The document provides guidance for students on analyzing and writing an essay about the poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost. It includes lesson objectives, essay structure, analysis of the poem's rhyme scheme and themes, and instructions for students to write paragraphs on these topics and assemble them into a five paragraph essay. Students are to include two literary devices from the poem and use proper paragraph structure. The finished essay will be included in their semester portfolio.

1. Monday, February 6th
English 9- Second Semester
Navejar, Dammanna, Huth

2. Lesson objective
• Today we will:
1. Review poetry terms we learned
2. Review poem Road Not Taken
3. Consider the terms used in the poem
4. Construct a 5 paragraph essay

3. Essay Structure
• Indent to show you are starting a new
paragraph
• Do not put a space in-between paragraphs
– Introduction
– Paragraph on Rhyme scheme
– Paragraph on Theme
– Paragraph on literary devices used in the poem
– Conclusion

4. Monday, February 6
TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, Sponge Activity
And sorry I could not travel both
Please sit and work on the
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could following
To where it bent in the undergrowth;
• Review the list of
Then took the other, as just as fair, terms we have
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
learned so far
Though as for that the passing there • Pick 2 of the
Had worn them really about the same,
literary terms we
And both that morning equally lay have studied
In leaves no step had trodden black. used in The Road
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
Not Taken
I doubted if I should ever come back. • Write them
I shall be telling this with a sigh
down on your
Somewhere ages and ages hence: paper
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

5. Construct a paragraph using your
notes from the sponge activity.
• Write a short paragraph Use your notes/model paragraph to
help you.
with a topic
sentence, examples (prove Paragraph Structure
your points), and analysis 1.Topic sentence
about the 2 terms you 2. Lead in sentence
picked 3. Supporting details -
a few words in
• Include line numbers for “_____” and (Line___)
the lines you pulled from 4. Analyze your point
the poem
• Use the paragraph
structure we studied (look
at your notes)

6. The Road Not Taken, by Robert Frost, used
literary devices. Tone and imagery are used in
poems. Tone means or is how the person
sounds when he reads the poem. Imagery is
when something is written in the poem that a
reader can imagine. Frost used imagery when
he wrote, “Two roads diverged” (line 1). In
addition, he used __________. He
wrote, ___________ (line _) One line of
analysis ____________________________.

7. Paragraph 2
You have this in your notes from Friday. This is the
paragraph on the type of poem Road Not Taken is
This is a poem that follows a strict rhyme
scheme. For example, the first stanza’s rhyme
scheme is A, B, A, A, B. The rhythmic pattern is
consistent as well. Each line has 9 syllables. Unlike
free verse, this poem follows a rigid structure.

8. Paragraph 3
You have this in your notes from Friday. This is the
paragraph on theme.
The theme of this poem is ____________.
For example, the speaker mentions
“___________________” (line ___). In
addition, the speaker states
“_______________” (line__). Throughout
the entire poem, the main idea is
___________.

9. Paragraph 4
Pick 2 of the literary terms we have studied
(imagery, metaphor, diction, etc.) used in The Road Not
Taken
Use your notes from the sponge activity
Robert Frost used literary devices in The Road Not
Taken. Two of the literary terms used in this poem
are _______ and ________. For example, the author
uses imagery when he writes “___________” (line
___). He also uses ________ when he writes
“_______________” (line__). These terms add
_________ and _________ to the poem.
(You can change the wording to fit your own terms and
examples)

11. Introduction Paragraph Structure
Write down the structure-
• General statement
• Mention poet and poem
• The three points you are addressing

12. Construct the Intro Paragraph
Most people think about if the choices they
made in life were the correct ones. In the
poem by Robert Frost, The Road Not
Taken, the speaker reflects upon a choice he
made. Robert Frost used a strict rhyme
scheme (1), and literary devices(2) to
develop his theme(3) about making
important life choices.

13. Conclusion Paragraph
Write down the structure
• Restate your main points
• Provide your opinion on the effectiveness of
Frost’s use of literary devices
• Closing statement about life choices

14. Create a conclusion paragraph
Robert Frost used a strict rhyme
scheme (1), and literary devices(2) to
develop his theme(3) about making
important life choices. Through his use of
these terms, he was able to emphasize his
message. Frost teaches the reader a lesson
about living with the choices he or she makes.

15. Piece your essay together
• On a clean sheet of paper, you will write your
essay using all of the paragraphs we wrote in
class. This essay will be a part of your required
English 9-second semester portfolio.
• You need 5 PROFICIENT items in your
portfolio to pass this class.

16. Essay Structure
• Indent to show you are starting a new
paragraph
• Do not put a space in-between paragraphs
– Introduction
– Paragraph on Rhyme scheme
– Paragraph on Theme
– Paragraph on literary devices used in the poem
– Conclusion

17. Denotation and Connotation
• DENOTATION: The common, strict definition of a word
as found in a dictionary; usually easily understood
• CONNOTATION: The extra layer of meaning each word
carries beyond the minimal, strict definition found in a
dictionary
• Much of poetry involves the poet using connotative
diction that suggests meanings beyond what the
words simply say
• Example: The word "snake" simple denotes a
reptile. But it has the connotation of someone who
can not be trusted, someone sneaky, or dishonest