"Fire" and "Ice"

Images from the RPVV Grade 10 classroom - Discussing "Fire and Ice"

These are images showing students getting ready for group work in class, discussing the emotions and feelings related to the words 'fire and ice' and then the final responses displayed on the classroom board.

Snehlata - Teacher, Grade X RPVV

We've been talking about Robert Frost and his poems in our class. Last year we'd read his poem, The Road Not Taken.
We've been talking about what we already know about Robert Frost and what kind of poems he writes.
Then we read his poem Fire and Ice.
In groups we discussed what emotions and feelings we associate with 'Fire' and 'Ice'. We also talked a little bit about the different worlds we inhabit.
How do these different emotions affect the worlds we inhabit? (They have the power to destroy us, harm us)
The discussions will continue...
We are also asking ourselves the questions - Is this a poem? What makes it a poem?
(Some ideas for these discussions/lessons were taken from the English Teachers Network - ETNI)

Group 7, 1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Group 3 - RPVV

Group 7 RPVV

Group members: Shivani, Riya, Shrenik, Munna, Shahnawaj

We are students of class X, studying at Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalaya. We are 14-15 years old.

RIYA:

Hi! I am Riya Goel .I live in U.P. I want to visit New York. I enjoy listening to music in my free time. I have a younger brother.

SHIVANI:

HEY! My name is Shivani .I live in Jagat Puri which is in Delhi. I have a younger brother and a sister. I love listening to music and dancing in my free time. I also love to chat with my friends.

SHRENIK:

I am Shrenik Kumar, an exceptionally tall boy for an Indian. I like daydreaming and reading novels. Forests and wild unexplored lands are my interest though I rarely get a chance to visit such places in densely populated India. I am an atheist, born in a strictly theist family and Brazil is my dream country. I am a communist who spends a lot of time thinking about political systems and politicians while daydreaming. Though cricket is my passion I am happy to try out new games.

MUNNA:

Hi! I am Munna Prasad. I live in Delhi. My hobbies are watching movies and reading books. I am a very funny guy but I am also a quick-tempered person. I like daydreaming.

SHAHNAWAZ:

Hi! I am Shahnawaz. I live in Delhi. I love nature and I like to spend most of my time with nature. I am interested in watching T.V. but in moderation. Football is my favorite game. Humor is a part of my life. I am proud to be an Indian.

Group 6 RPVV

Group introduction: We all are teenagers . We all love to talk with friends. We like adventure. We like cricket. We love to eat street food. We all are fuuny,  friendly and cool. We all hate boring lectures. We all  love to go on picnics and to listen to music. We all play many pranks but only on friends not on anyone else.

Hi! I am Suarbhi Sharma I love to read mystery books. In my free time I like to chat with my friends. I like spend time on the computer. I like to play pranks. I would love to learn more about your culture especially  about what you eat. My friends think that I am boring but I am not boring. My best friend is my mother. I love to come to school I think of my school as my second home. I have faith in God.

Hi! I am Shivangi. I love to listen to listen to music I have many favourite songs. I love to hang out with my friends, my friends are very cool and funny and I like to talk to them. I like privacy. In my free time I like to watch my favourite show “Man vs Wild”. I have no best friend but I have several special friends. I am an easy going girl.

Hi! I am Shubham I am an optimist and I like to be positive. I love playing cricket and it would be a dream come true to become a cricketer; but if I don’t then I haven't thought of any other option. I love street food especially momos. I play pranks with my friends. I am a cool person. I love to hang out with friends. I have only one word in my dictionary and that’s cricket.

Hello, I am Himanshu I am very funny and I love to tease my friends. My classmates think that I am irritating but I am not. I love to interact with new people. I want to play cricket for India. In my free time I like to watch movies and I have many favourite movies. I like Justin Bieber. I also like songs of many Indian singers.

Hello, I am Roshan. I love to play football and my favourite footballers are Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.I want to become a doctor. My friends call me doctor bhai. I am easygoing I don't think about the future. I am inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, he was a great freedom fighter. I want do something for my country. My passion is playing football.

Group 5 RPVV

Group No 5

MEMBERS:MOHIT, PALAK ,AMAN, SWATI KUMARI, BHASKAR

 MOHIT:

 HI, I AM MOHIT I AM AN INDIAN PANDIT, HEIGHT 5"7 . I LOVE  BIRD WATCHING AND PLAYING CRICKET. MY IDOL IS SACHIN TENDULKAR. I LOVE NATURE. MY AIM IS TO BECOME A  DOCTOR.

AMAN:

HI I AM AMAN  I HAVE JUST ONE SISTER, I LOVE EATING FRUITS AND CHOCOLATE. I ALSO LIKE NATURE AND ITS BEAUTY. I LOVE TO PLAY FOOTBALL, I AM FOND OF LISTENING TO MUSIC. MY BIRTH DATE IS 28 MARCH.

 BHASKAR:

 HI, I AM BHASKAR JHA. I HAVE TWO SISTERS AND ONE BROTHER, HEIGHT5'5. I WAS BORN ON 24 OF JUNE, I LOVE PLAYING CRICKET. I LIKE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC MY FAVOURITE SUBJECT IS SCIENCE.

PALAK:

HI I AM PALAK. I LIKE TO PLAY FOOTBALL. I AM 14 YEARS OLD. MY ZODIAC SIGN IS LEO; I WAS BORN ON 19 AUGUST01996. I HAVE A SWEET SISTER. I LOVE TO LISTEN TO MUSIC AND I LOVE DANCING.

SWATI KUMARI:

 I AM SWATI KUMARI. I LIKE TO PLAY CRICKET. MY ZODIAC SIGN IS VIRGO,  I WAS BORN ON 22 AUGUST1997. MY AIM IS TO BECOME A TEACHER AND THEN JOIN THE IAS [INDIAN ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE]. I LIKE TO WATCH CID A TV SHOW ABOUT DETECTIVES.

 GROUP INTRODUCTION:

ALL OF US ARE TEENAGERS, STUDYING IN GRADE 10  AT R.P.V.V., SURAJMAL VIHAR. WE ALL LIVE IN NEW DELHI. WE ALL ARE VERY TALENTED AND ALWAYS WANT TO LEARN MORE. 

Group 4 RPVV

Hi!

We are a group of 5 members. We are all in grade 10

Hi!, I am Swati Singh. I am 14 years old and live with my family in Ghaziabad. I like listening to music, traveling and making new friends. I have one brother and one sister. My favourite sport is badminton. I love the smell of wet earth.

Hi!

I am Leena Saini. I am 14 years old and live with my family in Shahdra. I like reading stories, listening to music, watching T.V. My favourite sport is volley ball.

Hi!

I am Saket Kumar, a boy with a great physique. Cricket is my obsession. And I a want to make a career of it. I am a great food lover and can gobble down huge amounts of food at a time. Humour is a part of my life and normally I am very easy going.

Hi!

My name is Sachin Oberoi. I have two brothers. I love sports, traveling with my friends… If I get a chance I would like to travel to New York. I have a dream to do sky diving. I am the coolest boy of my class.

Hi!

My name is Ranjeet. I like to play cricket and visit new places. I like to read story books. I have a dream to visit America.

Group 3 - RPVV

We study in R.P.V.V. Surajmal Vihar. We live in New Delhi. We study in class X. We all love to spend time with friends.

Kunal Vashist:

 Hi, I am Kunal Vashist.I live at Preet Vihar. I like fiction especially written by Ruskin Bond and Mark Twain. I also enjoy partying with cousins. I also like to play football. I like C.Ronaldo. I am not certain what to do in life. I think I am funny Ah! But others don’t think so.

Himanshi Kumari:

Hi friends! I am Himanshi Kumari. I always make everyone laugh. I love going to school only because of my friends. I love to listen to music especially English songs by Justin Bieber and Enrique. I love to watch cricket.

Sonali:

Hi! I am Sonali. My name means gold. I love to write poems and songs. I love singing. My aim is to become………………. Actually I don’t know. I am casual but sincere too. I want to learn how to play the guitar.

Anjar Imam:

Hey! I am Anjar Imam. My hobby is riding bikes. My aim is to become an engineer. I want to visit America. I want to know about your culture. I can proudly say that I am a Indian.

Bhupendra Bisht:

Hi, I am Bhupendra Bisht. I was born on 21^st June 1997. The meaning of my name is king and I also feel the same. I like John Cena very much.

Group 2 - RPVV

We are a group of 5 students Aditya , Manu , Nikhil , Ayushi , Bhanu . All of us are of the same age. We all love cricket which is a very popular sport in India. We all like to listen to songs. We all live in New Delhi and study in the same school {Rajkiya Pratibha Vikas Vidyalya}.

Aditya – My name is Aditya. I am 14 years old. I like to play football and cricket.I like to play counter strike and need for speed most wanted. I like to go to parties. I would like to pursue an M.B.B.S degree after school and become a doctor.

Ayushi – I am Ayushi . I am 14 years old. I like to listen to music .I have one brother. I want to become an officer in the Indian Administrative Service {IAS}.I like to play Badminton.

Manu- Hi! I am Manu .I am fourteen and like all teenagers. I love to listen to songs and hangout with my friends .I want to teach at college .I like to play Badminton .

Nikhil- My name is Nikhil. I am 14 years old. I like to play cricket. I want to become an Engineer. My hobby is watching television.

Bhanu - Hi! my name is Bhanu .I like to play table tennis .My hobby is sports. I like to watch cricket match. I want become an engineer.

from RPVV, Surajmal Vihar Group 1

Hi we area group of five friends – Himanshi, Shubham, Ayush, Akash and Megha

We all live in Delhi the capital of India. We all want to know about the world and we are starting with you.

My name is Shubham and I am currently a student of grade 10 at RPVV Surajmal Vihar. I was born on 29^th Feb 1997.

I live with my parents and sister. I like to play football and listen to music.

My name is Ayush Pawar. I was born on 2^nd October 1996. I like football and want to become a mechanical engineer.

My name is Akash Ruhella. I was born on 10th July 1997. I live in Delhi with my parents and grandparents. I like dancing.

My name is Megha Garg. I love to hang out with my friends and like to eat chocolates and listening to music. I like to play badminton. I love my family and like to spend most of my time with them.

My name is Himanshi Pande. I was born on 10^th Novemebr 1996. I like to sing and listen to the songs of SRK (Shahrukh Khan – a popular Bollywood actor). Now a days in IPL (Indian Premier League for cricket) I support Kolkatta Knight Riders.

Angelica Perez

The way that people can change their life can come from a very small, insignificant opportunity.  People can see everything differently in the way they look at the world.

Malik Johnston...thoughts on "Fire and Ice"

In the poem "Fire and Ice" by Robert Frost I think that he is trying to say that in the world people will have different opinions as to how the world will end. And from the desire in which he has once experienced, he too agrees that the outcome of the world ending will be in fire. But if the world was to end again, it would then end in ice because it is just as powerful and destructive as fire.

Responds to Fire and Ice

How it going guys its Edwin again, there was this other poem we did in class today called Fire and Ice. I think that this poem is about that no matter what the world will end so what ever happens, happens

Denise Thomas The Dust Of Snow

The poem "The Dust Of Snow" at first i didnt like the poem because i did not understand. When I analyzed the poem i realized that everyone has days where they can be angry. Also any small thing at any moment can change a persons whole mood and make them look at life differently.

Joel Polanco

Fire And Ice by Robert Frost is about how there are two sides to the big stories of how the world would cease to exist. Some believe the world would end in flames, and others believe the world will freeze. The author says "From what I’ve tasted of desire; I hold with those who favour fire." In other words those who have ever desired anything, must know what hate is. Those who hate are said to burn in flames. Also, If she can die twice she would choose a different death, therefor she wouldn't mind leaving this world in ice.

Responds to Dust of Snow

Hey guys its Edwin, I read this poem in class called Dust of Snow. I believe this poem was about the winter and how the season can be a bit depressing. But then some of the dust of snow from a hemlock tree made the narrators day better.

Tanashia Fields Thoughts on '' Fire and ice ''

This poem makes me think about when my time is up on this earth. If it was up to me i rather let the world go in fire because if it was ice it would take to long , as horrible as it seems i would rather just get it over it quick. I agree with the author Robert Frost that i will favour the ones who like fire. This poem is cool , i like it better then "dust of snow" for some reason. This one really made me think about how my thoughts and life relate to what I'm reading .

Rudy Riddicks Response to Dust of Snow

The Dust of Snow was a very nice and touching poem. It happens a lot to me as well. I'll be thinking about something and then another event will happen to switch me out of that trance. Whoever wrote this poem is a very creative and imaginative person. I imagined a lot of different images.

Malik Johnston's thoughts on "Dust of Snow"

I think that this poem is about someone who is upset about something. And his thoughts are side-tracked by a crow that dumps snow on him from a poisonous tree. After that happened, his whole mood changed from gloomy to ecstatic.

Joel Polanco

Dust Of Snow by Robert Frost is a poem about a women who spend her day moody. She walked by hemlock tree and saw a crow that knocked snow off of a poisonous tree. She quickly changed moods and woke up out of this day of misery and sorrow.

Darrin Burgos - The Dust Of Snow

I just read the poem "The Dust Of Snow" and I can relate to the poem when he said that the snow had brightened up his mood. I can relate to this because when I'm upset and I'm a little pouty and something funny happens to me, I get into a much better mood. Its probably because I can actually see this incindent happening to me so I just laugh because its funny.

Tanashia Fields thoughts on " dust of snow" poem .

This poem is so short and simple but has a bigger meaning. It makes me picture a man having a bad day and then then snow falling on him , which he could have found funny or even felt good so it made him happier. Even if that was the only good thing that happened in his day. This has happened to me plenty of times when I had bad days I have at least one thing that I could say took my mind off of whatever was getting me mad at the time.

Malik "Pretty Boy" Johnston

Yurrr what's up India my name is Malik Johnston but everyone knows me as "pretty boy". Im 19 years old and currently a senior at Mott Hall High School. I live in Harlem with my mom. After high school I want to go to college for fashion merchandising. During my freetime I like to work on my fashion blog, shop, and listen to music.

Edwin Villot III Mott Hall High School

Hey I am Edwin Villot, I am a senior student at Mott Hall High School and I live In Manhattan, New York City. I am latin american, my parents are from Puerto Rico and I have four younger siblings. Three brothers, two of them are twins, and a sister.

JOEL POLANCO

My name is Joel Polanco and I am currenly a senior in Mott Hall High School. I was born in May 11, 1992. I live in the United States of America with my parents because I am not ready for the real world yet, I guess I'm scared.  Some day I'll be ready, and hope to explore the world when I am.

Angelica Perez

My name is Angelica I'm from Republica Dominica. I am 18 years old, I live in the Bronx.  I am going to Mott Hall high school, this is my last year in High School. When I finish High School I'm going to college and I am going study police because it is something that I like.

Rudy Della Bloggin it Up

Hi,
My name is Rudy Della. I am an African American female, I attend Mott Hall High School in Harlem New York. I'm currently in my senior year of high school, i plan on going to a community college once I graduate in June 2011. I enjoy listening to my iPod, hanging out with my friends going to parties and being with my family. 

Tanashia Fields mott hall high school

I'm Tanashia Fields , I'm a senior in Mott hall high school, brown skin 5'4 or 5'5 , Have 2 sisters and 1 brother , my sign is a cancer , was born on July 8th , i love dancing and  going to parties. I would like to become a lawyer . I love chocolate . I like to play tennis and also listen to music when i have time.

Denise Thomas

Hello my name is denise thomas I go to mott hall highschool I am a senior and plan on going to college after. I live in manhattan in section called harlem. Im interested in your culture and want to travel when I am done with school. Im funny and love to laugh with friends.

Chenette Garcia (Mott Hall High School N.Y)

Hi my name is Chenette Garcia . I am 17 years old and a senior in high school . I live in Harlem thats located in New York City . I enjoy watching movies and hanging out with friends .

Mott Hall High School
New York , N.Y

Greetings from Delhi

Warm greetings from New Delhi!

We are very excited about this project. Reading poetry, exchanging our thoughts about what we are reading and getting to know something about each other as we read.

I am very interested in hearing about what you think about poetry. When you read a poem, what does it make you think? What or how does it make you feel?

Different poems have a different impact on me. Some poems I just don't understand till someone reads them with me and helps me see the meaning of the words and the thoughts and feelings behind them, then they become so beautiful.

Poetry really helps in understanding and appreciating the beauty and power of language to express a thought or feeling/emotion.

Welcome

Classes and in New York and New Delphi:

Welcome to your project where you will learn more about New York and New Delhi while sharing some thoughts about poetry.