AirFireAir


 * Hannah Schilperoort, Caroline Stockhus, Jessica Schad

Results

The bigger broader questions we intend to investigate with our students:

Q: What are interpretative strategies? How can students use them to analyze both this poem and others? ** Q: How can we use the formal elements in a poem to support our interpretations?

Q: Do we have free will or is everyone's fate predestined?

Q: How do our decisions impact us, or do they matter at all?


 * Assessment** (evidence of student learning)

Informal checks for understanding Observation/dialogue Quiz/test Academic prompt Performance task/project
 * begin class with 10 minutes of free writing about the poem
 * break up into groups and have students come up with their biggest unanswered question about the poem
 * discuss each groups question briefly with the whole class
 * In class short answer: Does it make a difference which road is chosen?
 * Do our decisions matter? Is our society structured on the notion of free will or predestination? Who influences our choices: individuals, social institutions, parents, peers?
 * Write a 2-3 page paper discussing the last time you were faced with a hard decision and what was at stake? Did you choose the "road less traveled"? What were the short term and long term consequences of your actions?