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The Roaad Not Taken
by Robert Frost
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;
Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,
And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way, doubted if I should ever come back.
I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I–– I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Figuratively Speaking
The poem’s literal meaning is about a person who has a choice between two roads and decides to take the road that has been used less. Write a short paragraph about the figurative meaning of the poem.
6.1 Diagramming Compound Direct and Indirect Objects
Directions: Diagram the following sentences. Use the examples for help.
Example:
The baby kicked the ball and toy.
The baby kicked Elmo and me the ball.
1. I smelled the delicious homemade pie and cookies.
2. Yikes! The tornado violently hit the house and threw the trees across the field.
3. The guests gave Mary a book about Germany, and she gave them a photo of her town.
4. I reluctantly gave Edward and Bella the keys to my car.
5. My friend and I walked into the woods and picked Sara flowers.
A. CAPITALIZE THESE BOOK TITLES. USE PROOFREADING SYMBOLS.
1. tom sawyer
2. the adventures of marco polo
3. the mystery of the old barn
4. mrs. wiggs of the cabbage patch
5. how to make movies
6. the story of the wise man
7. treasure island
8. the sun dance people
9. the five little peppers and how they grew
10. don’t ride the bus on Monday
B. CAPITALIZE AND PUNCTUATE THESE TITLES
1. a visit from st. nicholas (poem)
2. the cat that went to heaven
3. alice in wonderland
4. rabbit hill
5. the house at pooh corner
6. i’m nobody (poem)
7. the gingham dog and the calico cat (poem)
8. robin hood and his merry men
9. bonnie barbara allen (poem)
10. hiawatha (poem)
C. CAPITALIZE AND PUNCTUATE THESE SENTENCES USING PROOFREADING SYMBOLS.
1. tom and i met miss wilson at school
2. dr and mrs l j smith live on oak lane
3. scott gene and don will be in the fourth of july parade this year
4. i think that halloween is a good way to end october
5. what you don’t agree with me
D. CAPITALIZE AND PUNCTUATE THESE SENTENCES USING PROOFREADING SYMBOLS.
1. have you bought a present for aunt sue and uncle albert
2. i will ask mother if i can go to the store with you
3. my mother said that we would find that book at brown’s book store
4. it is on the corner of fourth and main street
5. louisa may alcott wrote little women
6. a german boy has entered lee-jones high school this year as an exchange student
7. his english is certainly better than my german
8. his name is hans helbig and he is in the sophomore class
9. hans says that he enjoys english and history but that algebra and science are difficult
10. he lives down the street from us on park lane
11. his father is in germany
12. in parts of the united states there are some high mountain ranges the sierras and the rockies for example
13. almost every state in the union has a slightly different holiday schedule
14. yellowstone national park is a wonderful place to go on a summer vacation
15. the national holidays honor national heroes or events columbus day for example and are observed by all u s government employees
16. of course people of other countries such as india spain guatemala england and ghana celebrate different events
17. the english would certainly have no reason to celebrate the fourth of july
18. i like to celebrate my birthday which is august 15 with a picnic
19. after the game we went to town mary and tom came with us
20. i saw them yesterday she said did you see them
21. my mother bought me a new dress i am wearing it
22. before school started i went to the library tom was already there
23. have you read this book asked jim it’s the one i selected this morning
24. i think you will like it mary said she enjoyed it
25. the baby dropped his rattle his mother picked it up
First Twilight, Now the Limelight
Nothing can prepare you for
fame, even sucking the blood
of the living.
Twilight star Robert
Pattinson,22, is learning
that hard truth as he
deals with screaming fans,
stampeding teenyboppers
and just an overall frenzy in
his previously low profile life.
In Twilight, Pattinson
stars as vampire Edward
Cullen. The story follows
this teen romance between a
teenage girl and an immortal
vampire. Obviously, their
relationship faces some
complications.
Before becoming a Twilight
sensation, Pattinson starred
as Cedric Diggory in the
Harry Potter film series.
He claims HP star Daniel
Radcliffe never shared any
secrets on how to deal with
heartthrob hysteria.
Activity – Red Carpet Reporting
Imagine that you are a red carpet reporter for an award show. Write an article that
describes the scene, what he is wearing, what he’ll say if he wins, and what the fans
are saying as he walks done the red carpet etc. (Optional: Draw a picture of Robert
Pattinson at the academy awards)
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