1、 Interpret the poem and identify the beauty of the language used in it. Speak out the structure and the language used in a poetry review. Write a review using correct structure and language. In pairs, discuss the poem “The Road Not Taken”. Use the following questions and expressions to help you. Exp
2、ressions Confirming understanding The listener the speaker Do you mean?Do you know what I mean? Are you saying?Do you see my point? I think you mean Am I right?You understand what I mean, dont you? 1. What message do you think the poem is trying to get across to readers? “The Road Not Taken” present
3、s the poet and the reader with a dilemma. The central message is that in life we are often presented with choices. When making a choice, one is required to make a decision. Viewing a choice as a fork in a path, we understand that we can only choose one direction or another, but not both. Any person
4、who has made a choice will agree that it is human nature to contemplate the “What if .” about the direction you did not make. But who knows what the future holds down the road? The poet implies that when he is older, he might look back at this turning point in his lifethe morning he took the road le
5、ss travelled, because taking that particular route completely altered his life in some way. 2. Have you ever been in a similar situation? Which road will you take and why? Yes. Standing at a crossroad, with four roads to choose from and with limited knowledge on where I should go, I dont really know
6、 where a road will lead me until I take it. The only thing I have power over is the decisions that I will make, and how I will react to different situations. 1. What is a poetry review? An article about your understanding of a poem is called a poetry review, in which you describe the symbolic meanin
7、g of the words and images in a poem, and provide a personal understanding of the poem. 2. What is the structure of a poetry review? Introduce the poet and the poem briefly. Analyse and evaluate the artistic characteristics of the poem, such as its sound, images and figurative devices. Give your unde
8、rstanding of the poems meaning. It is a good idea to refer to your personal experience or emotion in this part. 3. What expressions can be used in a poetry review? To express your opinion, you can use expressions such as in my opinion, from my point of view, in my eyes, I think/find/ suppose/assume,
9、 my opinion/ view/ belief/ impression is that, as for me, and it seems to me that. Write an article about your understanding of The Road Not Taken. Use your ideas from part C and the information in parts A and B to help you. Learning about the text type An article about your understanding of a poem
10、is called a poetry review, in which you describe the symbolic meaning of the words and images in a poem, and provide a personal understanding of the poem Learning about the structure When writing an article about your understanding of the poem, you can follow the structure below: Introduce the poet
11、and the poem briefly. Analyse and evaluate the artistic characteristics of the poem, such as its sound, images and figurative devices. Give your understanding of the poems meaning. It is a good idea to refer to your personal experience or emotion in this part. Learning about the language To express
12、your opinion, you can use expressions such as in my opinion, from my point of view, in my eyes, I think/ find/ suppose/ assume, my opinion/ view/ belief/ impression is that, as for me, and it seems to me that. Introduce the poet and the poem briefly. Analyse and evaluate the artistic characteristics
13、 of the poem, such as its sound, images and figurative devices. Give your understanding of the poems meaning. It is a good idea to refer to your personal experience or emotion in this part. Para 1 Para 2 Para 3 Remember to check your writing after you finish and exchange drafts between you and your
14、partner. Pay attention to the following aspects: Punctuation Spelling Grammar Choice of words Style (formal/informal)Structure Self-review Is your understanding of the poem conveyed in a clear way? What do you find the hardest when writing the article? Peer review Does your partner agree with you on
15、 your understanding of the poem? How can you improve your writing to make it more convincing? 1. Please make presentations to the class and evaluate the writings you appreciate. 2. Please help each other to improve the shared drafts guided by a sample essay. Understanding “The Road Not Taken” “The R
16、oad Not Taken” is a poem written by Robert Frost, a famous American poet. Frost is known for his honest and direct style which makes his poems feel conversational. This poem uses the first person perspective throughout, such as in the first stanza, “And be one traveler, long I stood”, so the speaker
17、 is sharing his own experiences with us. Frost also uses rural scenes to explore deep questions about life, and metaphor and imagery are employed to represent the feelings we have when faced with decisions. In the first stanza, the readers are asked to visualize diverging roads as the choices we are
18、 faced with. Then it continues to connect with emotions we feel during the decision-making process. For example, regret is expressed in the line, “And sorry I could not travel both”. The second and third stanzas focus on the explanations we give for the choices we have made. The speaker justifies hi
19、s choice of taking the more mysterious road, when he says, “Because it was grassy and wanted wear”. But, in stanza three we know that he is still thinking about the other more traveled road when he says, “Oh, I kept the first for another day!” However, by the final stanza, the speaker expresses acce
20、ptance of his choice, “I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference.” Just as in our lives, we should accept the choices we make. This poem makes me recall a time when I had come across two diverging roads in my life. I had to choose between continuing my violin lessons an
21、d taking my calligraphy classes. Calligraphy was “the one less traveled by” for me because I had just started learning it, and that is the one I selected. I am wondering if choosing it will make all the difference to my life. It seems that I will find out as I continue down this path. Work in pairs to create dialogues and then act out your dialogues to the class. Polish up your poetry review and share with your classmates.
