Literature lesson #3

Friday, March 10th
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Friday, March 10th

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Programme
- Why study poetry?
- Robert Frost: The Road Not Taken
- Synonyms, contradictions and metaphors
- Robert Frost: Education by Poetry

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Slide 3 - Vidéo

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?

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Slide 5 - Vidéo

Questions
1. First responses?
2. What is Frost trying to tell us?
3. What does the title of the poem suggest?

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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.

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Take a look at your SE Writing

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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.

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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!

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