An effective lesson plan truly can make all the difference. Seventh graders read, analyze, and annotate Robert Frost's "The Road Not Taken" before writing an essay about what they believe to be the theme of the iconic poem.

Concepts

the road not taken, robert frost, word meanings, key details, central ideas, tone, poetry, poetry analysis, literary themes

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a reading assessment at the end of a unit, or when making class placements
• Assign the writing prompt as a timed essay to be completed in class

Classroom Considerations

• Part of a larger language arts module on making inferences with textual evidence

Pros

• Includes a rubric for assessment
• Encourages learners to cite evidence from the text to support their argument

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.7.1 RL.7.2 RL.7.4 W.7.1.a SL.7.1.a SL.7.4