HW for 11/25

1. Read and annotate the Robert Frost poems, especially the one you will co-lead (see #2) next Monday, 11/30.

2. Each student will be required to be a Co-leader in teaching to the class everything they can about a particular poem:

• "Out, Out--"
• Max
• Tityonna
• Anthony

• "Acquainted With The Night"
• Jay
• Genevieve
• Daijah
• Alejandra

• "Mending Wall"
• John
• Cristina
• Colby

• "Stopping By The Woods On a Snowy Evening"
• Ashley
• Lisa
• Vu

What Does Co-Leading Entail?

• Use the University of Illinois' Modern American Poetry database to help you with your reading of the poem.
• Also, read the Academy of American Poets links on Robert Frost for help.

1. Posing a question about what you think the poem's basic situation is and then being able to answer and support your answer.
2. Posting a question about the poem's largest thematic statement, and being able to answer and support your answer.
3. Discussing at least two poetic techniques that Frost uses in the poem, and providing examples.
4. Discussing the structure of the poem, including any formal qualities of the poem (in addition to #3), and providing examples of each quality.