Poetry Unlocked: The World of Robert Frost
Dana Lorelle, Writing, Vocabulary, Essays
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The poems of Robert Frost might seem simple in their beauty and structure, but they raise some intriguing questions.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." Those famous words by Robert Frost ask us all a question: When have you made a decision that changed the course of your life? In this two-part class, students will take a close look at two of Robert Frost's best-known poems, "The Road Less Traveled" and "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening," before completing a writing assignment based on his works. During the second class, we...
My passions are writing and poetry, and it's my great joy that my five kids can quote Shakespeare and Longfellow. So many students claim to "hate" poetry, but that's often because poetry is difficult to understand. My goal is to give students the tools they need to unlock poems. Like John Keats suddenly understanding Homer once he read the English translation, I want my students to look "...at each other with a wild surmise/ Silent, upon a peak in Darien."
1 file available upon enrollmentPrint-outs of the poems are included upon registration. After the first class, the instructor will send a file containing the details of the writing assignment.
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***Use coupon code LORELLE20245 for $5 off any class.*** Welcome! I'm here because I love writing, reading, and teaching, and through Outschool I'm able to blend all three. I offer classes in writing and literature analysis (especially poetry),...
Group Class
$28
for 2 classes1x per week, 2 weeks
55 min
Completed by 114 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
3-9 learners per class
