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ELA 11Objective: You will learn The Economy of Discourse & TDQ Elements

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TITLE: The Road Not Taken Date: Nov 22, 2015

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Economy of Discourse on Topic

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STANDARD: Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.

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The Road Not TakenTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveller, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could.To where it bent in the undergrowth,

Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear,Though as for that, the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to wayI doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --I took the one less travelled by,

And that has made all the difference.

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Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.[2] His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of the twentieth century,[3] Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. He became one of America's rare "public literary figures, almost an artistic institution." [3] He was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1960 for his poetical works. On July 22, 1961, Frost was named Poet laureate of Vermont.

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HarmonEconomy of DiscourseDiscuss all 4 stanzas in groups. What’s better? Independence or conformity. Support with evidence.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveller, long I stood

And looked down one as far as I could.To where it bent in the undergrowth,

Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear,Though as for that, the passing there

Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to wayI doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:

Two roads diverged in a wood, and I --I took the one less travelled by,

And that has made all the difference.

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The Road Not TakenThemes/Poetic Devices:

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Activity: Dialetical Journal

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