THE END. GOOD NIGHT!
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a crow shaking snow off. The snow falls on you changing your mood to happy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about life not being easy.
I vote for Mother to Son. I enjoyed the old laungage and descriptions.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a person that saw a crow look (her) or himself in the snow. The second poem , Mother to Son, is about a mother that is telling her son life is not easy. I choose Mother to Son as the winner. It was a better piece of poetry of poetry to me. It made a lot more sense too.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem Dust of Snow,is about some one how sees a crow and has a change of mind and feeling.
ReplyDeletethe second poem is about a mother who tell her son about her life.
I chose Dust of snow because it is short and sweet and it has feeling to me.
The first poem Roger the Dog, is a funny poem about a dog that is very lazy, and the only reason he will get up is if you are feeding him.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem The Falling Star, is a meaningful poem about a person who sees a beautiful falling/shooting star, and makes a wish on it.
Even though Roger the Dog was a funny poem, I chose The Falling Star. I chose The Falling Star because it has a lot of meaning to it, and I will never forget the time I saw one of the most beautiful things, a shooting star.
Roger the Dog is about a dog who is lazy.
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I think Roger the Dog is about a dog that is lazy and only wants to eat and sleep. I think the poet means when it says " he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread" that the dog sleeps by the fire a lot.
ReplyDeleteI think The Falling Star was about a shooting star that is bright and beautiful, and I think the poet means when it says " Too lovely to be bought or sold " that the star is to pretty to be touched.
I choose Roger the Dog as the winner because it has lots of detail and there were lots of similes and metaphors. Plus I love dogs.