4.4 Stopping By Woods On a Snowy Evening
Closer Reading
Now, it is time to do a "Close Reading". You will be responding to some questions that can be answered using evidence from the text itself. What does this look like? Here is an example of instructions, a question, and an answer.
Instructions: Read the first two stanzas of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” aloud.
Question: What is the setting of the poem? How can you tell?
Answer:
The setting is snowy woods in the winter in the evening. The evidence that supports this is:
“Whose woods these are …” shows that they are in the woods.
“Woods fill up with snow…” shows that it is winter in the woods.
“Between the woods and frozen lake” also indicates it is likely winter.
More evidence that supports winter is—“The darkest evening of the year.” The longest and therefore darkest night of the year is around December 21st.
This is a very strong answer as it has specific evidence from the poem explained.
Turn to your Learning Guide to do some close reading and responses using evidence from the text. After completing $4 - #7, you will be directed back to this online lesson.
