Poetry Madness: Elite 8, Game 4!

Reread Do You Carrot All For Me and The New Suit. Your response needs to have at least 3 sentences, but you do not need to summarize the meaning of the poems. Instead, your response should include the following information:

• 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, personification, alliteration, imagery, rhyme, simile/metaphor, etc.

Make sure your answer is detailed and answers the three questions.

Poetry Madness: Elite 8, Game 3!

Reread Choosing Shoes and Life Doesn't Frighten Me. Your response needs to have at least 3 sentences, but you do not need to summarize the meaning of the poems. Instead, your response should include the following information:

• 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, personification, alliteration, imagery, rhyme, simile/metaphor, etc.

Make sure your answer is detailed and answers the three questions.

Poetry Madness: Elite 8, Game 2!

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 "Roger the Dog" and "If~" and choose a winner.

In Round 2, you need to answer the following questions in complete sentences:

• 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, personification, alliteration, imagery, rhyme, simile/metaphor, etc.

Make sure your answer is detailed and answers the three questions.

Poetry Madness: Elite 8, Game 1!

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 "Mother to Son" and "The Eagle."

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, 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, The Eagle.The eagle in the poem sounds like it is 
the oldest and likes to take charge. I have a connection because I am the oldest 
and I love to take charge and boss my little sister around.

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.

Poetry Madness: Game 8!

Read Game 8 poems. Answer each question below. Remember to explain WHY you chose the winner based on poet's craft (rhyme, line breaks, punctuation, simile/metaphor, word choice, repetition) AND your personal connection to the meaning. Don't forget to write with M.I.N.T.S.!

Your post needs to include the following:
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. 

Here is an example of proficient writing:

The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me?, is about someone who wants to get married. The person keeps using his favorite foods to describe how much he loves her, and what their life is going to be like. 

The second poem, The Castle in the Fire, is  telling a story about a knight fighting a dragon to save a princess. This story is really thrilling with a lot of fighting.

I liked Do You Carrot All For Me? because even though it had no rhyme scheme, it used funny little food jokes to paint a picture in your mind. Also, it makes you smile a little bit. I also like it because the author used metaphors between foods and face features. For example, he says she has "radish" hair instead of "reddish" hair.

Poetry Madness: Game 7!

Read Game 7 poems. Answer each question below. Remember to explain WHY you chose the winner based on poet's craft (rhyme, line breaks, punctuation, simile/metaphor, word choice, repetition) AND your personal connection to the meaning. Don't forget to write with M.I.N.T.S.!

Your post needs to include the following:
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. 

Here is an example of proficient writing:

The first poem, Do You Carrot All For Me?, is about someone who wants to get married. The person keeps using his favorite foods to describe how much he loves her, and what their life is going to be like. 

The second poem, The Castle in the Fire, is  telling a story about a knight fighting a dragon to save a princess. This story is really thrilling with a lot of fighting.

I liked Do You Carrot All For Me? because even though it had no rhyme scheme, it used funny little food jokes to paint a picture in your mind. Also, it makes you smile a little bit. I also like it because the author used metaphors between foods and face features. For example, he says she has "radish" hair instead of "reddish" hair.

Poetry Madness: Game 6!

Poetry Madness: Game 6!

Read Game 6 poems. Answer each question below. Remember to explain WHY you chose the winner based on poet's craft (rhyme, line breaks, punctuation, simile/metaphor, word choice, repetition) AND your personal connection to the meaning. Don't forget to write with M.I.N.T.S.!


Your post needs to include the following:
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.