Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Poetry Madness: Let the Games Begin!
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.
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I think dust of snow is about a man in a bad mood who goes outside and gets hit by falling snow and it makes in a bette mood
ReplyDeleteDust of Snow is about a man who is standing under a tree. Then a crow lands on the tree and the snow falls on him.It was a bad day. 2 Mother to sun is about a mom telling her son about life and that it is not perfect. Not every body gets what they want. 3 I choose Dust of Snow as the winner because it makes sence to me and I like the meaning.
ReplyDeleteI also like the meaning.
DeleteThe first poem was I too.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem was sun song.
I choose sun song because I never got to read Me To
Dust of snow is about a man who is sad then cheers up.
DeleteMe too is about a man who becomes american
I think "Dust of Snow" is about how a crow flew down onto a tree with a lot of snow, and then all the snow fell on the man. When the snow fell, it changed his mood from grumpy to happy.
ReplyDeleteI think "Mother to Sun" is about a mother's letter to her son, saying that her life has not been easy, but she's still getting through it.
I chose "Dust of Snow" as the winner because I liked how the poet made it funny. For example, a bird flew on a tree of snow, and the snow fell on top of him! Tat is why I chose "Dust of Snow".
-Ella B.
I think mother to son is about a mom telling her son that life is going to be hard but keep on going. I pick mother to son as the winner because I could really tell what the message was
ReplyDeleteI think, Dust of Snow, is about a kid that had his day change moods.
ReplyDeleteI think, Mother to Son, is about not turning back in life.
I chose Dust of Snow because the rhyme scheme was very clear. Also, because it shows how easy it is to turn your bad day around. Finally, because the syllables go together.
I think Mother to son is how life is not easy but that does not mean to quit. There is always a light at the end of the stair case.
ReplyDeleteI think Dust of Snow is about a person who has changed how they feel about the day. I like the way it feels.
My favorite is Mother to son because of the message it tells and the easy picture.
I think mother to son is about her. Telling her son it was not always fair.But he's mom said do not give up.
ReplyDeleteI think dust of snow is good and the guy was grumpy some of the day then he got happy because a crow hit a branch and snow fell on him.
I choose I, Too because it tells how African Americans were not treated well. It tells where he eats. It tells how his is American and he is like everyone else.
ReplyDeleteI choose Mother to son because she tells her son how life is hard. It isn't easy. But just keep living your life.
I think Dust of Snow is about a crow landing on a tree and snow falls on a man's head, for the rest of his day he had a happy mood.
ReplyDeleteMother to Son is about a mother telling her son that life is hard but you can't turn back.
Mother to Son is my winner because it is more meaningful and truthful. It shows that no one is perfect but we can't dwell on those mistakes.
I agree
DeleteThe first poem, Dust of snow, Is about a guy who is in a bad mood because bad things are happening. Then a crow landed on a tree and the snow landed on the man. So he just laughs and is in a better mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to son, is about a mom telling her son about life and how it is not always perfect.
I chose Dust of Snow because it has a good message like a bad day can always turn into a good one.
The first poem, Dust of Snow is about a man who is having a bad day until a crow made snow fall on him. When the snow fell down on him it changed his mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to son, I think it is about a girl who has worked her whole life. She is expressing to her son that her life has not been amazing. But, she never gives up and keeps trying.
I chose Dust of snow as the winner because it has a really good rhyme scheme. It is not too long and it was not that hard for me to understand the reading. I think the message is to not let bad things get in your way.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about someone who's mood got changed when he was hit with snow from an tree. It made him happy after he was having a bad day.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, iss about a mother telling her son that she had not had a perfect life, but she kept going.
I picked Dust of Snow as the winner. I got to understand the story and it tells a story. When I learned what ruel ment, light bulbs went out in my head that Dust of Snow was the winner over Mother to Son.
The first poem, Dust of snow, is about a man who is having a bad day and then a bird knocks into a snowy tree and it spilled snow all over the mans head and changes to a happy mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to son, is about a black mom who is having trouble in her life and says to never turn back no matter what. Her life is not like glass stairs.
I think Dust of snow is the winner because some people have bad days but then the worst things happens and that cheers them up. I like Dust of snow more because it makes a lot more sense to me and it is a little silly. Every one needs a good laugh!
Mother To Son is about a Mother who has had bad life because she is African-American and then her life starts to get better.
ReplyDeleteDust in the Snow is about a man who has a bad day but he goes into the snow and snow falls on him and then he is in a good mood.
I think Dust in the Snow should be the winner because it makes a lot of sense and has a deeper meaning Mother to Son.
I think dust of snow is about a man standing under a tree then a crow came and shock the snow from the tree onto the man's head. The man was grumpy and was having a bad day before the snow fell on his head. The snow changed how the man's day was going.
ReplyDeleteThe second story we read was about an african american slave trying to tell her son my life isn't a crystal stair way i'm going through a hard time as a slave but you need to keep your confidence!
I want dust of snow to be the winner, this one is very cheerful it has happiness and I like the story as much as I liked mother to son this one in my opinion is the best!
Dust of snow was short the meaning was that the smallest things can make a change. The rime scheme was A,B,A,B Mother to son was long the meaning you have to a high expectation for yourself. It did not have a rime scheme I pick mother to son,because it had a lot of meaning.I think it was in slave time.I loved it.
ReplyDeleteI think the main idea of dust of snow is even though you are having a bad day, the smallest things can make you smile.
ReplyDeleteThe second story, Mother to son is about a mom telling her son that even though they are poor, they have to keep trudging forward.
I picked Dust of Snow because I understood it better. Also, it sent a powerful message to all the readers reading it. Lastly, I picked it because it made me feel happy inside. I just wanted to smile after reading it!
-Campbell
I think Dust Of Snow is about a man that is in a bad mood until a crow landed on a tree and caused snow to fall on his head.
ReplyDeleteThe second story,Mother to Son is about a mother that had a rough childhood and wanted her son to go down a smooth crystal path not the rough spiky path.
I choose the poem Mother to Son because I thought it had a good message.For example,when the mom said she went down the rough path in her childhood,she cared enough to take the time to tell her son how to not go down that path and life a happy life.It relates to my life in the way my mom tells me to go down the path that's smooth not rough.
I feel like the main idea of Dust of Snow was that something small, like snow can change your day from bad to good.I noticed it had good rhyming. For example it was an ABAB pattern.
ReplyDeleteI feel like the main idea for Mother to Son is even if you had a hard life it doesn't have to stay like that. I noticed this poem didn't rhyme.
I chose Dust of Snow as the winner because, I understood it better than the other poem and I felt like I could relate to it, lastly I could picture what was going on and that made me like it.
Dust Of Snow is about a person having a really bad day. But when a dust of snow falls on their head their mood changes to being happy! The writer's craft is rhyming. This poem was very short but good!
ReplyDeleteMother To Son is about a mom telling her son that you always need to keep trying even though life isn’t fair! The writer's craft is phrases the mom uses a lot of phrases for instance my life was not crystal stairs! This poem was long and very good!
I chose Mother To Son, because it meant something to me because i have had experiences where life is not fair but i need to keep trying! I loved how the author made it relate to the reader! This poem was really great and I hope other people like it to!
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a guy who gets snow fallen on his head and his feelings change.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about a kid's mom that is trying to tell him that do not give up, the world is a hard place to be.
I pick Dust of Snow, because I think it has more details and it was more interesting. For example, it had more action in it. I like action stories.
The first poem Dust of Snow is about winter and when the snow falls your emotions will change and make the man feel better
ReplyDeleteThe second poem was Mother To Son it is about having confidence in yourself and to do the right before wrong.
I chose Mother To Son.
The reason I chose Mother To Son is it told me that you should be thankful for what you have.
Another reason is to never give up.Also it teaches you to have confidence in yourself when you are going through a tough time.
Dust Of Snow is about a man who is having a bad day but a little snow from a tree that a bird knocked totally changed his day. To me, this shows how something small can change your day.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem we read was called Mother to Son. Itb is about a kid's mom telling him that life is not a crystal staircase. It is full of splinters, no carpet, and other stuff that may stop you. I think that this poem has much more meaning than Dust Of Snow.
Overall, I wanted Dust of snow to win. I liked them the same but it came down to the slang in Mother to Son. It reminds me of the west and I don't really like the west. It is a weird reason but it was the only reason. I also like the rhyming they included in Dust of Snow. The rhyme scheme was ABAB. For example, heart and part, crow and snow, and mood and rued.
I think Dust of snow is about,when a crow shakes on a snowy tree when a person is under it. Then the person changes his mood because of the snow on the tree. I noticed there was a good rhyme scheme. For example,the pattern was A,B,A,B,A,B,A,B rhyme scheme.
ReplyDeleteThe main idea for mother to son is, when a mother is telling her so what to do. So she is trying to teach him that things ain't always hard so don't give up. I noticed they said ain't a lot. For example, it said it three times.
I chose Dust of Snow because I thought it was not as hard to understand. Also because it was a very fun poem. Another example is, I liked the rhyme scheme.
I think the main idea for Dust Of Snow is when someone has a change of heart. It had a lot of rhyme scheme. For example, rued and mood rhyme and me and tree rhyme and crow in snow rhyme.
ReplyDeleteI think the main idea for Mother To son is life is not easy. It had a lot of Old Fashion Slang. For example, they used climbin', 'cause, and ain't.
Mother To Son won and I choose Mother To Son. I choose Mother To Son because it uses a lot of Old Fashion Slang. Also, I could barley under stand it and it gave my a challenge.
Dust of Snow
ReplyDeletethis is about a man's day gone bad and a clamp of snow lands on his head and makes him happy. From the poem it is a smooth and has good rhythm for example the pattern is AB AB.
Mother to son
In this poem it tells about how to never give up and life is hard and not a breeze. For example it said "don't sit on the steps and go and keep going"
WINNER
MOTHER TO SON !!
The reason is when I was in kindergarten my uncle died. it was hard and i could not think. even though it was hard I never gave up. I finished kindergarten and continued to climb.
I enjoyed the writers craft of Dust of Snow because It showed that not all bad days are completely bad,also a poem can sound good without ryhm, for example they used cylables and it still sounded good.
ReplyDeleteI also enjoyed Mother to Son because it really made an image in my mind, that life is not always a crystal staircase but even if its not you have to keep on climbing and you will always make it.
I have decided Mother to Son because it really meant something more to meit really set an image in my mind, and made me want to read more.I also enjoyed how they used dialogue and had someone talking.
Dust of snow is about a guy having a bad day but snow fell on his head and changed his mood. Mother to son is about a mom telling her son to not give up even when life isn't being fair. I chose mother to son because i liked the sayings in it. I also kind of liked the incorrect grammar. Another reason is I liked it was because it was longer than dust of snow
ReplyDeleteI thought mother to son was about a mother who grew in a not so nice house. I also thought it was about a boy who was listening to his mom talk to him about this.
ReplyDeleteIn the dust of snow it is about a man who has had a bad day and a bird fell on a tree and snow fell down on the mans head . then he felt better.
I picked mother to son because it made me think about what was important in life. It also made me think about never quitting.
The first poem is about a man that was having a bad day, and a crow landed on a tree and snow dust fell on the man's head. It made his mood lighten up and he felt better.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son is about a mother that is telling her son that even though life is hard, don't give up. To keep on moving.
I choose Mother to Son as a winner because it encourages us to not give up even though life is hard. Also even though it doesn't really rhyme, it still encourages us.
Roger the Dog,is about a fat ugly dog that is lazy. It has no moral and is very descriptive.
ReplyDeleteFalling Star is about a man/boy that saw a shooting star fly across the sky.It has a good moral:be careful what you wish for.
I chose Falling star as the winner because it had a good moral.For example when the text says good only to make wishes on and when it said I saw a star slide down the sky it made me picture my mom telling me to look because there was a shooting star.When I saw it my mom said to be careful what you wish for I made a wish and remembered it today.
Roger the dog was very silly poem. It was about a really lazy dog who only got up to eat. THe owner wishes the dog would exercise, but Roger saves his energy for eating.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem I read was called the fall'n star. This poem was about a person who is watching a star flowing across the sky. The girl is making up a poem about the start and how it can't be bought or sold.
I think the winner is the fall'n star, I choose this because I am such a big dog lover and I don't like to talk about dogs that way!!!, I think Fall'n star is a really cute poem about that one single star!
Mother to son was the mom telling his son not to give up on life
ReplyDeleteIn the dust of snow is about a man who gets hit with a snowball and starts to feel better
I chose mother to son because it makes more sense
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DeleteThe first poem,Casey At The Bat,is about a man named Casey that is put on plate to win the game for Mudville.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,The Eagle,is about an eagle looking for prey.It then sees prey and dives off a mountain to catch.
I choose Casey At The Bat as the winner because it has more words per paragraph that make sense.For example:The Eagle says:Ringed with the azure world,he stands.And Casey At The Bat says:For Casey,mighty Casey was up to bat.