Transcript of the Chat session about Ted Hughes' poem, Crow's Fall ...

16:26 XXX: the crow lauaghed at himself for thinking that he has defeated the sun where else ithas changed him ito a difrent person16:26: XXX XXX has left this chat16:26 XXX: If the sun still brightened afta the crow had flew to it,then why did the trees growsuddenly old and shadows flattened?16:27 XXX: leave stenky out of this..now we are talking about Mr Ted Hughes...XXX i agree..suchthings promote lots and lots of thoughts..16:27 XXX: KA!16:27 XXX: OK SO YOUR TRYING TO SAY THAT THE CROW WANT TO BE SUPERIOR THAN THESUN.HMMM VERY INTERESTING16:27: XXX XXX has left this chat16:27: has just entered this chat16:27 XXX: this is a horroh poem infact this man is not part of this world i mean out of all things toattack he just chose the sun i mean XXXly16:27 XXX: he writes about what goes on in his own world and his imagination16:28 XXX: GINGER! YA SIS! U HIT IT16:28 XXX: LOL!!! XXX!! its not him,its the crow.16:28 XXX: old trees are associated with crows like black forest etc.16:28: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:29 XXX: you guys stop revealing your secrets here there is facebook dont act broke...........and ithink he was fighting with the sun to eliminate its being but in the process it lost its shine and became black...16:29 XXX: aren't old trees associated with old wise owls shano??16:29 XXX: ONE COULD DEFINE THIS POEM AS "DEEPLY" DESCRIPTIVE16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat4

16:30: XXX XXX has left this chat16:30 XXX: the sun is pissed with crow becoz it eats up every dead magic and the crow is angrybecoz the sun keeps burnin its meat i think this is jelousy16:31: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:31: has just entered this chat16:31 XXX: XXX,XXX,XXX...magic now??16:31: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:32: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:32: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:32: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:32: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:32 XXX: caro caro lmao16:32: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:33 XXX: so wen the sun returns its vicious n bright to burn out the crows food and the crow isnow XXXdy 4 sme pink panther action16:33 XXX: guys this poem is deeeeeeeeep!16:33: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:33: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:33 XXX: people16:34: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:34: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:34 : why would the crow decide the sun is white i mean the sun will always be yellow16:34 XXX: what is a crow is it that early morning chicken16:34 XXX: WHAT HONI?16:34 XXX: i dont XXXlly understand what you guys are saying16:34 XXX: focus.this has nothing to do with pink panthers,magic,revenge...yoh!16:34: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:34: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:34 XXX: ay ay so do you guys think that the crow burned when he battled the sun or was it likesome sort of punishement16:35 XXX: a purnishment16:35 XXX: how many people are XXXlly in this poem16:35 XXX: early morning chicken? the crow gt burnt during the battle XXX16:35: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:35 XXX: A CROW IS A BIRD U DUMBO16:35 XXX: u pple i dnt want 2 go 2 deep 4 ur understandin so play along nyc so u dnt get lost intocaro caro zoom kah land16:35 XXX: OH! NOW I GET IT! The XXXson the trees are growing old is because the process of5

PHOTOSYNTHESIS has been altered with. JA!16:35 XXX: yes could be both that the crow mite have been burnt/it could be punishment16:36 XXX: What do u guys think he means when he says " where white is blaxck and where blackis white I WON?"16:36 XXX: probably rhea16:36 XXX: ok maybe the crow wanted to be the only white one bt unfortunately the sun wasstagnant alXXXdy.so he tried to take it to the dance floor (fight that is) kanti bazo mo shisa(theywill burn him) then he turned BLACK SWART MONSTHO16:36 XXX: even if he battled the sun. he would not win any way. that crow got what it deserved16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:36 XXX: does a crow have claws16:37 XXX: does a crow have claws16:37 XXX: does a crow have claws16:37 XXX: but the sun is not even what kat16:37 XXX: but how does the sun punish you?in the crows situation,the crow went to the sun.16:37 XXX: white16:37: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:37 XXX: which was dumb16:37 : the sun must have burned the crow XXXlly bad during the battle16:37 XXX: if he didnt win then why did he mean when he said he won but he got burned mos16:38 XXX: what is the center this person laughed himself into16:38: XXX XXX has left this chat16:38 XXX: concience.caro.16:39 XXX: he thought he won. see thats what happens if you feel supirior while you are of thelowest rank16:39: XXX XXX has just entered this chat16:39 XXX: where white is black and black is white what the hell does that mean16:39 XXX: So is this poem about a man who is trying to hunt for a crow,or what? o6

16:39 XXX: so u guys r sayin the crow asked 4 de battle wat did the sun do16:39 XXX: pehapes he did want to be black/maybe he was jealous of the sun mayb he wantedtob only white16:39 XXX: he is colour blind maybe that happened wen he got the sun burn lol it soma workedon his eyes too16:39 XXX: hunting chidibere dnt16:39 XXX: mayb thats why he only so black and white16:39 XXX: guys i dont get where he says attack it and deaft it deos he mean the sun because iwnt to know is he going to attack the sun?16:40 XXX: yep16:40 : lol i must agree with XXX16:40 XXX: ya XXX.i think he means the sun.that is his most prominent opponent.16:40 XXX: THE SUN IS most powerful ELEMENT of nature and so anyone who tries to get in itsway will get BURNED,GEBRANT,O CHILE GOED!,BAMSHISILE JENGE BRAAI!16:41 XXX: is ted tryin' to say that he defeated the sun, or does he mean we are all the same blackor white n' can conquer together16:41 XXX: yes he gonna attack the sun16:41 XXX: eh eh the sun ddnt have his bck.....HE HAD IT WAY BACK16:41 XXX: prominent?? meaning16:41 XXX: i dnt need me any basket ball player16:41 XXX: XXX stil dont get it16:41 XXX: LOL GO XXX THAT IS TOO MCH16:41 XXX: XXX???????????????????16:41 XXX: de sun brightened meaning it gained more power or strength16:41 XXX: lol barbarque16:42 XXX: bye people. nice chat16:42 XXX: THIS CROW HAD A XXXL GOAL GEES WHAT A DETERMINATION16:42: XXX XXX has left this chat16:42: XXX XXX has left this chat16:42 XXX: c ya16:42: has left this chat16:42: XXX XXX has left this chat16:43 XXX: ID LIKE TO SEND A SHOUT TO MY MA ND MY ROEDS FAM16:43: XXX XXX has left this chat16:43 XXX: XXX yeah i thought it bt u said it hala16:43 XXX: overall the poem sounds crazy but its deep16:43 XXX: WHO KNEW HE WUD GET FRIED!16:43: XXX XXX has left this chat7

16:43 XXX: kay-gee signing off adios michachos16:43: XXX XXX has left this chat16:43: XXX XXX has left this chat16:43: XXX XXX has left this chat16:43: XXX XXX has left this chat16:44 XXX: if only u cud open ur minds we will be long done16:44: XXX XXX has left this chat16:44 XXX: TOTSIENS MENSE!16:44: XXX XXX has left this chat16:44: XXX XXX has left this chat16:44 XXX: ID LYK TO SEND A SHOUT OUT 2 MY MOM ,MY DAD AND MY PARENTS LOL16:45: XXX XXX has left this chat16:45: Love Dorian has left this chat16:45: XXX XXX has left this chat16:49: XXX XXX has left this chat16:50: XXX XXX has left this chat16:50: XXX XXX has just entered this chatAnalysis of the ChatTypes of Contribution Number Length Number LengthInitiate Idea 8 103 7% 7%Seeks Clarification 30 397 25% 27%Reflect/Respond to Previous post 50 733 42% 50%Procedural 8 43 7% 3%Miscellaneous 5 45 4% 3%Summatory/Synthesis 5 58 4% 4%Social Stroking 8 52 7% 4%Off topic 4 38 3% 3%118 1469 100% 100%8

Summatory/Synthesis4%Miscellaneous3%Procedural3%Analysis of Chat Session(Length of Contributions)Social Stroking3%Off topic3%Initiate Idea7%SeeksClarification27%Reflect/Respondto Previous post50%9

Contribution by personC 16 225 14% 15%M 14 161 12% 11%D 13 81 11% 6%K 12 128 10% 9%H 11 133 9% 9%S 10 108 8% 7%R 9 108 8% 7%M 7 157 6% 11%T 6 62 5% 4%I 4 65 3% 4%C 4 36 3% 2%R 3 57 3% 4%D 3 34 3% 2%N 2 20 2% 1%G 2 60 2% 4%N 2 34 2% 2%118 1469 100% 100%10

Student contribution to chat1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 162%2% 1% 4% 2%4%15%4%4%11%11%6%7%7%9%9%Conclusions to be drawn1. Majority of contributions focused on what had been said before, building on or expanding onideas raised.2. Relatively little talk was Off Topic (only 3%).3. There was very little attempt to bring discussion to a summation (only 4%).4. Understanding of the poem did appear to advance during the course of the chat.5. All students participated to some extent, but with half the students accounting for the lion’s shareof the exchanges.6. Some students struggled with the interface – network responses were slow because of technicalproblems involving a shared line with St John’s College.11