Robert Frost “The Road Not Taken”
Mr. Jacob English 10-1
10-23-09 Info Tech High School
The Poem •
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
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And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads onto way, I doubted if I should ever come back. I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence; Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost
WHO UNDERSTANDS FROST?
67 % of Girls Understand Poem 33 % of Boys Understand Poem IN CLASS 10-1 - Data Collected from
REGRETFULLY , SPEAKING •
The ironic interpretation- regret and personal mythmaking, rationalizing our decisions. “ I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference”
How does these last two lines possibly show regret ? How is it ironic? - Answer questions in literature notebook (5 min)
SMALL GROUP/WHOLE CLASS DISCUSSION Discuss/ Analyze poem (answers to comprehension questions)
SMALL GROUP- 10 min WHOLE CLASS- 10 min
B.J Harrison’s rendition of Robert Frost’s “ A Road Not Taken”
LINKS & MULTIMEDIA Google Images: www.google.com Search: “Frost” “A Road Not Taken”
“A ROAD NOT TAKEN” STUDENT VIDEO : Courtesy of TeacherTube.com
HOMEWORK
Visually depict a scene from Frost’s “ A Road Not Taken” DUE DATE: TOMMAROW MUST BE COMPLETED ON WHITE (PRINTER )PAPER SKETCH USING #2 PENCIL & COLOR PENCIL TO FILL