09.13 - Annotating "Mushrooms" and Frost

We started class today with everyone sharing their tone writing that was done as homework with a partner. We then discussed several of these examples to look at how people established tone.

Next, we looked at the poem "Mushrooms" by Sylvia Plath and everyone responded to the following prompt in their writing journals:

What tone(s) does Plath use in this poem? How do you know?
What is the message here?
How does tone relate to the message?

After everyone had a chance to respond to this prompt, we discussed people's responses. We then looked at how to delve further into a text through annotation. To explore this topic, everyone received a sheet reviewing annotation and we then walked through an annotation of "Mushrooms."

Handouts:
"Mushrooms" by Sylvia Plath

Annotation information
"Mushrooms" annotations (contains two examples)

"Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost


Homework:

Annotate Frost's "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" using the techniques reviewed in class.
Use your annotations to answer the following question:

What tone(s) does Frost use in this poem? How do you know?

What is the message here?

How does tone relate to the message?

Finish reading "The Giver."