Frosted+Flakes


 * Results**

1. Enduring
 * How much power does the individual have over his/her life?
 * How important is choice? Are individuals defined by their choices?
 * In what ways have we read this poem that could be used in future readings?

2. At the heart of the discipline
 * What is close reading? Why close read?
 * What are the poetic devices used? How are they used?
 * What is genre? How does the genre reflect the historical context of poem?

3. Needing Uncoverage
 * What are the paradoxes and contradictions in the poem?

4. Potentially Engaging
 * How can we relate this poem to contemporary culture?
 * What might you get from this poem that applies to your daily lives?
 * What could this poem have to say about the time period within which it is written?


 * Assessment

1. Informal checks for understanding **
 * Verbal prompt: something as simple as "what did you get out of last night's reading?"
 * Free-writing prompt

2. Observation/dialogue
 * Small discussion groups

3. Quiz/test
 * 1 question every class period just to make sure they are doing the reading

4. Academic Prompt
 * Essay question -- see this page

5. Performance Task/Project
 * Multimedia project -- for example, they could create a video version of the poem that provides insight into the poem's meaning and context of the times, etc.