Today i made major progress on my writing portfolio. I found out what i wanted my third type of writing was going to be. I have chosen to use a poem.
I'm preparing to do this by looking at some poem ideas and seeing which ones interest me. The one that i really liked today was called I live by Angelia Davis. I like it because to me it came off with this certain attitude that should be picked up if you read. I think i am probably going to model mine after. The other thing that i liked was that how it asked a question then she answered with a simile or metaphor.
The other forms of writings that i chose was a short story and a letter from somebody in the sport of football.
For the short story i was going to explain one situation in my football career that really stuck with me. I chose the time that we lost to a school 6-8 because of a missed call from the referee.
I was going to write a letter from Adrian Peterson. The reason i chose him is because he is my favorite football player. This is because i like the way he carries himself, he is not to cocky and he gets what he needs to get done without any flash.
I look forward to seeing your word list and practice on rhythmic lines on Monday or Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend!
Tre,
ReplyDeleteI'm waaaaay too excited about your poem. Though I'm not familiar with that particular poem from Angela Davis, she is definitely a great artist to emulate.
And since your other portfolio pieces will be pretty straightforward in using football content, perhaps your poem can be a bit more metaphoric. Just as Angela Davis uses metaphors and similes you, too, could write a poem about football without writing about things like touchdowns or bad calls. Perhaps you could think about a feeling or a life lesson you've learned that relates to football, but doesn't necessarily use the language of football or even mention it explicitly at all...