"Gathering Leaves" by Robert Frost

Teacher NOTE: This is a video that helps you understand what this poem is about. This is NOT to be shared with students but is helpful for you to be successful teaching the poem.

Follow along reading the poem while listening to the video read.

Now let's watch this video of someone acting out "Gathering Leaves" and see if it helps us better understand the poem!

Teacher NOTE: This would be a great place to stop throughout the video and have the students talk about what each section is about with a partner or table group.

(Teacher NOTE: Insert a picture of the anchor chart you created here)

Remember the anchor chart we created together.

THEME is the moral, message, or lesson ANYONE could learn from this text.

It will NOT include the character names or specifics about the text.

It WILL include something the characters or reader learned from reading the text.