![]() .4: Interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone..3: Analyze how and why individuals, events, or ideas develop and interact over the course of a text..2: Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development summarize the key supporting details and ideas..1: Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.Writing: Provide students with a cloze paragraph that outlines the basic structure of the writing task.You can also provide examples of setting and symbolism from other stories or poems before analyzing the use of each in “The Road Not Taken”. ![]() Show students pictures of common symbols and discuss the deeper meaning behind each symbol. ![]() Literary Analysis: Show students a picture of a forest and discuss the different elements they see.That way, the question and answer are connected with textual evidence. Text-Based Questioning: As you go through each text-based question, have students underline the answer within the poem.Vocabulary: Provide students with a visual representation of each pre-selected vocabulary word.I use the following criteria in my grading rubric:Ī reason for making the decision is included.ĬLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A FREE PRINTABLE PDF OF THIS LESSON PLAN The use of a 4-point grading rubric will give students a clear understanding of the paragraph expectations and ensure that they have met the lesson objective. ![]() Students write an organized paragraph describing a major decision they have made in the past and how that decision affected their life.The structure of the assessment is up to you! I use a matching activity for vocabulary and multiple choice questions for deeper meaning and literary devices.For the assessment to align with the lesson objectives, it will need to assess students on their mastery of the pre-selected vocabulary terms, overall poem meaning, and use of setting and symbolism.Students provide textual evidence that supports their description of each literary device. Students describe (in their own words) Frost’s use of each device in the poem. Students define each literary device (setting and symbolism). Literary Analysis: Students dive deeper into “The Road Not Taken” by analyzing Frost’s use of setting and symbolism.Depending on the skill level of your students, the literary analysis portion of the lesson can be conducted independently or in small groups/pairs.Stanza 4: Which road does the speaker choose to take? INDEPENDENT PRACTICE OR COLLABORATION Stanza 3: Does the speaker think he will be able to travel both roads? Why or why not? Stanza 2: How does the speaker feel about each road? Stanza 1: What decision is the speaker trying to make? Text-Based Questioning: Extrapolate meaning from each stanza of the poem by guiding students through a series of text-based questions.I use the following words: stanza 1: diverged, undergrowth stanza 2: fair, claim stanza 3: trodden, doubted stanza 4: hence Ideally, the words you choose will assist students in determining the poem’s meaning. Vocabulary Development: Identify 1 or 2 tier-two and tier-three words (click here to read more about vocabulary tiers) in each stanza that your students will identify using context clues.Read through “The Road Not Taken” together as a class.Discuss with students the meaning of “coming to a fork in the road”.*Optional: Click here to download the printable and digital “The Road Not Taken” teaching materials that correspond with this lesson from Literacy in Focus on TpT. You can create your own worksheets or have students write on their own paper. Materials required for the additional lesson components will vary based on your needs.Copy of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken”. ![]()
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