Today’s Walking Classroom podcast focuses on the American poet, Robert Frost. Frost lived in rural New England in the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s. His appreciation for nature and the outdoors was a major influence on his poetry. He is known for using weather to set the tone or mood in his poetry. Many of his poems, while brief, capture a deeper and more complex meaning. Sometimes being short and simple is better than being long and wordy.
Character Value: Flexibility
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Common Core
L–Language | SL–Speaking and Listening | RI–Reading: Informational | RL–Reading: Literature | W–Writing | RH–6-8 Literacy in History/Social Studies | RST–6-8 Literacy in Science & Technical Subjects Elementary School:RL.3.1, RL.3.4, RL.3.5, L.3.5, SL.3.1, SL.3.4
RL.4.1, RL.4.2, RL.4.4, RL.4.5, L.4.5, SL.4.1, SL.4.4
RL.5.1, RL.5.2, RL.5.4, RL.5.5, L.5.5, SL.5.1, SL.5.4
Middle School:
RL.6.1, RL.6.2, RL.6.4, RL.6.5, L.6.5, SL.6.1, SL.6.4
RL.7.1, RL.7.2, RL.7.4, RL.7.5, L.7.5, SL.7.1, SL.7.4
RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.4, RL.8.5, L.8.5, SL.8.1, SL.8.4
Supplemental Resource Links and Downloads
Quiz: (Make sure you're already logged into your Gmail account, then click to copy this Google form to your Google Drive. Quiz keys are here.)
Robert Frost Google Quiz
Slide Deck:
Robert Frost Slide Deck
Explore Robert Frost’s home in this virtual tour by The Frost Place.
Test knowledge of the poem “The Road Not Taken” in this multiple choice quiz.
Write poems similar in form and style to those of Robert Frost in this project from the International Literacy Association.
Demonstrate knowledge of the poem “The Road Not Taken” in this K12reader.com writing exercise.
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