Now that you have read through all of the poems and chosen a winner to advance to the Elite 8, the pressure has mounted. Both classes will read "Mother to Son" and "Casey at the Bat".
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?
- Which poet's craft do you enjoy more?
- Poet's craft can include: repetition, imagery, personification, rhyme, alliteration, couplets, onomatopoeia, simile/metaphor, etc.
Make sure your answer is detailed and explains the three bullet points.
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.For example, she says, "I'se been a-climbin' on" and "turnin' corners". I also enjoyed that the poem is a metaphor comparing life to a flight of stairs that is hard to climb. The poet's mother encourages him to never give up but keep trying even though life is hard.
Dust of Snow has more meaning to me. This poem teaches me a lesson, like a small act can go a long way! An example of that was when the snow fell on him, it made him happy.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to Dust Of Snow because a small act can go a long way. An example of that is when i’m having a bad day, and someone smiles at me, it can change my attitude. This act of kindness happens a lot during the day.
I enjoyed Dust Of Snow’s writer craft more. One reason why I liked it is because it had the ABAB rhyming scheme. An example is snow and crow. I also liked how the writer's craft gave you a lesson. The lesson is that a small act can go a long way.
I choose Dust Of Snow for my winner because it has more meaning to me. It teaches me a better lesson. The lesson is that a small act can go a long way. I also like the imagery. An example is when the snow falls. This is why I chose Dust Of Snow.- Sarah
I think Dust of Snow is more important because it teaches you a lesson. For example, it teaches you that you can change your mood at any time.
ReplyDeleteIt also teaches you about a small thing happening that can change your whole mood.
A personal connection is when I was in Dollywood and I had an awful mood. I changed my mood when someone random gave me a piece of candy. In the Dust of Snow poem a bird knocked snow on him but it changed his bad mood into a good mood.
I enjoyed the writers craft in the Eagle.imagery because you could really imagine an Eagle looking for prey. I also could imagine when he saw prey and started to dive down and catch it. I also liked the Alliteration. For example, Clasps the crag with crooked hands. Lastly I liked the similes. For example, like a thunderbolt he falls.
I pick Dust of Snow because I loved the concept and the teaching of the poem.
Elle
The poem that is more important to me is Dust Of Snow. This poem has more meaning to me because I think that sometimes what happened to the person in the poem sometimes happens to me. Sometimes I’m having a bad day and I had something else bad happen to me. I think that this is not a good day, and then I see that it is kind of funny.
ReplyDeleteMy personal connection is with The Eagle. My connection is when I saw an eagle. We were driving around, and then we saw the pretty bird flying above us. It was so cool!
The writers craft I enjoyed more was the one from Dust Of Snow. I loved the rhyme scheme a lot. I liked how every word rhymed with the word below the one below it. It went: ABAB. I liked how it wasn’t very complicated. I also liked how all the words rhymed very nicely with each other throughout the whole poem.
My winner is Dust Of Snow because I liked all the great writers craft in it. I also liked the great message in the poem.
Lizzie
1 Dust of Snow means more to me . I think this because snow can really change someone's day. For example, then we don't have school and everyone likes that
ReplyDelete2 I can make a connection to Dust of Snow . For example, when it snows I get happy because then I can sled. That is how I can make a connection to Dust of snow .
3 I enjoyed the rhyme scheme of the Dust of Snow . For example , it is ABAB. I liked how the stanzas match . For example, they are four and four so it is easier to follow along . Also, I liked the imagery when the snow fell on him. That is the writer's craft I enjoyed more in the Dust of Snow .
4I pick Dust of Snow because I liked how it impacted that guys day .
Henry
Mother To Son’s meaning is more important to me because. I feel bad for the mom for having a bad life. I like that the mom is telling the son to have a great life and don't let anything let him down.
ReplyDeleteMy personal connection is to Casey at The Bat because. I can relate to messing up when you really need the point or score in a sports game. Also I can relate to being confident in a game and not playing well.
I like Casey at Bats writer’s craft more because. I like that it has the same rhyme scheme each line. Also I can see Casey at the bat with imagery. Also Casey at The Bat has couplet examples day play same game.
My winner is Mother to Son because I liked the message.
I chose mother to Son, it has more meaning because being a slave was like a dog getting kicked,starved and abused to death. I feel bad for all of the work they had to do. If I was a slave I would take my family and run for our freedom.
ReplyDeleteI can make a personal connection with Casey at the Bat because once we were in 3rd grade and we were versing 5th graders. It was my turn and she slapped her glove and striked me out. The umpire went KIHYA! STRIKE THREE!
I enjoy Casey at the bat more because who doesn't like sports!? Also I like to play softball and I can picture Casey coming up to bat.l. I also like it because I can picture every little possible detail. I like it also because I can picture the umpire going STRIKE ONE! STRIKE TWO! STRIIIIIIIIIIKE THREE! YOUR OUT!
My winner is Casey at the bat because I like sports.
I think Mother to Son has the most meaning Because it's about a mother telling her son that life is hard.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection with Casey at the Bat because I have stuck out in softball before.
I enjoy Casey at the Bats writers craft the most because I like the Couplet. For example day and play, rest and breast,blake and fake,all and ball,yell and dell,place and face, and dirt shirt. I Also enjoy the image of Casey striking out.
I choose Casey at the Bat because it’s funny
Miles
I think Mother To Son means more to me because it teaches a lesson. How to never give up. Also for her life ain't been no crystal stair.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to Casey At The Bat. when my team struck out and we lost. Our team was sad. Like when they said there was no joy in mudville.
I like Mother To Sons writers' craft better. It had metaphors like her life has tacks in it. Also her life has splinters. Also I like the rhythm. like reachin landin’s and turning corners.
I chose Casey At The Bat because I like sports
Dowden
I like the meaning of mother to Son because it talks about trying hard. Also I like trying hard and I know that sometimes life is going to be hard at different moments in life. I really like the meaning because Mother to Son tells you not to give up.
ReplyDeleteMy connection is to Casey at the Bat because I used to play baseball and I would strike out some but did not care. This is also like one of my soccer games when my team lost and because we did not put our best effort into the game. Lastly is when my favorite baseball team may strike out and sometimes get mad.
I liked Casey at the Bat’s Writer’s Craft more because it's longer and has more Writer's Craft. Like there are couplets in Casey at the Bat. Also there is a rhyme scheme of A,A,B,B. I found an alliteration when it was the safe second. I could imagine just dirt everywhere.
I choose Casey at the Bat because I really like sports and activity.
-Wells
Mother To Son means more to me because the mom is telling her son it is probably going to be hard growing up. Also it has more meaning in my opinion. One more thing is that I kind of just like it more.
ReplyDeleteOne of my personal connections is Casey at The Bat. I play baseball. Another connection is one time I needed to hit the ball but i striked out. One more example is that I can relate to striking out.
I enjoy Casey At The Bat’s writer's craft more. Because I could get pictures in my mind. Also I liked Casey at Bat more because of the rhyme scheme on each line. Another example is onomatopoeia when he misses the ball it has a sound word. One last thing is alliteration.
I chose Mother To Son because of its message.
“‘Mother To Son’s” meaning is more important to me because I could really understand the meaning.I also think it’s important for a kid to listen to his parents.Another reason I tought so was I could really imagine the hole story.
ReplyDeleteI can make personal connections with “Casey At The Bat” because I play softball.Also I have struck out in a game before.I could also imagine how casey felt.
I liked “Casey At The Bat’s” writer’s craft more because the author used exitement when Casey struck out.I also could really imagine it.For example when the fan from the crowd yelled.Or another example is when casey struck out.Over all I think both authors used great writer’s craft.
My winner is “Casey At The Bat” because it’s really funny.
Kate
ReplyDeleteI think mother to son has more meaning to me.I think that because it reminds me that life is not always easy.I also like it because it makes me think about how lucky I am.
I think Casey at bat has more connection to me.I think that because it reminds me when all the bases were full and I was up to bat and I striked out.It also reminds me of when on the other team one of the kids got 2 strikes on purpose and then smashed the ball up only for it to get caught by our cather
I think Casey at bat has better writers craft.I think that because it rhymes a little more.I also like how at the end it squeezes a rhyme that says he struck out.I also think that this poem has good imagery.I lastly I think that it has a better all around plot,setting,and characters.
I pick Casey at bat as my winner.
Charles
I like the meaning of “Casey at the Bat” more because it has a clear meaning. It means, try your hardest the first time. It also means don’t show off.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to “Casey at the Bat”. My brother and I were playing a basketball game in the backyard. My brother thought he would win so he didn’t try until the last 2 minutes. He ended up losing the game.
I like the writer's craft in “Mother to Son”. For example, I like the metaphor life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. I also like the writer’s craft in “Casey at the Bat”. For example, I like the rhyme scheme. For example, it has an aabbaabb pattern.
My winner is Casey at the bat because I can relate to it.
-GRACI
The meaning of Mother to son is that a mother is having a hard life and she tells her son to try not to have a hard life. It means to me that the mom is caring about her so much.
ReplyDeleteMy personal connection is to Casey at the bat is that I play soft ball and I have striked out before too. I also know what it feels like to lose a big game because I got third place in my basketball tour
tunament.
I like the rhyme that and bat in Casey at the bat.I also like the rhyme scheme AA BB CC DD and more.I liked the imagery because I could picture Casey getting striked out and him being very mad.I could also picture everyone liking him and crowding him.
I choose Casey at the bat as the winner because I can picture the whole poem.
Amelia
I think Mother to Son has the most meaning because it tells a lot of detail like, “Well, son life ain't no crystal stair.” I think the setting is the mother grew up being homeless and unwanted but good things can still happen you just got to believe. It says how sometimes it has been super hard but she never gave up.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to Casey at the bat, because I have played baseball in my yard before with my brother, and it was fun. But I never scored sadly so I kind of know how he feels.
I enjoyed Imagery the most because I love reading the poem and then imagining what had happened and then put the words and pictures together. I also really liked the rhyme scheme, and it was fun to find rhyming words like bat,sat stair ,glair.
My winner is Mother to son because it has great imagery, and rhyme scheme. For example b,a,c,a,e,a,a
-Avery
The first one “Casey at Bat” is about a super cocky person that plays baseball.His name is Casey.I can make a connection saying that I play baseball and I have struck out before in my baseball games.
ReplyDeleteThe second one “Mother to Son” is about a mom talking to their son that life’s not easy.I can relate,because my mom has actually said that before.It really isn’t for a lot of people,because some people aren’t as fortunate as others.
The winner is “Casey at Bat” because more people can relate to it.It put a really good picture in my mind.Probably many could agree.I really like “Casey at Bat” because I like baseball.Again many could agree.I think the rhymes are really funny and clever.
Mother to Son has a bigger meaning to me because it is abou someone who might have been going through hard times tells her son what it was like.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Casey at Bat because when I was in First grade it my first time playing.Not exactly my first time playing more like my first time playing a actual game.My team was called the Oakland Athletics.At the time I thought it was the worst name for a baseball team until I heard about the Nashville sounds.
I can make a connection because I struck out and lost the game for us.The writer's craft I enjoy more is Casey at Bat because of its creative humor.
Dust Of Snow has more connections to me because some days i am just sad but one tiny thing happens and i'm happy. It could be a smile or somebody saying something nice. Dust Of Snow just has more connections to me.
ReplyDeleteThe Eagle has more meaning to me because the eagle just felt free. It also had more meaning by the description it had for example, “He watches from his mountain walls.” That is why it had more meaning.
I think The Eagle won because it had more meaning and writers craft. For example, it had alliteration like,”He clasps the crag with crooked hands.” I also saw i image in my head when it said,”And like a thunderbolt he falls.” It also had a rhyming pattern like, AAABBB. So that is why I chose The Eagle.
CECILIA
The Eagle had more meaning to me. it represents the united states which i live in. it is are country's animal.
ReplyDeleteI once saw an eagle and it was very cool it did the same thing. It swooped through the air. It was also on a tall wall.
I liked dust of snow writers craft more. it rhymed more and made more sense.it was trapped in my mind of how it happend.
I think the eagle won because it made a great picture in my mind. For example: it dove down fast. I liked the eagle more.
thomas
The eagle has more meaning to me because BA are the eagles,and that is where I'm going.Also the United States are represented by the eagle.Finally because I like eagles.
ReplyDeleteMy connection connects to Dust of Snow.When my sister threw a snowball at my face then rubbed it in.So I went inside when I was going inside and snow fell on my head.Instead of being joyful I was more mad.
I enjoyed both writers craft. I could imagine the eagle swooping down.I also could imagine the crow on the tree.I enjoyed the personification in the eagle.The sea was crawling was an example.
My winner is Dust of Snow because I enjoyed it more.
-Aaron
The poem that means the most meaning,is the eagle. I think that because it talks all about an eagle. It also has meaning because at the end the eagle swoops down and catches fish.
ReplyDeleteI can make a better conachen with the eagle. I have a conachen with it because when I was little I saw a eagle fly down. That is why I have a good conachen with it.
With the writer's craft I still like the eagle. I like the eagle because the rhyme scheme is AAABBB. It is also really easy to picture for example the last part when he falls down. It also has good repetition for example “He clasps the crag with crooked hands.’’ That is another resan
Why it's good.
I think the winner is THE EAGLE because it is way better.WYATT
The eagle has more meaning to me because I like eagles. and because it represents the United states. and because the ba symbol is an eagle. and because I like the ba symbol.
ReplyDeleteMy connection goes to dust of snow. When I had a lot of friends over, my brother shoved my head into the ground,and my face was so cold it was hot. And because I love snow.
I liked both writer's craft. because I imagined the eagle flying down. and I imagined the snow falling all over the kid.I also think the author wrote the eagle for people to maybe not leave your friends out. I also imagine the kid looking in the sea.
I think the winner is Dust of snow because I love snow and because I liked it more.
AMES
Elite 8: Game 1
ReplyDeleteThe poem “Mother to Son'' has more meaning to me than Casey at the Bat does. I think it means more to me because it’s about a mother telling her son that life is not going to be easy. I also think it means more to me because it’s not just about a baseball game.
I can make a personal connection to “Casey at the Bat”. My connection is when I don't get a ribbon at my swim meets I’m disappointed. I can also relate to when my teammates are upset because they did not get a ribbon.
I enjoyed the writer’s craft in “Mother to Son” better. I enjoyed it more because it had great imagery when they were talking to each other. It also had a great rhyme scheme like when it said bare but. You could also imagine when the mother was talking about her past.
I chose “Mother to Son” as the winner.
-Presley-Kate
Mother to Son is more important to me because i think it is nice how a mother and a son bonds together.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection with Casey at the bat. For example me and my brother played flag football in the yard with his friends and my team lost.
I like Casey at the bat and had good writer craft. For example I loved the rhyme scheme a,a,b,b,cc.
I pick Casey at the bat because I love the rhyme scheme and i think it is cool because i love sports.
mayme
I think “Mother to Son’’ has more meaning because the mother tells the son that life is not perfect and to keep trying when times are hard. I think “Mother to Son’’ has more meaning because it is not just like getting struck out.
ReplyDeleteI can relate to “Casey at the Bat”. For example,I played softball for a few years,but instead of getting struck out I got a walk.
I did imagery as one of my writer's craft. For example, I had imagery when the mom was talking to her son.
My winner is “Casey at the Bat” because I like to play softball,and I liked the story. I also have a lot of imagery. For example, I had a lot of imagery when Casey got both the two strikes.
Sydney
ReplyDeleteThe poem”Mother to Son” is more important to me , because it brings back memories that I have had with my mom. This poem is important to me, because I like the Rhyme Scheme. This poem is important to me, because I like how it said”But all the time I've been climbing on.
My personal connection about “Casey at the bat” is that it reminds me of when I was playing softball with my friends. I like this poem, because when we were watching the short movie. Casey got really mad when he got struck out. I like this poem, because in the short movie everybody was becoming sad, because their favorite player got struck out.
I enjoy”Casey at the Bat's” writer’s craft, because I like the Rhyme Scheme AABBCC. I enjoy”Casey at the Bat’s” writer’s craft. There wasn’t any repetition.
I like the poem”Casey at the Bat”, because the poem is long.
Love,
David
I think “Rodger the dog” is more important because it has more meaning to me then “Who has seen the wind “ because dogs are more important to me then wind and how we can’t see it.
ReplyDelete“Roder the dog” has a personal connection because I like dogs and it is very funny and i like to laugh. When it's cold outside I sit right in front of the fireplace too.
I enjoy the writers craft in “Rodger the dog” it has a good rhyme scheme. For example, deep and sleep.It has alliteration.For example, his head. It has a simile. For example, “he digs down deep, like a miner into sleep.
I choose “Rodger the dog” because it is funny and it has good writers craft.
Cate