This lesson contains 11 slides, with text slides and 3 videos.
Lesson duration is: 70 min
Items in this lesson
Friday, March 10th
Slide 1 - Slide
Programme
- Why study poetry?
- Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken
- Synonyms, contradictions and metaphors
- Robert Frost: Education by Poetry
Slide 2 - Slide
Slide 3 - Video
The Road Not Taken
Turn to Reader p. 17
Robert Frost (1874-1963)
American poet & playwright
The Road Not Taken (1915)
A joke for his indecisive friend?
Slide 4 - Slide
Slide 5 - Video
Questions
1. First responses?
2. What is Frost trying to tell us?
3. What does the title of the poem suggest?
Slide 6 - Slide
Slide 7 - Video
Questions
4. What is the meaning of the word 'sigh' in line 16?
5. Does the speaker give us any indication of what kind of difference, whether it is a positive or a negative difference?
Let's move on to the lexical items.
Slide 8 - Slide
Take a look at your SE Writing
Slide 9 - Slide
Get to work!
- Work on your journal entry
- Start reading Frost's speech: Education by Poetry which is homework for next week.
It's quite extensive so be sure to take enough time to read the text and answer the questions.
Slide 10 - Slide
Next week
• Write a journal entry • Read Robert Frost’s speech Education by Poetry and write down first responses. A difficult read; be sure to reserve enough time!
Lesson duration is: 70 min
