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. You will see I left an example in the comment section.
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, was about a crow that gave someone's heart.
DeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, was about a mother telling how her life had turned out to her son.
I chose Dust of snow because it was a simple poem with a deep meaning. It touches your heart with the deep meaning. Also it has very good ryming.
The meaning of the first poem, Dust of snow, is how a dust of snow changed someone's whole mood.
ReplyDeleteThe meaning of the second poem, Mother to Son, is about how a mother is giving her son a peptalk of what the real world is like.
The poem I liked the best is Dust of snow because it had a nice rhyming tune. It also was short and was more mysterious.
The first poem is called Dust of Snow. I think it means that he had a bad day but when he saw the snow his day got better becuase it reminded him of playing in the snow. The second poem is called Mother to Son. I think it means that that the mother is telling him to never give up. I vote for Dust of Snow because I have a connection with the poem. I also like to play in the snow it makes my day better. GO SNOW OF DUST!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThe meaning of Mother To Son was that life isn't always perfect and that no matter what you don't give up. The meaning of Dust Of Snow is that a person was having a bad day and once the crow landed on the tree and shook the snow on him he remembered that there was time left to have a good day. My favorite poem was Mother To Son because of the way the mother spoke to her son and the way that she was encouraging him to push through life and never give in.
ReplyDeleteI mean DUST OF SNOW!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteMother to Son is about going through a hard time, and the mom is telling her son not to give up. Dust of snow is about a crow that made him happy from the snow. I like Mother to Son because it is telling you not to give up and keep on fighting.
ReplyDeleteDust of snow is about someone that liked snow and snow made him happy.
ReplyDeleteMother to Son is about a women who is telling her son that life is hard but somehow you get through.
I liked Mother to Son better because I can connect to it. I can connect to it because I have had bumps in road that I had to go through.
The main idea of Dust of Snow is that the crow shook off a hemlock tree and made his day. And he felt better the whole day.
ReplyDeleteThe main idea of mother to son is that his mom has had a really hard life but just kept on trying. And is telling her son to not give up and walk forwards.
I think that mother to son is better for example, I like how it gives a lot more though than the first one. Also it gives you a life lesson.
Dust of snow is about snow fell on a person from a crow and it changed the persons mood from sad to happy mood for the day.
ReplyDeleteMother To Son is about a mom telling her kid not to give up even though she had a hard time. She told him it is no crystal stair and telling her son not to turn back.
I think the real winner in this battle is Mother to sun it is pushing her sons goal and making him push on. I like the way She is telling her son that it is no crystal road but hers had splinters and boards torn up. I think the real winner in this battle is Mother To Son.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a guy who had a bad day and the crow shook snow off the tree and he saw the snow falling and it made him happy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to son, is about a mom who is telling her son to not give up and just keep trying.
I chose, Mother to Son, as the winner because I like a story were somebody tries to give up and somebody who really cares for them tells them to not give up.I also like how Langston Hughes repeats crystal stair on the first line and last line.
The first poem Dust of snow is about how snow made a boy happier after a bad day for him.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem Mother to Son is about a mother and a son and the mother had had a rough life which she had explained as it was like a set of stairs that she had a rough time climbing.She told her son to not give up,but keep moving forward.I choose Mother to Son because it touched my heart and showed me that no matter if something is hard you should always move forward.Also it changed only one word from the first sentence and the last.My opinion of the story is that it is a great story because it teaches you to persevere.That is why I chose Mother to Son.
HI.Dust of snow is about a person who is having a bad day,and a crow made snow fall on him.Mother to son is about a mother who is saying don't give up in life.I like Mother to son better because it has more facts,it is more interesting,and it gives more explanations to the topic.
ReplyDeleteThe poem Mother to Son is about a mom that is telling her kid about how she had a hard life as a kid a told her kid not to give up on his.
ReplyDeleteThe poem Dust of Snow is about a kid that is having a rotten day and a crow nocked snow on him to make him feel better.
I chose Mother to Son. I chose this one because I really like how the mom is telling her kid how she had a hard life and for the kid not to give up on his.
The first poem,Dust of Snow,is a rhyming poem that is about someone who is having about a bad day.The snow from the tree that, the crow knocked down landed on that person and made him happy.The second poem,Mother to Son,is about a mother that had a hard life,but never gave up.She is telling her son that he may have a hard life but to never give up.The winner from me is Mother to Son I chose mother to son because,I really like the emotion in the poem and the way the author wrote the poem.I also liked the way the mother in the story described her hard life.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem,Dust of snow,is about a boy who is having a bad day until a crow lands on the tree above him and shakes the dust of snow on him and gives his heart a change of mood.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,mother to son,is about a mother who is telling her son that it wasn't easy when she was growing up and she didn't want her son to give up when stuff gets harder ,but you have to keep on pushing through life.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about person who person had a bad day. When a crow shook snow on him.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about a Mother telling her Son that life is not that easy, you need to preserver, and to never give up.
I chose Mother to Son because I like that it teaches a lesson to never give up, life is not that easy, and to preserver.I also like that it has deeper think and really gives details. Also, I notice that they used repetition by using the word AND 7 times.
The first poem, dust of snow was about a man who was sad and a crow landed on a tree and shook snow on his head and he was happy again.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,mother to son is about a mom that is telling her so not to back down just keep on going up and be happy and not sad.
my favorite poem is dust of snow because I love to play in the snow and play.
The poem, Dust of Snow, is about a man who was having a bad day. A crow comes along and lands on a tree which knocks snow onto the man makes him happy.
ReplyDeleteThe poem, Mother to Son, is about a mother telling her son that she had a hard life just like him and that he has to push through it.
I like the poem Mother to Son because it has a lot more detail and has a bunch more emotion. I also like it because Mr.Hughes uses great words to describe how the mothers life was.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a boy who has had a bad day and he is walking in the snow. A crow flies onto a tree and gets snow all over him. When the snow gets all over him he is happy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,Mother to son, is about a mother and a son . She talkes to him and tells him that life has not been the easiest for me. But I keept on going. She tells him to rember to tell him to keep on going when life gets hard.
I choose Mother to son as the winner because it says even if you are not the richest person you can keep going.
The first one Dust of Snow is about a sad man walk in and when a crow lands a snowy branch and snow falls on him and he feels happy again. The second poem is about a mother telling her son that it is a hard life but you have to keep going.
ReplyDeleteI choose Mother to Son because I like that is is about not giving up and to keep going in hard times.
The poem Mother to Son is about a mom telling her son about her life,and how it was not perfect. The poem Dust of snow is about a boy who was feeling down but a crow made him feel really happy. I like the poem Dust of snow! I like that poem the best because it is short and sweet. It is also kind of a rhyming poem. My last reason is I love snow and animals and it reminded me of my favorite things.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, Dust of Snow is about a crow cheering someone up.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to son is about a mother telling her son to keep going in life.
I choose Mother to Son as winner because it had a great message.
the first poem I read was mother to son. It was about a mother telling her son that life wont always be a crystal stair but, that there will also be good to keep going.
ReplyDeleteThe last poem I read was Dust of Snow. I thought it showed real emotion. It was about a boy who has had a bad day. But when a crow pushes snow on him he smiles and is happy.
But the one that I chose was mother too son because it was very entertaining.
DeleteThe first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a crow that changes a mans bad day to a happy day.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to son is about a mother telling a son that life is not going to be to easy for him and telling him to ceep climbing.
I choose mother to son because it brings a better message to me.
The poem, Mother to son was about a mom who was a slave and there was no joy and happiness in her life.
ReplyDeleteThe poem,dust of snow is about a boy who is a slave who as walking and a crow pushed him in the snow and brought him joy.
My favorite poem was Mother to Son because to me it had more feeling and emotion that is why my favorite was Mother to Son.
The main idea of Dust of snow is a crow shook snow off of a tree and made some ones day. The main idea of Mother to son was a boy going to give up but his mother said not to because life is pretty hard but the mother did not give up. I like Mother to son because it had a strong meaning to it and it had a good meaning to it.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a boy who is having a bad day then a crow stands on the snow that's on a tree, then it falls the boy then all of a sudden he's happy
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, the mom tells the son life isn't easy but you still need to try.
I chose Mother to Son as the winner because even though life isn't easy you need to keep climing those stairs and one day you'll be at the top. Another reason why is it tells you to keep trying and not to give up.
The first poem,Dust of snow, is about a boy who has had a bad day and he is walking in the snow. A crow flies on to a tree and gets snow on him. After the snow gets on him he is happy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem,Mother to son. This poem is about his mother telling him life is not the easiest for me. She tells him she sometimes messes up but she keeps moving forward. And she tells him to go on with life.
I chose Mother to son as the winner because I though it was a deeper message than dust of snow. That is why I chose Mother to sun.
Mother to Son is about a mom telling her son to never give up even if you think you can't make it.
ReplyDeleteDust of snow is about a man who got covered in snow and got a change of heart.
I think Dust of snow is better because only a dust of snow turned someones day around.
The first poem, Dust of snow, is about a boy who wasn't in a very good mood and this crow landed on a tree while it was snowing and made it fall on him which gives him a change of heart
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to son is about a boy and his mom and the mom says life has been really hard since they weren't rich and told him to keep on going when there is a bump in the road of life.
I chose Mother To Son because you should never give up even though you were never very good.
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The first Poem, dust of snow, is about a boy who got the dust of snow from a hemlock tree and it changed his mood from unhappy and glum to happy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to Son, is about a boy who's mom is talking to her son. Saying I have had rough times through my life and you will to.
I chose Mother to son because it relates to life the most.
The first poem, Dust of Snow, is about a boy with a bad day, and then this crow on a hemlock tree shook snow on him, and then the snow made him happy.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem, Mother to son, is about a mom who is telling her son to, no matter what never give up.
I choose Mother to son because it tells you no matter what the challange, never give up.
The first poem, dust of snow, is about boy who is having a bad day. A crow flies on to tree and dumps snow on him and then he is happy again. The second poem, mother to son, is about a mother who is telling her son life is hard, but even when it is hard you should always keep going. The winner for me is mother to son. I chose mother to son because it has a deeper meaning. It is about life being tough sometimes and no matter what happens you keep on going. The winner is mother to son.
ReplyDeleteDust of Snow reminds me of Christmas. Mother to Son did not make sense to me. I think the winner is Dust of Snow because it reminds me of Christmas because it reminds me of the snow falling down on you when you go outside.
ReplyDeleteThe first poem Dust of Snow is about a crow that shook snow off a tree which made the man happy because it gave him a good memory.
ReplyDeleteThe second poem Mother to Son is about a mom telling her boy not to give up.
I like the Mother to Son the best because it tells a good lesson.
In Dust of Snow I like that it show you emotion with out showing you emotion, and that you feel like you are the person how is going through this. In mother to son I like that they are talking to each other not in song or words but in poems, and that it is kind of a lesson. The poem I would like to go on is Mother to Son because it ment alot to me.
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