Bellwork: Review In your group, discuss what you believe are the definitions for these terms: Tone Theme Personification Simile Metaphor Ask students to discuss these definitions with the people in their group. When it looks like all groups have done this, move to the next slide.

Let’s review the definitions as a class. Tone – the author’s attitude toward his subject, the audience or both Theme – the central idea, message or truth of a work; most often inferred Personification – attributing human-like characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, ideas or abstractions Simile – a comparison of unlike things or ideas using the words “like” or “as;” it is a stated comparison Metaphor - A figure of speech using implied comparison of seemingly unlike things or the substitution of one for the other, suggesting some similarity Ask for volunteers to review each of the definitions.

Theme The theme is the central idea, message, or truth of a work. It is the universal meaning or insight the work offers about life. The theme may be directly stated in the piece, but most often it is inferred. It should be written as a specific statement. Review your handout on theme Ask students to get out the handout form yesterday on literary terms. On the back of that handout is more information about theme. Call for volunteers to read sections of that handout as a review.

Five-Minute Journal Response In your journal, describe a time when you made a difficult decision. You will only have five minutes to write, so think and write quickly. Your response should be at least a half page. You will share your writing with a partner. During the journal time, I play music through windows media player. Choose one of the songs by Beethoven. You can also use this to time the five minutes. After five minutes, stop the music and ask students to share what they have written by reading it aloud to their group members.

Analysis of “The Road Not Taken” Select someone in your group to read the poem aloud again to the group. As you listen, mark ideas, images, and literary devices that are striking or noticeable to you. Now follow the handout, working as a group to analyze the poem. Develop a theme statement for the poem. Hint: the poem’s theme should relate to the idea of decision making.

On your own, write your paragraph on the poem and bring it to class tomorrow. You will use the back of the handout as a guide to the paragraph.

Homework Write your paragraph on “The Road Not Taken” by following all directions on the back of the analysis handout. Due Tomorrow. Before class ends, remind students of this assignment. If they have questions, we can address these during our advocate time tomorrow.

Metaphor Now share your metaphor paragraph with your group by reading what you have written. When everyone has read their work, make one stack of the papers to submit to the teacher. When all groups are finished, collect these and leave on my desk.