Good morning. Today you read Arithmetic by Carl Sandburg. Before you give any thoughts about the poem, I would like for you to complete a few moments of Internet research. Answer the following questions in paragraph format. You many want to type your paragraphs into a Word document and spell check prior to pasting into a comment.
Paragraph #1
1. Who is Carl Sandburg?
2. Why do you think he is important to American culture?
3. What is one fact you find interesting about him?
Paragraph #2
1. Choose one sentence from the poem Arithmetic that you like.
2. Why do you like that sentence?
3. What do you think the sentence means?
4. Have you ever felt that way about math before?
5. How do you feel about math today?
Have fun and work hard! Happy Friday!
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Carl Sandburg is a poet but he could be the speaker in this poem. I think he is important to the American Culture because he was on American whiter and editor, best known for his poetry. One fact that interested me about Carl Sandburg he was not just a poet, whiter and editor, he was a political organizer and a reporter too.
ReplyDeleteThe sentence that I like is ‘’If you ask your mother for one tried egg for breakfast and she gives you two fried eggs and you eat both of them, who is better arithmetic, you or your mother?’’ I like this sentence because is not a real question, it is just for fun. What I feel about math, I feel math is really bored, I don’t like. Before was so easy and simply and now is hard.
Carl Sandburg is an American author and poet from Galesburg. Carl Sandburg is important to the American culture because his poems appeared in the poetry magazine and also because was a person that always was working hard and traveling greatly influenced in his writing and political views. One fact that is interesting about of him is his book Chicago poems.
ReplyDeleteOne sentence that I like from the poem Arithmetic is of the line 24 and 26 when ask “who is better you or your mother?” I like this sentence because put to think to the person who is better. Sometimes I don’t know3 who to decide too. I am feeling good in the math class today because I did my homework.
Carl Sandburg was an American poet. I think he was famous because of his way to write poems. One fact that I found interesting is that how could he write a biography of Abraham Lincoln without knowing him if maybe he hasn’t seen him. How could he make a research if maybe there weren’t computers in that time?
ReplyDeleteOne sentence that I liked from the poem “Arithmetic” is the one that says “Arithmetic is numbers you squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your pencil till you get the answer.” I like this sentence because I always do that when I have a problem to solve and when it’s really hard. What the sentence tries to say is that you have to put a lot of effort when solving a problem, and that sometimes you have to squeeze your head when trying to get the right answer. You have to try and try till you get the exact answer. I’ve felt like this when I had to solve a problem and then I get frustrated when the teacher tells me that my answer is wrong and that I have to start over again. What I feel about math today is that its not that hard as it seems, it’s just that we have to give a chance and we will see how smart we are. We always see a problem and people say like “Owww no I cant do this, its too hard” Well, how are going to know if it’s hard if we haven’t even tried? I’ve always seen math as an interesting game that we have to play, and that the teacher is the boss that we have to defeat.
Carl Sandburg was a poet. He was burned in January 6, 1878- July 22, 1967. He wrote about 50 poems. I think he is important to American culture because he wrote different poems than other poets and his poem was better. The interesting fact about him is when he was 38 years old he found out that he has a talent on writing poems.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part from the Arithmetic by Carl Sandburg is” Arithmetic is numbers your squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your paper till you get the answer.” I like this because it talks that you want. I think this sentence is telling that you need to work hard when you want to save your problems in life. I never felt that way before. I feel math is a fun subject because if you think about it, you’ll see what am I talking about, like it makes the time that your bored funnier then ever.
Carl Sandburg is the poet, maybe could be the speaker. I think he is important to the American culture because he was an American whither and editor, best know for his poetry. One fact that interested me about is his book Chicago poems.
ReplyDeleteThe sentence that I like was “Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head. “ I liked that sentence because when do you work on math problems or another one you felling like the problems fly like pigeons in and out of your head. I think the sentence means is lie when do you know the answer but you forgot on moment.
I’ve felt about math before because before was so essay, I’m almost done my math in different school.
The way I feel about math today is the different way, because now I can’t understand anything, is so hard to me now, so difficult.
Carl Sandburg was a poet. He was burned in January 6, 1878- July 22, 1967. He wrote about 50 poems. I think he is important to American culture because he wrote different poems than other poets and his poem was better. The interesting fact about him is when he was 38 years old he found out that he has a talent on writing poems.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part from the Arithmetic by Carl Sandburg is” Arithmetic is numbers your squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your paper till you get the answer.” I like this because it talks that you want. I think this sentence is telling that you need to work hard when you want to save your problems in life. I never felt that way before. I feel math is a fun subject because if you think about it, you’ll see what am I talking about, like it makes the time that your bored funnier then ever.
Carl Sandburg is an American poet, he was in 8th grade when he quit school even though he knew how to read and write. Later on in his life he published the book Chicago poems. I think he is important to American culture because when he was a young boy he quit school, and even though he became well known because of his poetry. One fact I like about him is his poetry is really good and I like it because he focus really good on his career and he became well known.
ReplyDelete“Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head”. Because is telling you that numbers just come and go. I think this sentence mean that there is a lot of answers that just come and go. I fill math that is really good. And I fill math today the same way but a little to hard.
Carl Sandburg was an American writer who born on January 6, 1878 and died on July 22, 1967. He wrote a lot of stories for little kids and I found interesting that he started doing this because he felt that the European stories were inappropriate.
ReplyDeleteFrom the poem “Arithmetic” by Carl Sandburg, I found interesting the joke that he wrote at the end because it’s not even talking about arithmetic and it’s funny. I think that part doesn’t mean anything; I think it’s only a complement for the poem. I thought math was only about numbers, problems and things like that, but I was wrong, now I think math can be art, we use math in the entire world for everything.
Carl Sandburg was born in January 6, 1878 in Galesburg; he was an American writer, who wants people hearts by writing excellent poems .Carl Sandburg won three Pulitzer prizes, two for his poetry and another for a great biography of Abraham Lincoln. I think the reason why Carl Sandburg was important to American culture is because, after he left at the age of thirteen, he starts to have real jobs. Carl Sandburg was reading and written all the time by his self. He made different poem about life, then people start recognize him as a great poetry and a great person. An interesting fact that I found about Carl Sandburg, is that after he left school as a 8th, nobody teaches him, he was reading and written by his self, and that’s the way he made beautiful poems.
ReplyDeleteA sentence that I like from the poem “ARITHMETIC” was where it said “Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head”. A reason why do I like this sentence is because it remain me when I was in 5th grade, my math teacher always talks me that if don’t think my answer twice is would be a bird and it would fly. This sentence is a great example of simile; because it talks that math could be hard. It’s the first time that I felt that way about math. Now I feel that math is relevant in student life to can have a good job.
Carl Sandburg was born in Galesburg ,Illinois, on January 6 ,1878 and died July 22, 1967. He was a writer who was best known for his poetry. I think Carl Sandburg was important because, He supported the civil rights movement, and contributed to the The National Association for the Advancement of Colored people . One factor that interesting me about him is that he began his writing career as a journalist and later he wrote novels, poetry, history, and biographies.
ReplyDelete“Aritmethic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head.” I like this sentence because, made math fun and interesting . I think this sentence means that when you’re solving math problems you think in a lot numbers and feel like numbers fly around your head. I have felt this way before when I was doing a math test. Now I feel comfortable with math.
Carl Sandburg was born in Illinois in 1878 and he was an American writer and editor. He was very famous. Carl Sandburg is important to the American culture because his poems appeared in the poetry magazine. I think he is important to the American Culture because he was on American whiter and editor. One fact I like about hem is He dropped out of school twice.
ReplyDeleteOne sentence that I liked from the poem “Arithmetic” is the one that says “Arithmetic is numbers you squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your pencil till you get the answer.” I like the sentence because it gives me an imagery of the poem. I think the sentence mean that if you study a lot you will know a lot. I felt the way before when I was taking a test. I think math is easy if you pay attention and do all your work.
Carl Sandburg is a poet. He is important to the culture because he wrote a lot of poems. One fact that I found interesting about him is, Carl Sandburg left school when he was 13 years old, he joined the homeless and unemployed an a journey across America
ReplyDeleteOne sentence that I like is, “if you ask your mother for one fried egg for breakfast and she gives you two fried eggs and you eat both of them” I like this sentence because is true my mom always do that to, that’s why I like this sentence. I think it means that your mother care about you. I feel the same way, like always. Today I feel the same like before because I don’t like math.
Carl Sandburg was an American writer and editor who born in 1878 and died in 1967. He was well known for his poetry, and his works covered poetry, history, biographies, novels, children’s literature, and film reviews. His career was highlighted with winning three Pulitzer Prizes, two for his poetry and the third one for a biography of Abraham Lincoln. H. L. Mencken entitled him as "indubitably an American in every pulse-beat." In my opinion he was famous and important to America not only because he was a popular writer but also he was a persistent supporter of American righteous movements, such as civil rights movement and contributed to the NAACP. One of special characterization of most of his prose and poems is touching people’s real life and feel. And most titles of his articles are very unique, like “Potato Face” and “Remembrance Rock”.
ReplyDeleteHere is the quote from the poem Arithmetic that I love, “Arithmetic is where numbers fly like pigeons in and out of your head”, since the Carl paints a beautiful picture in a reader’s mind. I can feel the sense of the beauty of the picture when I reading this, in which freedom of Arithmetic I do enjoy in my own world. I take the challenge and solve problems, the process leads me great sense of accomplishment. In the Arithmetic world I do fly as a little white pigeon, day by day with happiness.
Carl Sandburg was an American poet, biographer, and singer, unfortunately he died. Carlos Sandburg was famous because of all the good poems the he wrote. One fact I find interesting about him is all the poems the he wrote, in his life and that they are still wanted.
ReplyDelete“If you ask your mother for one fried egg for breakfast and she gives you two fried eggs and you eat both of them, who is better in arithmetic, you or your mom?”. I like this sentence because it puts you to think who will be the winner, but you can’t decide between mom and you! I think that this sentence is the last touch of the hole poem because is like a joke to see your react to the question. I have never felt this way for math before because math isn’t my favorite subject. This time I felt it like another subject it was fun and entertaining but, it was still math.
Carl Sandburg was born in January 6, 1878 and was died in July 22, 1967. He was an American poet, historian, novelist, folklore researcher, and folk singer. He was important to American culture because he wrote many poems and these poems are helping people, not just the poem. An interesting fact about him is I found a part in the Internet says that “At the age of 13, he left school and began driving a milk wagon. Then, he became a bricklayer and a farm laborer on the wheat plains of Kansas. After an interval spent at Lombard College in Galesburg, he became a hotel servant in Denver, then a coal-heaver in Omaha. He began his writing career as a journalist for the Chicago Daily News. Later he wrote poetry, histories, biographies, novels, children's literature, and film reviews. Sandburg also collected and edited books of ballad and folklore. He spent most of his life in the Midwest before moving to North Carolina,” this part interests me because I knew that he was a hardworking man and he tried many different kind of jobs, he started a real job when he was 13 although he didn’t go to school but he studied and read by his own, and he used his life time to help the other people, he was not just think about himself, so I interest it.
ReplyDeleteIn the Arithmetic, “If you ask your mother for one fried egg for breakfast and she gives you two fried eggs and eat both of them, who is better in arithmetic, you or your mother?” I like this part because it makes this poem to have more interests; it is a hard question to think about. He didn’t answer it because I think he wanted the readers to think about the question and to try to make interests in the poem because the readers would not feel bored. I think this part is talking about math is not just for study at school, it is also everywhere in your life even though you don’t like math but you still can feel it in your life time, except the school time. I really like math class because I understand it and I can know how to do in the math problem, but sometimes, in my life time, I can’t do very well, I don’t know why I can do the better work in my class but not in my life time. This poem is talking about math and I feel comfortable on it!
Carl Sandburg was a poet. He was born in January 6, 1878- July 22, 1967. He wrote about 50 poems. I think he is important to American culture because he wrote different poems than other poets and his poem was better. The interesting fact about him is when he was 38 years old he found out that he has a talent on writing poems.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part from the Arithmetic by Carl Sandburg is” Arithmetic is numbers your squeeze from your head to your hand to your pencil to your paper till you get the answer.” I like this because it talks that you want. I think this sentence is telling that you need to work hard when you want to save your problems in life. I never felt that way before. I feel math is a fun subject because if you think about it, you’ll see what am I talking about, like it makes the time that your bored funnier then ever.