Introduction
The world of poetry is vast and includes a multitude of styles and organizations. One Poet who stands out amongst the rest of his time was Robert Frost. Considered a creative genius for his unique blend of natural imagery and American colloquialism his works have established themselves as fully formed classics. Within this web quest, you are going to explore and analyze a select few of Robert Frost's works and see if you can find the deeper themes and styles found in his writing.
Task
You will complete the following task when doing this WebQuest-
1. Reading and Research a select amount of Robert Frost's written works.
2. Analyzing the selected works and expressing the analyze through writing.
3. Create a visual of the rhetorical strategies used within the writing.
4. Share conclusions with fellow readers and argue on found ideas.
Process
Step 1: Select and Read at least Two of Robert Frost's literary Work
-There is a large library of Robert Frost's work that you can find almost anywhere online.
(must communicate with me what poems you have chosen since is first come first served)
Some helpful resources:
https://robertfrostsociety.org/bio/
Step 2: Analyze said work and condense your analysis into a paragraph for each work.
-The Analyze should state the themes and text styles of each excerpt with text evidence
This should be done on Word or Google Document
Step 3: After the analysis, you should create a digital poster.
The poster should not only include the themes that were found above but also 2 Major Rhetorical strategies found throughout the text.
This can be done anywhere but it is recommended to use Canva
Step 4: Within a discussion post you will post your poster and analyze and respond to two other classmates
The response should be two sentences either agreeing or disagreeing with the post and why.
This should be done in Google Classroom https://sites.google.com/view/classroom-workspace/.
Evaluation
| Grade | Content | Creativity | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100-95 | The student was able to analyze and understand the themes of all the excerpts chosen and back it with proper text evidence | The student was able to elegantly and efficiently share the information gathered in an engaging matter | The student fully participated in every task given |
| 95-80 | The student was able to understand and analyze the majority of the text and provide minimal text evidence | The Student was able to efficiently and colorfully present the information gathered | The student participated |
| 79-70 | The student semi-understood the text and provided very little text evidence | The student presented the information in a legible matter | The student participated in the minimal amount needed |
| 60-below | The student did not analyze the excerpts collected or didn't give evidence for their findings | The student did not present the information | The student did not participate |
Conclusion
To conclude through this activity the student was better able to understand the works of Robert Frost and why he is considered to be amongst the classical poets of today's world.
Credits
Teacher Page
Hello my name is Juriel Rosa I am a student at Westside Highschool and made this WebQuest for an assignment for my English class.