Moooo Ranch

OKKKKKKK...How I would describe this is a "collage" of things from Animal Farm.  The raven/crow represents the propaganda used in the Russian Revolution and the book.  The connected papers are my example of foreshadowing with the commandments.  The sword is a representation of power and struggle and the barn represents power like we talked about in class.  The glue cart is the irony when Boxer is killed by his role model.  The two relatively straight lines show how the entire book is a parrallel to the Russian Revolution.

Echo by Daryl Hine

The poem Echo by Daryl Hine is about a heartbroken girl, crying in a wood.  Specifically, Echo from the greek myth about Narcissus. This is one of my favorite greek myths and I noticed the symbolism and relation between the myth and the poem.  The poem also reminded me of a ballet I like, which relates to my life.  The meaning is about heartbreak and being alone.

I am going to show the meaning of the poem by speaking slowly and depressed.  The poem has a lot of sad feelings and I will convey that by not having a lot of energy or movements.  I will show the meaning very straightforward but not using many facial or hand gestures.

Yeah I did extra:) shocker!

The skill I needed to work on was word choice.  I improved my word choice from the last paragraph to this one by varying my words and picking more creative ones.  I also went back and proofread my paragraph and changed a few things to make it better.  I think my quotes and commentary related to the topic better instead of just to eachother.

Poetry OUT LOUD!

Part 1:
1. Echo by Daryl Hine
2. Life by Edith Wharton
3. Invictus by Wiliam Ernest Henley
4.  Dancers Exercising by Amy Clampitt and In a London Drawingroom

Part 2:
1. My two favorites were Echo and Life because they were mysterious and had old English in them.
2. I didn't like Invictus as much because it was gory and didn't make sense.
3. I would choose Echo.
4. I thought it was kind of ethereal and musical. It flowed well and had a dreamy feeling.

Part 3:
1. The part that will be easy will be memorization, using feeling, finding one that speaks to me and  difficulty of the poem.
2. The hardest part will be conveying emotion, but not over acting.  Also, projecting my voice and understanding the poem completely.

Part 4:
1. Jackson Hille: He understands the poem and adjusts his body language and tone to match it.
2.Shawntay A. Jackson: She uses lots of feeling in the poem but is not over dramatic.


Part 5:
I am going to memorize "Echo" by Daryl Hine. The poem is very dreamy and fairy-like and I love it. I think I will do pretty well because I am in drama and that will help with memorization and emotion.  I may not be in the top ten though.  I'm sure I will be nervous before but it will be fun.  The website was very helpful and I found my poem quickly.