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 the winners of Game 2 and Game 4.
Today both classes will read "Roger the Dog" and "Who Has Seen the Wind". Make sue you put your name at the end of your post! Otherwise, your vote will not count because I will not know which class to connect your vote with.
Today both classes will read "Roger the Dog" and "Who Has Seen the Wind". Make sue you put your name at the end of your post! Otherwise, your vote will not count because I will not know which class to connect your vote with.
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? Be sure to give examples.
- 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.
Mother to son has more meaning to me because it is about a mother telling her son that life is not going to be easy .I feel bad for the son because life is not going to be easy for him.
ReplyDeleteI have more connection with mother to son because in the poem the mother loves her son. And I know that my mom loves me.
I think that the winner should be mother to son. One example is because it rhymes like stair and bare. Also it there is a metaphor when they compare life to crystal stairs.
tate
I think Who has seen the Wind is more important. For example, it’s about a wondrous boy or girl wondering where the wind comes from or goes to. Roger the Dog is just about a lazy dog never getting exercise.
ReplyDeleteI connected with Roger the dog because sometimes I am lazy and don’t want to do anything. For example, I really didn’t want to take out the garbage, so I told my brother to. I also made a connection with Who has seen the Wind because of wondering where things go and to.
I enjoyed Who has seen the Wind more than Roger the Dog because I loved the Personification. For example, “But when the trees bow down their heads’’. I also liked the Alliteration. For example, “Neither I nor you”.
Lastly I liked the Repetition. For example, The first and second line was repeated on the second verse.I think the winner is Who has seen the Wind because I loved the message of the story.
Elle
I think Roger The Dog means more to me. Because I like dogs,and I could see imagery of the dog hogging the fire. It has good rhymes like foot put.
ReplyDeleteI could make a personal connection to Roger The Dog. When my dog is sometimes like that. Sometimes I see my dog asleep next to the fire. Not moving just sitting there.
I enjoyed Roger The Dogs writer's craft more because I could see the imagery. Of the dog laying next to the fire. Not moving like he is dead. Also I like the rhyme of Roger The Dog. Like foot and put and romp and chomp.
I chose Roger The Dog because I liked the rhymes.
- Dowden
“Who Has Seen The Wind” meaning is more important to me because. I like that the person says even though you can't see the wind you can see the effect it has on things such as trees.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to “Roger The Dog” because. My dog Martha is very lazy and likes to eat food.
I enjoy “Roger The dog’s” writer’s craft more because. I can use Imagery to see the dog sleeping and scratching fleas. Also it has couplet because two lines have a Rhyme scheme. The Rhyme scheme is AA. There are also similes and metaphors. An example of a simile is He hogs the fire, he bakes his head as if it were a loaf of bread. An example of a metaphor is He’s just a sack of snoring dog you can lug him like a log. Also there is alliteration it is Digs Down Deep.
My winner is Roger The Dog because I like the theme.
Roger the dog means more to me because it is funny. Because he is very lazy and he loves to eat. Also I have a dog.
ReplyDeleteOne personal question is I have a dog. For who has seen the wind I wonder if you can sometimes see it. One last personal question for Roger the dog is my dog loves to eat.
I enjoy roger the dogs writer's craft more. It has a lot of good imagery. Also it has a rhyme scheme. The rhyme scheme is aabbcc.Two examples of writers craft on who has seen the wind. One example is another example of imagery I got a picture in my mind. One last example of a writer's craft is a rhyme scheme it was abbbcdd.
I think the winner should be Roger the dog because of how it is funny.
-daniel
I think Who Has Seen The Wind is more important to me because it is about a kid trying to figure if you can see the wind and I like it because I was a really curious boy when I was a little kid.Another reason it is more important to me is th wind is a really interesting thing.
ReplyDeleteI connect to Roger the dog because i have a dog and you can push him and roll him around.Another thing I connect to is when it says he will not race my dog wont race either.Another thing I can connect to is when it says Hell work as hard as you could wish emptying his dinner plate I connect because when I put his dinner down he runs as fast as he can to it.
I think the winner should be Roger the dog because I really like dogs and it has really good rhymes in it .
I think the meaning of Who Has Seen The Wind is more important, because it is probably about a mother telling her kid that you can see the wind but when the trees blow then that's when you know that the wind is passing by.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection with Roger The Dog more, because I have two lazy dogs that do the same things that Roger does.
I enjoy the writer's craft of Roger the dog more. I really like the image of Roger in the cow poop. I also like the rhyme AB. It also uses couplets like head and bread or foot and put. It also uses alliteration for example digs down deep.
I choose Roger The Dog as the winner because it's really funny.
Miles
I think the poem Roger the dog had more meaning to me. Because I have had lots of lazy dogs and this poem reminds me about them. That is why this poem has more meaning to me.
ReplyDeleteI also have a better connection to Roger the dog because. Like I said I have had many dogs like him. That is my connection to roger the dog.
And also I like Roger the dog for the writer's craft. I really like the imagery in it. I can really see Roger and how he is super lazy. It also has cool rhyming like ease fleas and head bread. I also liked the alteration like digs down deep.
Lowell
I think roger the dogs poem is more important to me because i like dogs more. and because it is funny. and because it has sum really good rhymes.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to who has seen the wind because. Sometimes I can fell the wind. but i can not see the wind.
I enjoy Roger the dog more.I like all of the rhymes and i think it is funny. The imagery is so good, it is sort of like a move because you can see it in my mind.An I can relate to this poem because my dog bear is like roger the dog.
I think the winner is roger the dog because I like dogs and because it makes more sense. AMES
Roger the Dog is more important to me because I have a dog.Also because it reminds me of the Shar-Pei.Finally it reminds me of a weak fat hound.
ReplyDeleteI have a connection to Roger the Dog because my old dog was a decent size or a little bigger.He was a big dog like roger.He was heavy!
I liked Who Has Seen the Wind writer's craft.It had good personification.Ex.The leaves hang trembling.Or the trees bow their heads.I also enjoyed the how well the story was written.
I chose Roger the Dog as the winner because I had better connections and more importance to me.
-Aaron
I think Roger the Dog is more important to me because I love dogs. It is also important to me because it is most likely talking about an old dog like mine. Another reason he is important because I can just imagine how cute he is! 🐶
ReplyDeleteI have a personal connection with Roger the dog. My personal connection is that I have a dog that acts like Roger the dog a lot. Just like Roger the dog my dog is really lazy.
The writer's craft that I like more is Roger the dogs. I think it's better for example. It has a lot of similes, for example, “As if he were a loaf of bread.” That's one example. Another thing is the rhyme scheme. Which is AA the whole time.Its also really easy to picture throughout the whole time.
I think the winner is Roger the dog because it has more meaning.
-Wyatt
Roger The Dog is a lazy dog who sits around all day. I can make a connection with this poem because my dog sometimes just lays around. My dog always lays down and sleeps after being outside. But sometimes he is the total opposite, he comes inside and starts sprinting around like a crazy person.
ReplyDeleteWho Has Seen The Wind is about someone talking about the wind and how you cant see it but you can feel it. It has more meaning to me. It has more description too. When I was little I used to fly kites with my little sister.
I choose Roger The Dog as the winner because it has a stronger connection to me. It also has rhyming in it for example deep and sleep, and romp and chomp. It also has alliteration like,”Then flops flat, and digs down deep.” It follows the ryhming pattern AABBCC. So that is why I chose Roger The Dog.
cecilia
Roger the Dog has more meaning to me because my one dog does none of that and the other does . Also it means more to me because i think his lifestyle is kind of weird . For example, he rolls in cowclap . That is how it means more to me .
ReplyDeleteI can make a personal connection to who has seen the wind because I'm always curious about weird things. Also I always wonder about simple things . For example, I wonder why in cartoons the water is blue .
I enjoyed Roger the dog's writer's craft . For example I liked all the couplets. Also I like how every stanza rhymed. My favorite writer's craft was how the stazas matched because it was easier to read . That is why I liked the writer's craft of Roger the Dog.
My winner is Roger the Dog.
-henry
I think that who has seen the wind has more meaning is more important to me.I think that because it is about a person who wants to see the wind.Also it is not as funny as roger the dog and it is subtle.
ReplyDeleteI can make a better connection with roger the dog than who has seen the wind.I say this because I have a dog.I also say this because roger the dog is about a lazy dog.
I enjoy roger the dog more.1 because it is funnier.2 I can relate to it more.3 It makes more sense to me.4 I like how the writer rhy rhymes while being entertaining.
I think the poem Roger the dog means more to me because first he sounds like the complete opposite of my dog. Also who doesn’t like dogs? And third, I like the writer's craft.
ReplyDeleteI can make a connection to who has seen the wind because the kid is very curious like me and asks a lot of questions.
I can make a T-T connection with Roger the dog. First Roger the dog is a sleepy and lazy dog mostly like mine.
I enjoyed Roger the dogs writer's craft the most.
I think the winner is Roger the dog.
-Avery
The meaning of Roger the Dog is more important to me. For example, it’s about a lazy dog. I like it because it’s funny.
ReplyDeleteI can connect with Roger the Dog. For example my dog, Bear, is just like that dog. He lays down in the grass when he’s outside.
I enjoy Roger the Dog’s writers craft more. I like the imagery. For example,”He hogs the fire, he bakes his head, as if it were a loaf of bread. I also like the similes. For example,”You can lug him like a log.
My winner is Roger the Dog because it’s funny.
-Graci
Roger the dog means more to me. Roger the dog gives me more understanding.
ReplyDeleteI can connect to Roger the dog because my dog Cooper always sleeps all day and is so lazy.
I enjoyed Roger the dog more because the way they put the writers craft it made it sound like a story about Cooper. An example of the writers craft is He's just a sack of snoring dog which is a metaphor. - Sarah
My winner is Roger the dog. -Sarah
ReplyDeleteElite 2
ReplyDeleteMeaning- Who Has Seen the Wind had more meaning to me. I like how the boy is wondering about the wind. I like that he feels it without seeing it.
Personal Connection- I had a personal connection with Who Has Seen The Wind. I have also tried to see the wind before. I was disappointed that I could not see it. Just like the boy, I could still feel it.
Winner- I liked Roger the dog better. There was a lot of imagery in it.(ex-he’ll work as hard as you could wish emptying his dinner dish) There was also some alliteration. (ex-digs down deep) The rhyme scheme was AA,BB,CC,DD,EE,FF,GG,HH.
I LIKED ROGER THE DOG BETTER.
-cg
I LIKED ROGER THE DOG MOR BCEASE I REALLY LIKED THEN WRITERS CRAFT AND IT IS FUN TO IMAGEN A LAZY DOG I ALSO LIKE THE IMAGERY AND IT ALSO FOLLOWS PATTERN AABBCC AND IF IS PRETTY FUNNY THAT IS WHY I CHOOSE ROGER THE DOG. ANNA BARIA
ReplyDeleteI think “Who Has Seen the Wind” is more important to me because it is about a curious boy. The curious boy is wondering about where the wind comes from and where the wind goes.
ReplyDeleteThe personal connections I can make are to “Roger the Dog”. For Example,I also have a dog. I can also make personal connections to “Who Has Seen the Wind”. For Example,I wonder where the wind comes from and where the wind goes.
The writer's craft I enjoyed the most is imagery because you make a movie or an image in your mind.
I choose “Who Has Seen the Wind” because I think it has more meaning. For Example,a lot of people wonder where the wind comes from and where it goes.
Sydney
1.I think Roger the dog has more of a meaning because it doesn't tell you, you imagine it.
ReplyDelete2. I can relate to Roger the dog because my dog usually stops crying once she has her food, and she sleeps all day long.
I think Who has Seen the Wind has more meaning because you never see the wind. It also says that you can only see it in the trees. That is why I think Who has seen the wind has more meaning.
ReplyDeleteI can make more personal connections to Roger the Dog. For example, my dog likes to sleep in its bed . Also, I can relate to the owner because sometimes my dogs do not want to go outside , but they have to.
I think Roger the Dog has more writers craft. For example, it has a lot of rhyming words. Such as, dog,log. It also has alliteration. For example, Digs Down Deep. Also, Flops Flat is an alliteration.
I think the winner is Roger the Dog because I can relate to the story. Also, it is very funny, and I liked the rhyming words. That is why I think Roger the Dog should win.