My Poem

Curricular Competency Reflection

a.) As I was searching through Poetry In Voice I noticed the title of the poem I chose. “The Lonely Land” The consonance of the letters pulled me in and the simple title was intriguing. The poem met the requirements, over twenty-five lines and in the Grade 12 section. Something as simple as the explanation of the details of settings you find in a forest was something I found peaceful.

b.) The activity where we acted out the actions in our poem really helped. Every time when I read my poem I imagined how to act out each line of my poem. The actions help you memorize the poem because when you read it over and over again the actions get stuck in your head memorizing it. I could have added these actions in my presentation and I think I will when I go to redo the poem.

c.) Outside of class, I paid attention to transitions between different parts of my presentation to maintain a smooth flow, I practiced in front of friends and family to gain experience in presenting and I searched up the poem to see how others presented it. Many other performances were monotone and boring but this helped me to realize I had exceed that.

d.) The paragraph helped because I could write on what I was presenting. I had an idea what the poem was about but putting my ideas on paper definitely helped. It gave me a better understanding on how to present and how to adjust my tone for specific points.

Core Competency Reflection

In discussions and conversations, I help to build and extend understanding by giving details on others poems. In discussions I added to other poems by suggesting things that others may have not seen.

I can contribute to and work with criteria to improve my own work; evidence of that is I study every night because I know when I get the chance to improve my poem I will to the best ability I can and to redo the test we did today. The test does not have to do with the poem but, it is a competency I can use to further my learning.

When I need to boost my mood or re-focus, I always re-think what I am doing and what I need to do to get on track. If I need to get exercise I do so, then return to the task at hand. If I need to boost my mood I will do something I enjoy as a quick break then return to the assignment.