ShootingStar16 Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 So 24 hours has passed.. (over 24 hours actually) but how did you guys find it? I thought it was ok.. I picked the poem but I don't think I did too well on it.. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwf8398 Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 I did the passage, the excerpt from Swamplandia! by Karen Russell. I thought there was a lot to talk about. I ran out of time before I could talk about the tone of the passage, but I think the rest of my content was all good. I almost did the poem but felt more confident with the prose. 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 43 minutes ago, bwf8398 said: I did the passage, the excerpt from Swamplandia! by Karen Russell. I thought there was a lot to talk about. I ran out of time before I could talk about the tone of the passage, but I think the rest of my content was all good. I almost did the poem but felt more confident with the prose. How much did you write? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bwf8398 Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 18 minutes ago, ShootingStar16 said: How much did you write? About 10 pages (that is 10 sides of paper), but I wrote every other line (for the sake of easy revision/editing) and my handwriting is small, so I would guess around 6 pages for an average person. I had an introduction, 5-6 body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingStar16 Posted May 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 37 minutes ago, bwf8398 said: About 10 pages (that is 10 sides of paper), but I wrote every other line (for the sake of easy revision/editing) and my handwriting is small, so I would guess around 6 pages for an average person. I had an introduction, 5-6 body paragraphs, and a conclusion. Damnn I have like medium-ish writing and had 6.5 pages single spaced Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamVaun Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 5 minutes ago, ShootingStar16 said: Damnn I have like medium-ish writing and had 6.5 pages single spaced I did the TZ1 HL poem though, the mask one, but also wrote about 6 pages with average sized writing...hasanyone else that did the TZ1 poem?? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malino Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 14 minutes ago, JamVaun said: I did the TZ1 HL poem though, the mask one, but also wrote about 6 pages with average sized writing...hasanyone else that did the TZ1 poem?? I did the right mask poem too! How did you find it? What did you mention? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eross Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 (edited) @JamVaun I did the TZ1 poem, but why did you call it the mask one? It was about a machinist teaching his daughter piano right? I'm scared because I finished like 25 min early... Edited May 3, 2016 by eross Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamVaun Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Just now, Malino said: I did the right mask poem too! How did you find it? What did you mention? Ah thank god, someone! I found it really good, I argued that it was protest by Patten against the traditional forms of poetry (odes, sonnets and themes of love nature etc) and how he wishes to move away form it and be allowed to write what he wants, and then i said the structure and lack of rhyme and traditional literary devices such as good rhyme schemes and structures, also lends itself to this argument...however it might be comepltetly wrong, what did you write about?? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamVaun Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 4 minutes ago, eross said: @JamVaun I did the TZ1 poem, but why did you call it the mask one? It was about a machinist teaching his daughter piano right? I'm scared because I finished like 25 min early... Hmm, im pretty sure i was TZ1 (UK) and my poem was definately called the right mask) and the prose was about a home cabin in the snowy woods... where are you located? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malino Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 1 minute ago, JamVaun said: Ah thank god, someone! I found it really good, I argued that it was protest by Patten against the traditional forms of poetry (odes, sonnets and themes of love nature etc) and how he wishes to move away form it and be allowed to write what he wants, and then i said the structure and lack of rhyme and traditional literary devices such as good rhyme schemes and structures, also lends itself to this argument...however it might be comepltetly wrong, what did you write about?? Basically the same thing!! I found it hard to do literary analysis since the language was quite simple so in order to try and explore that I also talked about the religious imagery in the first stanza, the use of evocative language appealing to the senses and how painful it can be to actually show your true self because the poet was like screaming and tearing at his face haha. I spoke with my english teacher who said that the message of the poem was basically what you said so hopefully we'll be fine 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malino Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 4 minutes ago, JamVaun said: Hmm, im pretty sure i was TZ1 (UK) and my poem was definately called the right mask) and the prose was about a home cabin in the snowy woods... where are you located? Actually UK, as the rest of europe, is TZ2! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merging Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 I did the TZ1 poem, and talked about the human connection to music... What did you guys interpret of it? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamVaun Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 3 minutes ago, Malino said: Basically the same thing!! I found it hard to do literary analysis since the language was quite simple so in order to try and explore that I also talked about the religious imagery in the first stanza, the use of evocative language appealing to the senses and how painful it can be to actually show your true self because the poet was like screaming and tearing at his face haha. I spoke with my english teacher who said that the message of the poem was basically what you said so hopefully we'll be fine That's really reassuring! the majority of other people in my school said it had a hidden meaning and it the masks represented the people you meet in life, which I find it quite hard to understand... but my English teacher also said that it doesn't really matter what yu think it means as long as you argue your point... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNintendoChip Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 25 minutes ago, JamVaun said: I did the TZ1 HL poem... 5 minutes ago, JamVaun said: Hmm, im pretty sure i was TZ1 (UK)... Hey are you all sure that TZ1 is the UK? I'm in America and fairly certain I my timezone is TZ1, but my poem was about a machinist and the prose was Swamplandia! Anyways, I chose to analyze the poem. I hadn't finished reading the prose by the time the writing time started, and from what I did read, I couldn't find a clear message. Turns out I probably chose the much harder one, because most people in my school chose the prose! Oh well If any of my analysis was marginally correct, I'd be ecstatic. I have a bad habit of analyzing literature and saying the exact opposite of the conventional analysis. With respect to what I did write (and if it made any sense), I think I did pretty well. All of you have me worried about my writing length though! I only used one packet, pretty much fully. My handwriting, however, is horribly small, so I guess that makes up for it -- If I had to estimate, it would've been ~1000 words, which is what I usually write. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamVaun Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 2 minutes ago, merging said: I did the TZ1 poem, and talked about the human connection to music... What did you guys interpret of it? wow, i dont know how i could've got to that from the poem (you are talking about the right mask??) buts its impreesssive if thats the message you found in it Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
merging Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 Just now, JamVaun said: wow, i dont know how i could've got to that from the poem (you are talking about the right mask??) buts its impreesssive if thats the message you found in it no i did the machinist teaches his daughter how to play the piano do we have different poems? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamVaun Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 1 minute ago, merging said: no i did the machinist teaches his daughter how to play the piano do we have different poems? 3 minutes ago, TheNintendoChip said: Hey are you all sure that TZ1 is the UK? I'm in America and fairly certain I my timezone is TZ1, but my poem was about a machinist and the prose was Swamplandia! Anyways, I chose to analyze the poem. I hadn't finished reading the prose by the time the writing time started, and from what I did read, I couldn't find a clear message. Turns out I probably chose the much harder one, because most people in my school chose the prose! Oh well If any of my analysis was marginally correct, I'd be ecstatic. I have a bad habit of analyzing literature and saying the exact opposite of the conventional analysis. With respect to what I did write (and if it made any sense), I think I did pretty well. All of you have me worried about my writing length though! I only used one packet, pretty much fully. My handwriting, however, is horribly small, so I guess that makes up for it -- If I had to estimate, it would've been ~1000 words, which is what I usually write. Ye sorry guys, TZ1 covers IB in latin ameirca, norht america and the carribean and TZ2 covers the rest.... Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malino Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 3 minutes ago, JamVaun said: That's really reassuring! the majority of other people in my school said it had a hidden meaning and it the masks represented the people you meet in life, which I find it quite hard to understand... but my English teacher also said that it doesn't really matter what yu think it means as long as you argue your point... Didn't even think of that but honestly it seemed a bit far-fetched and as I read in examiner's reports, they don't like it when students look for an inner morale meaning too much ahaha. Anyways I'm positive that if you live in the UK you are TZ2! 1 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayan N. Posted May 3, 2016 Report Share Posted May 3, 2016 I'm TZ1 and chose the machinist poem. I talked about how it showed the similarities between a parent-child relationship and a master/teacher- student relationship. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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