Key Components TemplateParticipant’s name: Anat SaboName of Key Component: Pre Reading ActivityAim of activity: to introduce the theme of the poem and encourage students to think how they relate to a picture that has to do with the poem. Allow students to discuss their connotations with their classmates.Vocabulary words are presented before the poem to allow easy visual access and context translation in Hebrew.Vocabulary Practice- practice of the words appear in the key vocabulary

Estimated time: 20-25 minutes.

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Look at the picture. Write the first five connotations that come to your mind

Tell your partner why you wrote down these five words.

Write your connotation to the following words: lovely, dark, deep

Key vocabulary chart .

vocabulary practice: match words and definitions

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening/ by Robert Frost.

Pre Reading Activity

1. Look at the picture below. Write the first five connotations that come to your mind.

2. Tell your partner why you wrote down these five words.

3. Write your connotation to the following words:

lovely-

dark-

deep-

Key Vocabulary

downy flake פתית פלומתיfarmhouse בית חווהfill up מתמלאharness bells פעמונים בריתמת הסוסmile/miles מייל- יחידת אורך/

מייליםqueer מוזר(to) sweep לגרוף, לטאטאthough בכל זאתwoods חורש

Vocabulary Practice

Match words in column A with the definitions in column B

A Bqueer __ 1. to clean, the brush sweep __ 2. land covered with many trees harness bells __ 3. small, soft pieces of somethingfarmhouse __ 4. to cause something to become fulldowny flake __ 5. a house on a farmwoods __ 6. however fill up __ 7. equipment for a horsethough __ 8. strange

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy EveningBY ROBERT FROST

Whose woods these are I think I know.   His house is in the village though;   He will not see me stopping here   To watch his woods fill up with snow.   

My little horse must think it queer   To stop without a farmhouse near   Between the woods and frozen lake   The darkest evening of the year.   

He gives his harness bells a shake   To ask if there is some mistake.   The only other sound’s the sweep   Of easy wind and downy flake.   

The woods are lovely, dark and deep,   But I have promises to keep,   And miles to go before I sleep,   And miles to go before I sleep

Key Components TemplateParticipant’s name: Anat Sabo. Name of Key Component: Basic Understanding S 3Aim of activity: to make sure students understand the high frequency words and the literal meaning of the poem.(low frequency words are glossed with a short activity in the pre reading component.)

Estimated time: 45 minutes.

Description of Activity: read the poem .Vocabulary- high frequency words : use a word bank to complete sentences.LOTS- answer questions, fill in a chart to understand the setting.(Paste any worksheets you plan to use, below this chart)

Basic Understanding.

More Vocabulary Practice.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.

1. I made a ________________ on the test.

2. It is very cold! It is going to ______________ in Jerusalem.

3. The Kinneret is a ________________ in Israel.

4. My sister and I will go together to the mall tomorrow, she gave me her ________________.

5. We went for walk in the ____________, it was lovely!

6. I left the box ______________ the door.

Read the poem .

Answer the questions.

1. Who is the character in the poem and which animal is with him?The __________________ and his __________________.

2. Setting- the stetting tells us where and when the events in a literary text happen.

Fill n the chart.

When Season (circle): summer, fall, winter, spring,

Time of day ( copy from the poem): ___________________________________________________________

Where _________________

3. What does the speaker think about the woods?

woods, lake, mistake, promise, snow, near,

4. Circle the correct answer: The woods are owned by:

a) the speaker

b) someone unknown to the speaker

c) the speaker's best friend.

d) someone the speaker knows

5. What sounds does the speaker hear in the woods?

6. According to the speaker, who will think it is strange to stop in the woods?

Key Components TemplateParticipant’s name: Anat SaboName of Key Component: HOTS and literary termsAim of activity: The thinking skill introduced is Explaining Patterns. Activities start with examples from students' lives. The aim of the activities is to raise awareness to patterns in our lives and our behavior. The question for discussion is whether recognizing a certain pattern in life can help us understand or change things in life ( such as behavior)The next activity is about patterns in a nursery rhyme. Through the nursery rhyme activity the literary term is introduced.Students have to identify the pattern in the poem, and mark the rhyme scheme according to the example.The literary terms introduced: stanza, rhyme and rhyme scheme.

Estimated time: two lessons

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Identifying patterns in images and numbers, as well as in life (describing every day activities, find patterns around you)A question for discussion.

Literary terms: stanza- students find the number of stanzas in the poem. Rhyme- students underline the rhymes in the poem Rhyme scheme- students mark the rhyme scheme in the poem.

Explaining Patterns.

1. Look at the following series of image:

…

What should the next image be? Circle the correct one.

1. 2. 3.

Look at the series on numbers: 1, 3, 6, 10, 15…….What should the next number be? Why?

These are examples of patterns in images and numbers.

Patterns can be also recognized in sounds, words, ideas and in many other things in life such as behavior and time.

What patterns can you identify in your life? (Think about things you do every day: Every day I wake up at…. Then I …… then …..)

What patterns can you identify in your room?/ classroom?/ school?/T-shirt?

What pattern can you find in a poem?

Literary Terms

Stanza- A group of lines that forms a unit in a poem.How many stanzas in Stopping By Woods In A Snowy Evening?

Rhyme - Where words endings share the same sound.

Read the following nursery rhyme. Underline the rhymes.

Little Betty Bluelost her holiday shoe:What can little Betty do?Give her anotherto match the otherand then she may walk in two!

Rhyme scheme-a sound pattern created by words that rhyme.We mark each new sound with a letter of the alphabet.

The rhyme scheme of the first and second stanzas:

Whose woods these are I think I know.    aHis house is in the village though;    aHe will not see me stopping here   b To watch his woods fill up with snow.    a

My little horse must think it queer   b To stop without a farmhouse near  b  Between the woods and frozen lake    cThe darkest evening of the year.    b

Mark the rhyme scheme of the other stanzas.

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

Which stanza doesn't follow this rhyme scheme?

Why do you think this stanza doesn’t follow the rhyme scheme?

Key Components TemplateParticipant’s name: Anat Sabo s 5Name of Key Component: Analysis and Interpretation componentAim of activity: To discover a deeper understanding of the poem and to use different HOTS to answer questions on the poem.

Estimated time: two lessons.

Description of Activity: Answer questions. Oral discussion. (Paste any worksheets you plan to use, below this chart)

Analysis and Interpretation.1. The speaker says that he is stopping by the woods to watch the woods fill with snow.From the other stanzas we can infer that he has other reasons for stopping. What might those other reasons be?

2. "My little horse must think it queer… " Why does the speaker say that?  

3. What do you think the speaker means when using the words: lovely, dark and deep?

4.a) The poem is about a journey of a traveler through the woods. However, it can also be seen as the journey of life. Can you explain how? Discuss it with your classmates and then write your answer.b) In a poem on thing can represent another.Fill the chart. Use the word bank to help you.

Words in the poem What the words represent

The speaker's journey

nature

The village and the farmhouse

Possible Answers:1. The speaker stops to watch the woods fill with snow, he wants to watch the frozen lake and to listen to the sound of silence. We can infer that he wants to enjoy the beauty of nature. We can infer that he is a man who loves nature, he is touched by the beauty of nature and enjoys a peaceful and quiet time. We can also infer that he is torn between his responsibilities and his wish to stay in the woods and admire nature.

2. The speaker infers his horse might think it's queer to stop by the woods, without a farmhouse near. It is so cold outside and there is no reason to stop. 3. I think the speaker chose those words to show that nature can be lovely and mysterious at the same time. Lovely- reminds me of beauty. Dark and deep- remind me of something mysterious. 4.a) The traveler who travels through the woods is a person who lives his life. In life, we have to make decisions, we have duties. We can't ignore our duties and only enjoy and have fun. The traveler would like to stay- enjoy and have fun, but he is aware of the fact that he can't ignore his promises, his duties and his responsibilities. Therefore, he must go on. It can also be explained as the decision between leaving this world- death, and living life with all its joys and difficulties.At the end of the poem the speaker/ traveler thinks about the promises he has to keep and the long way he has to travel. It represents the journey of life with responsibilities that we have in life.

society, civilization and duties lifewoods

b)Words in the poem What the words represent

The speaker's journey life

woods nature

The village and the farmhouse society, civilization and duties

Participant’s name: Anat Sabo

Name of Key Component: Bridging Text and Context. S 6

Aim of activity: to offer new information about the author that is relevant to the text

Estimated time: one lesson

Description of Activity: Students relate to how Frost's biography influenced his writing.(Paste any worksheets you plan to use, below this chart)

Bridging Text and Context.

Read the information about the poet's life and answer the questions.

Robert Frost (1874-1963) lived in New England for many years.He was a farmer, a teacher and a poet.Frost enjoyed the farming chores and the peaceful life in the farm.Frost wrote 105 poems. In many of the poems he described the rural life in New England. He used the views he saw around him to present his ideas about human nature with all its beauties, contradictions and difficulties as well as his philosophical and social ideas.

The text tells us about Robert Frost's life.He lived in___________________. He was a ________________, a ________________ and a _________________.Frost used the ___________________ he saw around him to ______________________.It is connected to the poem because___________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Some of the ideas Frost presented in his poems are about________________________________________________________________________________________________

It is connected to the poem because_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Possible answers.

The text tells us about Robert Frost's life.He lived in New England . He was a farmer, a teacher and a poet.Frost used the rural views he saw around him to present his ideas.It is connected to the poem because in the poem he uses the woods, the lake and the snow to present his ideas. These are views he could see around him.

Some of the ideas Frost presented in his poems are about human nature with its beauties, contradictions, difficulties, philosophical and social ideas.

It is connected to the poem because the poem is about human nature, about the difficulty of deciding between staying in nature and enjoying the beauty or keeping ones responsibilities.

Participant’s name: Anat Sabo

Name of Key Component: Post Reading Aim of activity: To give the student the opportunity to express themselves and their interpretation of the poem in a creative way. To make a personal connection to the poem.

Estimated time: 1 hour and a half.

Description of Activity:(Paste any worksheets you plan to use, below this chart)Chose one of the activities bellow.1. Imagine you are the speaker. Write a letter to a friend and tell him/ her about the stopping in the woods and about the conflict you are facing.2. Create a power point presentation to represent visually what is written in the poem.3. Write a poem of your own. The poem should have the same massage as "Stopping By the Woods in a Snowy Evening". Write a few lines at the end of your poem to explain how it is similar to the one learned in class.

Participant’s name: Anat Sabo S. 10Name of Key Component: Review for the Exam/ Tips activity. Aim of activity: help students review in a fun way,using Kahoot.

Estimated time:

Description of Activity: Kahoot is a game based classroom response system. (Paste any worksheets you plan to use, below this chart)

Teachers: log on to: https://getkahoot.comSign in, or create an account if you don't have one.Click on PUBLIC KAHOOTS. In the search box type: Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening.(created by Anat Sabo)You will get a game pin number.Tell your students to log on to: https://kahoot.itStudents enter the game pin number and add their names as players.The following questions are the questions on the Kahoot.

1. The author of Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is:a) George Eliot b) Robert Frost c) Sameeneh Shirazie d)Langston Hughes

2. The setting of the poem is:a) summer, night time , in the woods b) summer, day time, in the woodsc) winter, day time, in the woods d) winter, night time, in the woods

3. The speaker is:

a) a horse b) a lake c) a traveler d) a farmhouse

4. The woods are owned by:a) the speaker b) the speaker's best friend c) someone the speaker knows d) the speaker's wife

5. The speaker travels with:a) his family b) his dog c) his friend d) his horse

6. The speaker hears the:a) sweep of wind and downy flake b) rain c) noise d) farmhouse bells

7. When you infer you:a) read between the lines b) look for a different point of viewc)look for a motive d) look for a pattern

8. Which of the following is the appropriate vocabulary for Inferring?a) similar, repeat b) cause, effectc) part, whole d) conclude, assume

9. Which of the following is the appropriate vocabulary for Explaining Patterns?a) similar, repeat b) cause, effectc)  perspective, however  d) part, whole

10. The rhyming scheme of the poem is:a) A, A, B, Ab) A,B,A,Bc) A.A.A.A. d) A,A,A,B

11. Which stanza doesn't follow the rhyme scheme?a) the second stanza b) the first stanza c) the last stanza d) the third stanza

12. The woods represent:a) society and duties b) nature c) the journey of life d) the speaker's thoughts

13. The farmhouse and the village represent: a) society and duties b) nature c) the journey of life d) the speaker's thoughts

14. The journey represents:a) society and duties b) nature c) the journey of life d) the speaker's thoughts

15. When writing a bridging answer you have to:a) write what the new information is about b) give examples from the poemc) make a connection between the poem and the new informationd) all the answers are correct

16. The message of the poem is:a) have fun b) enjoy naturec) duties before pleasure d) find the right way to live your life

Answer Key1. b 10. a 12. b 2. d 11. c 13. a 3. c 14. c4. a 15.d5. d 16. c6. a7. d8. d9. a

Key Components Template

Participant’s name: Anat SaboName of Key Component: Task 9 Summative Assessment

Aim of activity: To test the students' knowledge and understanding of the poem they have learned in class.

Estimated time: An hour and a half.

This Summative assessment is designed for a four point class.

Summative Assessment.

Stopping By Woods in a Snowy Evening/ Robert Frost

Name_____________________

LOTS Questions. (45 points)

1. Use the words below to complete the sentences. (5 points)

a) The beautiful house is built near the ________________. b) I have a ________________ feeling about this test. c) You should ______________ carefully before you answer! d) We are going to spend the summer next to a big ______________ in Switzerland. e) There is a ____________ valley between the mountains.

2. What is the setting (when and where) of the poem? (10 points)

______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Circle the correct answer:

3. The woods are owned by: (5 points) a) someone the speaker knows b) someone unknown to the speaker c) the speaker's best friend. d) the speaker

4. The speaker thinks the horse is shaking bells as: (5 points) a) a signal to spend the night in the woods.b) a signal to turn around and go back to where they come from. c) a signal to keep on going. d) a signal of happiness.

5. What does the speaker think his horse might think about this stopping by the woods?

think, snow, deep, queer, woods,

(10 points) ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. What sounds does the speaker hear in the woods and what does he see? (10pints)

_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

HOTS Questions (40 points)

7. Use one of the HOTS to answer the question: Inferring / Explaining PatternsThe speaker says that he is stopping by the woods to watch the woods fill with snow.Is it possible that he has other reasons for stopping? What are his other reasons for stopping? Use the HOTS vocabulary in your answer. (15 points)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

8. The poem is about a journey of a traveler through the woods. But it can also represent something else. What can it represent? Explain. Support your answer with examples from the poem. (15 points)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

9. What is the message of the poem? (10 points)________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Bridging Text and Context. (15 points)

Read the information below. Make a connection between the information and the poem.  Support your answer with examples from the poem.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Answer Key.1. a) woods b) queer c) think d) lake e) deep 2. The setting of the poem: When- It is winter time. It is night time, it is the darkest evening of the year. Where - It takes place in the woods.

3. a- someone the speaker knows

4. c- a signal to keep on going.

5. The speaker thinks his horse might think it is a mistake, it is strange to stop where there is no farm house and the night is dark and cold.

6. The speaker hears the sounds of the sweep of the wind and downy flake. It is very dark, he can see the woods fill with snow and he can see the frozen lake.

7. The HOTS used: Inferring.The speaker stops to watch the woods fill with snow, he wants to watch the frozen lake and to listen to the sound of silence. We can infer that he wants to enjoy the beauty of nature. We can assume he appreciates the view of the lovely, dark and deep woods and the sound of the wind and downy flake. We can conclude that he is a person who loves nature, he is touched by the beauty of nature and enjoys peaceful and quiet times.

8. The traveler is a person who lives his life. In life, we have to make decisions, we have duties. The traveler would like to stay in the woods- enjoy and have fun, but he is aware of the fact that he can't ignore his promises. Therefore, he must go on.

For farmers from New England, like Robert Frost was, the winter snow is comforting after a year of hard work. The farmers of New England are known as people who value hard work and put it above everything else.

The speaker's journey through the woods represents the journey of life. The woods represent nature. The village and the farmhouse represent society and duties. On the journey of life we have to make decisions, the speaker in the poem must make a decision too.

9. The message of the poem is that a person must concentrate on fulfilling his promises and his duties that come before the pleasures of life.

10. The information is about the way farmers in New England feel about the winter snow and how they feel about hard work.Winter snow is a good thing in their perspective. They see it as something that comforts them after a time of hard work on their farms. Hard work has a high value in their eyes.In the poem, the speaker enjoys the winter snow. He stops in order to watch the woods fill with snow, to watch the frozen lake and to listen to the sound of the sweep of the wind and the downy flake.Although the woods are lovely, dark and deep, the speaker says he can't stay and enjoy the scenery because he has promises to keep. These promises can be duties he has to fulfill. The speaker feels his duties come before the pleasure of staying in the woods.Like the farmers of New England, who value hard work and put it above everything else, the speaker puts his duties before his pleasure. In his eyes, his duties come first.

Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening/ Poem Pouch

Woods.

- "Whose woods these are…."

A man on a horse

- " My little horse must think it queer"

A farmhouse

- " to stop without a farmhouse near,."

A frozen lake

" Between the woods and frozen lake"

A calendar with Dec 21th on it

" the darkest evening of the year."

A thermometer

To show it is a cold night

Bells / harness bells

"He gives his harness bells a shake"

Snow flakes

The snow falls on the woods. This is the only sound that can be heard.

To Do list

To show the man has things he has to do- "promises to keep"

A sign to show there is a long way to go

" and miles to go…"