Bell Ringer 10-11

2. Bell Ringer10-11 Directions: Respond to the prompt by writing at least a paragraph, using complete sentences. Prompt: - Do you set your own course? - If life is a journey, then who is driving? - Why is it important to make your own choices in life?

3. A Journey through Poetry… • You will need: Pencil/Pen and NOTEBOOK PAPER. • REMEMBER YOUR HEADING! • 1. Read the following poems: • “The Seven Ages of Man” p. 794 • “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost p. 796 • 2. Answer questions on p. 797: • 1-4 as a small group followed by a share out to the whole class. • VIDEO: Modeling Literary Analysis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQDkG7_QHq4 • 5-9 individually and then compare and contrast responses within your small group. How do your answers differ? How are they the same? • Each group will share out the best answers with the whole class. • Turn in for a grade!

4. Read Questions 1-4 on Page 797 and respond to them in the following way: • 1. In “The Seven Ages of Man,” the two stages that follow childhoodare… • 2. According to Jaques, in the last stage of life, people… • 3. In “The Road Not Taken,” Frost’s road diverges… • 4. The speaker chooses…

5. Questions 5-9 • 5. The theme in the poem, “The Road Not Taken,” is… • The theme in the poem, “The Seven Ages of Man,” is… • 6. The speaker’s comparison in “The Seven Ages of Man” of the world to a stage implies…. • 7.I agree [or disagree] that Jaques has a gloomy outlook on life. I believe this because Jaques states “[line from poem supporting your opinion],” which shows…[a statement in support of your opinion] • 8. In the poem “The Road Not Taken,” the woods symbolize… • 9. In response to Jaques statement “All the world’s a stage/And all the men and women merely players,” Frost’s speaker would say…