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.
Tonight please read Game 1 and choose your favorite.
This is an example post.
ReplyDeleteThe 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.
The first poem,Dust of Snow, is about a boy who has snow fall on him.The snow made his heart feel a change of mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,Mother to Son, is about a Mom telling her son that life has some tuff times.She also said to him you should never give up.
I chose Mother to Son because it had a lot of similes and lots of figurative language.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a man who is having a bad day and something in nature brightens his mood.
DeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about a mother giving advice to her son about how he shouldn't give up when life is hard.
My favorite was "Mother to Son" because I know if I ever have a problem I can go to my mom for help. She always tells me to keep going when life gets hard.
The first poem ,Dust of snow, is about a person who was angry that a crow got snow on him.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,Mother and son, is about a mom telling her son to try to run away to freedom and now mater what keep moving forward.
I chose,Mother and Son as the winner because it had more of a meaning to me and it was very sweet. I also liked how hughes put slavery in the poem.
Dust of snow is about a person that has snow fall on him. The snow changed his heart in a moodly way.
ReplyDeleteMother to Son is about a mom telling her son that life is painfull, but she was continuing on because she didn't give up,
I liked Mother to son more because it was more explanitory than dust of snow.
Dust of snow is about a person that has snow fall on him by a crow. The snow changed his heart mood.
ReplyDeleteMother son is about a Mother telling her son that life not always going to be easy, but to not give up. And that the little boy should have faith, and go run away to freedom.
I choose mother son because it has more meaning and it is more detailed.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a the author Robert Frost saying how he was mad and frustrated on how the crow shook snow on him.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about a slave mother telling her son that being a slave and running to freedom is hard, painful, and it seems like nothing is on your side. Also that you should never give up on your life and your dreams.
I loved the poem, Mother to son the best because it has so much passion and heart. I also love how the moral of the story is that you should never give up, even though it seems like the whole world is against you.
"Dust of snow" by Robert Frost about the author having snow shook down onto him by a crow. The snow also changed his mood.
ReplyDelete"Mother and son" is about a mother telling her son that she cleared the path for him and now all he has to do is follow it.
I Liked "Dust of Snow" more than "Mother to son" Because It is Shorter, and rhymes more.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about the author, Robert Frost, being upset about the crow that sprinkled snow on him. He said in his poem "has given my heart a change of mood" which means he is upset about what happened.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about a slave mother telling her son that being a slave and escaping to freedom is hard. The road is hard and it feels like it is going on forever. She is also saying never give up.
My favorite poem was Mother to Son by Langston Hughes. I like it because it has a lot of passion and heart between the mother and the son. I also like the moral of the story which is never give up even though it seems like the whole world is against you.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a person in the woods who saw a crow fly from a snowy branch and what he felt when the snow fell on him.
ReplyDeleteThe seconed poem, Mother to Son, is about a mother talking to her son about the realities of life and dont turn back.
My favorite poem is the Dust of Snow because it is to me a smoothing tail about a boy in the woods. I really like being in the woods so I can relate to the boy.
the first poem,Dust of snow, it's about someone went in the woods and he sees fly out of the snowy branches.
ReplyDeletethe seconed poem,Mother to son, it's about a mother talking to her son about how life is hard.
The First poem, Dust Of Snow is about a guy saw a crow fly off a tree and snow fell down. The second one ,Mother To Son, is about a mom telling her son about tough things in life. My favorite one is Dust of Snow because it is a calming to me,and talks about winer.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, Dust of Snow, is about the author, Robert Frost. It talks about how a crow let a dust of snow fall upon him. It says in the passage that it gave his heart a change of mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about (again) the author, Langston Hughes. She is talking to her son about never turn your back on life. She also says that her life as a child was "not so crystal clear."
My favorite poem is Mother to Son. I think it is really sweet how the author is almost relating to her and her son. It is almost like the son is going through a tough time, and he is battling the world. It also says that she wants to never have her son let go from her side.
The first poem, Dust of Snow by Robert Frost, is about someone who needs to calm down from their terrible day by letting the snow fall on them.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son by Langston Hughes, is about a mother telling her son to not give up because want you believe in is important. Also you have to fight for whatever you want.
My favorite poem was Mother to Son because it really made me feels happy, excited and to go and get what you want!!!
The First poem,Dust of Snow, is about a person who sees a crow fly down from a hemlock tree in the winter and the person is talking about his feelings.
ReplyDeleteThe Second poem, Mother to Son, is about a boy whose mother is telling him to face your fears and that in the her sons life he will have many bumps in the road,but to keep on going anyway.
I chose the poem Mother to Son because I liked the way the boy's mother talked to him about his life ahead of him. I also liked how the boy and his mother had such a tight bond for each other.
The Dust of snow is about a person that sees a crow flying down from a hemlock tree in winter thinking about his feelings.
ReplyDeleteMother to Son is about a boys whose mother is saying there will be a lot of bumps in his life.
The Dust of Snow is my favorite poem so far because it rhymes and I like it.
My first poem,Mother to Son by,Langston Hughes is about a slave mother talking to her son and saying that being a slave isn't easy. She told him to never give up and that there a bumbs in the roead that you can get over
ReplyDeleteMy second poem, Dust of snow, by Robert Frost is about Robert and he was in a bad mood.Then a dust of snow sprinckled on him witch changed his mood.
My favorite poem was Mother to Son by Langston Hughes. I liked it the best because I like that the slave mom was teaching her son to never give up even in hard times.
The first poem,Dust of snow, is about a person who can see a crow in the dust of the snow flying on a hemlock tree and changes feelings.
ReplyDeletethe second poem,Mother to son,is about a mother telling her son not to worry about where they are living, and to never look back on what you can't do.
I chose the second poem,because it tells never to look back on any thing and always believe
Poem one, The dust of snow. Its about a boy gets snow fallen on his head and feels happy
ReplyDeleteMother to son. Its about a mom who was probably a slave and went through a lot.
My favorite was mother to son because it made more sense than dust of snow and was more interesting.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a person who has been shook down by a crow, and that crow gave that person's heart a change of mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about a mother telling her son about her life that wasn't to great, and she was telling her boy to not be scared of things, and not to be afraid to do certain things.
My favorite poem was, Mother to Son because I really loved the way she was so encouraging to him. I also really liked the way she was telling him the things that happened in her life.
The first Poem, Dust of snow is about a kid that snow falls on by a crow.
ReplyDeleteThe 2nd Poem, Mother to son is about a mom that tells her kid a story.
I like Mother to son because it tells a story,by Langston Hughes.
The first one, Dust Of Snow is about a crow who shook snow off of a tree and changed the persons mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second one is about a mother telling her son that her life has been miserable, and she is telling her son not to worry.
I like Mother To Son because it tells a little story about her life.
The first one, Dust of Snow is about a bird who knocked snow off a hemlock tree and has changed the writers mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second one, Mother to Son is about a mother telling her son that her life was hard and not so fun sometimes. She told her son don't give up now, in the poem.
My favorite poem was Mother to Son because it was more emotional and talked about a life in understanding ways.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a guy who's mood changes when a crow lands on a tree and shakes a dust of snow on him. The second poem, Mother to Son, is about a mother who warnes her son about life's dangers.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite poem is Dust of Snow because it had more rhymes and it took place in the winter. Also it was beautifly and emotionaly written.
The first poem, Dust of Snow is about the snow falling on him that makes him feel very comfortable while helping him in hard times
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is bout a African American mother who is telling her son to be cautious of his surroundings, and never turn back.
My favorite poem is Mother to Son because it is very emotional and it talks about perseverence.
I think if I summarized Dust Of Snow it would be a some kids on a snow day playing in the snow and they where explaining what they did on that day.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem Mother And Son is about a mother has not been a piece of cake and her life has not bee very easy but all the time she will be climbing up to a better life.
Out of both of them I like Dust Of Snow the best because it always remindes me of when I always play with my friends and family in the snow
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a crow that shakes snow on a person and that changes their mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about a mother that always has a positive outlook even when things are bad.
I like Mother to Son, because the mom is always positive and never is doubtful even when things are bad!
I forgot to mention that in Mother to Son, the mom is encouraging her son to always press on and never turn back.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a crow that knocked the snow off a hemlock tree.
ReplyDeleteThe Second poem, Mother to Son, is about a mother telling her son we may not have a good life but you need hope to make it better.
I liked mother to son because it shows emotion and that you still need hope even if your in a bad situation.
The first poem, Dust Of Snow, is about a crow that shakes snow from a tree and changes some one's mood. The second poem, Mother To Son is about a woman who is telling her son that life isn't always easy. I chose mother to son because I have a connection: we learned about slaves at the Belle Meade Plantation and I thing that the mother was a slave
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, Dust of Snow, is about the author, Robert Frost, and the crow shakes snow from the tree and makes the author mad.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,Mother to Son, is about a slave mom telling her son that escaping is hard and to never give up. By Langston Hughes.
I like Mother to Son better because it is much longer and it is more meaningful to me.
The 2nd poem, Mother to son, is about a mother telling her son life isn't easy.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem was Dust of Snow, it is a bout a crow changing somebody's mood.
I picked Mother to son because it is about it is more important to me. The mom is also right life isn't going to be easy or fair. It is also different from other poems it doesn't exactly rhyme.
The poem Dust of Snow is about the author's change of heart and making him feel happier. The poem Mother to Son is about a slave mom who is telling her son to never give up. I liked Mother to Son more because it is about perserverence and it meant more to me.
ReplyDeleteIt rhymes
ReplyDeleteThe first book is about a dog named Roger that is a very laze dog that like to roll in poop and he eats a lot.
The second book is about a shooting star that you can't hold or be sold but only wished on.
I like Roger the dog because it tells a story about a dog