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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.11-12.5
"Timid, scared, terrified." High school scholars examine words, their denotations and connotations, in a series of exercises that use lines from Shakespeare to explore figurative language and word relationships. Participants then...
Orlando Shakes
Native Gardens: Study Guide
A study guide for Native Gardens, a dramatic play, introduces theater lovers to a set of a neighbors and the problems they face. Discussion questions in the guide tackle themes of racism, ageism, and classism.
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ELA.CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.2
Identifying the theme or central idea of a text is a skill many young readers struggle with. It is also the second standard for reading literature in the Common Core. This resource, one from a series of Common Core lessons, can provide...
Curated OER
Dramatic Dilemmas
In this activity, students will develop skits that deal with the following aspects of decision making: projecting possible long term impacts of a decision and taking risks.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois: Modern American Poetry: Robert Frost (1874 1963)
Critical analysis of numerous Frost poems by foremost literary critics like William Pritchard. This is a great resource for students learning how to analyze Frost's poetry.
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Robert Frost: America's Poet
This site provides many full text poems by Robert Frost. There are also multiple links for more information on Frost and his works.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Robert Frost Classroom Activity
A lesson plan/classroom activity for student analysis of Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," but can be used for any Frost poem. Also provides web links, lesson plans, and an annotated bibliography. From March 26, 2007.
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Chase Young, PhD
Dr. Chase Young, Ph D: Reader's Theater Script: Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening [Pdf]
A reader's theater script for Robert Frost's "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" is provided on these pages. Two narrators are needed in this activity.
Read Works
Read Works: "Dust of Snow"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Robert Frost about a crow shaking snow down from a tree. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: "Fireflies in the Garden"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Robert Frost about fireflies in the night sky. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Read Works
Read Works: "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Robert Frost about watching snow fall in the woods. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Read Works: "The Road Not Taken"
[Free Registration/Login Required] A poem by Robert Frost about the choosing the less popular path. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Shmoop: The Road Not Taken
One of Robert Frost's most well known poems, The Road Not Taken, is analysed in detail in this comprehensive site.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: "Stopping by Woods" Visualization
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read Robert Frost's poem "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" and highlight details that show austere view in blue, details that show New England dialect in red, and trivial metaphor in green. When...
University of Virginia Library
Prism: The Road Not Taken
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" and highlight details of sight in blue, time in red, and agency in green. When finished, click save to see how others marked the text as well.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: "The Road Not Taken" Visualization
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken." Text details related to sight are blue, time are red, and agency are green. Click on any word to see the percentage of users that...