Studying R. Frost

Dear Student,

You are about to start your journey through the poem by R. Frost “The Road Not Taken”.

Use all your senses – See, Listen, Learn, Think, Check your knowledge of the poem, Expand your knowledge and perception of the poem with the help of interactive games.

Almost every assignment in this interactive book will earn you points for the unit. The total score for this book is 60 points.

Enjoy your journey!

SEE

Look at the picture.

Describe the scenery. What season of the year is it? Can you see such scenery in Israel? Where can you see such scenery?

Describe the road you see in this picture in few sentences in your notebook.

If you were to make a decision, which road would you  choose? Why?

Which road would you NOT choose? Why?

Please write a short reasoning  (explanation) of your choice. Try to use the linking words: Because, though, yet, hence.

This assignment will grant you 5 points.

LISTEN

After reading the poem in class, listen to the interpretation given in the video clip on the next page.

Be ready to tune yourself to the wonderful sound of the poem and the beautiful sights of the New England nature.

Has this interpretation of the poem changed your first impression from it? Explain.

This assignment will grant you 5 points.

LEARN

What is the difference between metaphor, simile and symbolism?

Learn, practice and test your knowledge of the Literary Terms we use for the analysis of poems through this fun interactive flashcard game. Your teacher will be able to see and assess your work.

Choose the Study Mode from the bottom toolbar. The recommended order of studying would be as follows:

• Flashcards
• Learn
• Spell
• Match
• Test

This assignment will grant you 10 points.

THINK

Watch the episode from “Dead Poets Society” movie and answer the questions online as you watch the movie. Your teacher will be able to see and assess your answers.

This assignment will grant you 10 points.

STATE YOUR OPINION

After watching the episode from the “Dead Poets Society” movie, click on the link below, answer the question expressing your opinion, submit your answer and see what your peers think about the subject.

Go to: www.menti.com

Use the code 332777

This assignment will grant you 10 points.

Check your Knowledge

Take part in this interactive quiz to check your understanding of the poem.

The Road Not Taken – Quiz

CONNECT – BRIDGING TEXT AND CONTEXT

CHOOSE BETWEEN ASSIGNMENT 1 AND ASSIGNMENT 2 AND SUBMIT IT IN WRITTEN.

The assignment will grant you 20 points.

ASSIGNMENT NO.1

Listen to the song composed to the words of the poem “The Road Not Taken” .

Then answer the following question in your notebook.
In your opinion, does the composer of the music convey the mood and the atmosphere of the poem? How does the music enhances / enriches your understanding or perception of the poem. Explain using examples from the poem and the song.

CONNECT – BRIDGING TEXT AND CONTEXT

ASSIGNMENT NO. 2

“Robert Frost wrote “The Road Not Taken” as a joke for a friend, the poet Edward Thomas. When they went walking together, Thomas was chronically indecisive about which road they ought to take and—in retrospect—often lamented that they should, in fact, have taken the other one. Soon after writing the poem in 1915, Frost griped to Thomas that he had read the poem to an audience of college students and that it had been “taken pretty seriously … despite doing my best to make it obvious by my manner that I was fooling. … Mea culpa.” However, Frost liked to quip, “I’m never more serious than when joking.” As his joke unfolds, Frost creates a multiplicity of meanings, never quite allowing one to supplant the other—even as “The Road Not Taken” describes how choice is inevitable. “

How does the information you’ve learned add/change your perception and understanding of the poem?
Write a paragraph of 80-100 words to answer this question. Support it by examples from the poem. Submit the assignment to your teacher.

Dear students,

I hope you have enjoyed your journey and learned a lot about R. Frost, the poem “The Road Not Taken” and much more.

I also hope that this was helpful towards your final assessment test.

THE END