Poem Group Performance Reflection

Noah Chi
Ms. Guarino
IB Lit & Performance
11/02/19

My group (Loki, Daylin, and I) did “I, Too” by Langston Hughes, as well as another group (Lauren, Mia, and Connor). Because we did the same poem, it would be easier to compare and contrast our ideas as well as show what unique ideas we both had. We both projected the poem in two different styles, with many similarities as well as many differences. 
In my group, our main goal was to come up with a way to show how the main character, the African American, felt about how the other people in the house were treating him, and what he felt like as it all happened. The poem can easily be pictured in a simple note or journal entry. What we tried to do on the stage was act out his thoughts as if it were actually happening, not just a thought in his head.
The other group that has to present this poem presented it in a different way. Even though the poem was short, they were able to show more of the poem instead of telling it. They had more action going on at the table, more body language, and more of a tone/emotion to what they were saying. They’re overall idea was to come up with a way to show more of the poem, instead of telling it. 
If I were to compare the two groups doing the same poem, I could say that there were many similarities and differences. One of the similarities is that we used the exact same props as them, such as the door to represent the guests, the table to where they were to all sit, and the spoon to represent the action of eating. Another similarity is that we had the same idea of showing the frustration in the main character and how we were to express his thoughts as if it were to actually happen. Some of the differences is that the other group used all three members to show what was actually happening as we used two and one narrator, and another difference being that we had actually read the whole poem out, but he only took one part of the poem but made all the action fall into place for the audience to understand. Overall, both groups had mainly different ideas to portray this poem on stage, but both having similar and unique ideas.

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