Animal Likeness

If I have to choose an animal out of the book animal farm that is mostly alike to me, then i believe it would be Squealer. The reason why i think i am alike to Squealer is because i am a very hard working guy who is used a lot to do a lot of different things. Squealer is used to spread the propaganda and gives everyone information. Also he discovers and is inspired to find out different things about different people, Just like me. Squealer also is hard working and very kind. I am a really nice person and i am also hard working.

Control or no control

Control or no control
Some areas in my life that i have absolutely no control over are really dumb simple stuff like arguing. for example my brother tells me that i scored 12 points last basketball game. Then i say no i didn't i scored 14. The majority of the stuff i have no control over is the stuff that other people have controll over. for example really mean teachers tell me i have to do a blog over night that is 2 paragraphs and is due by 7:00, i have no controll over that, my english teacher does.

The benifits of not having control over certain things is a pleasure, for example not having a job but still getting paid from parents. Some draw backs of not having controll is feeling like your someones maid or waitress. Also another drawback is when other people are in control of you at the moment sometimes they dont tell you what to do, all they tell you is what not to do and all the wrongs. If i had the power i would spend as much daylight as possible hanging out and having fun and do all the stuff that is requires to do after im done having fun. For example if i went snowboaring from 9:00 to 5:30 then i would spend the next 4 hours doing all the stuff i have to do.

Poetry Out Loud

1. Keeping things whole. by Mark Strand
2. Eagle Plain. by Robert Francis
3. A Barred Owl by Richard Wilbur
4. The other side of this world. by Calvin Forbes
5. A psalm of life. by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Part 2.
1. My Favorate poems out of the ones listed above is definatly A barred owl. by Richard Wilbur. I liked it the most because its about owl's and to me owl's are really cool animals also the poem is a short story and cuts to the point.
2.I liked all of them because they were neat poems and the poet obviously wrote the poem for a reason and most likely because it was based off a true story.
3/4. I Would choose A Barred Owl by Richard Wilbur. The reason why is because its about owl's and i think they are really unique animals. I once had an amazing experiance with an owl. They are really beautifull creatures.



Part 3

The easiset criteria that would be best for me is most likelyPhysical Presence and Dramatic appropriateness. The reasons why is because i am really dramatic and i am pretty good at physical presence and connecting with the crowd by looking straight into their eyes and pretty much telling the poem straight to there face.

I would have the most difficult time being scored on Voice and Articulation and Level of difficulty, because it wont be very easy to memorize a harder poem that is more difficult and longer. Another reason why is because my voice doesnt change that much and when i am reading alot it also starts to stutter a little bit.

Part 4

My first poem that i watched was The man-moth by Elizabeth Bishop and my second one i watched was Danse Russe by William Carlos Williams. The man-moth was a successfull performance because the speaker used Dramatic appropriatness and voice and articulation. he was really good about connecting with the croud which is really important. The second poem, the reader did a really good job because he also really connected with the crowds and used "evidence of understanding." Personally i could really understand him and know what he was talking about.

Part 5

In conclusion, from this experiance with poetry and watching all the other kids share there poems that they memorized i have learned alot and i am thinking about reading a poem from a famous author that i do not know. I think the competiton is going to be crazy with all the people reading its going to be a really neat experiance for all the people that are going to be there. Personaly if i actually make it in the performance im not sure how i would do but it would be a fun experiance with everyone. so if i got graded from a 1-10 i would say an 8. The reason why i chose the poem i did was because it is a basic poem that was easy and it also has an actually meaning to it. I think the website is really cool and it helps alot to people about understanding what poems are about plus its really easy