Literature lesson #3

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Tuesday, March 12th

Programme

- Why study poetry?

- Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken

- Synonyms, contradictions and metaphors

The Road Not Taken

Turn to Reader p. 18

Robert Frost (1874-1963)

American poet & playwright

The Road Not Taken (1915)

A joke for his indecisive friend?

Questions

1. First responses?

2. What is Frost trying to tell us?

3. What does the title of the poem suggest?

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 (reader p. 19 - 21)

Get to work!

In pairs or small groups of 3 or 4 students, work through the exercises on reader p. 21 - 23.

Take notes on your answers, as this will help you in your preparation of the test in TW 3. 

Thursday

- Finish the exercises in your reader (p. 21 - 23)

- Answer the questions in your journal entry

- Bring your Literature reader to class