1. We reread the poem together, with Brittany doing a wonderful job of narrating. We paused, several times, to discuss certain elements of the plot that seem significant:
   1. Is there actual evidence that she is a witch?
   2. Is it possible the son is the result of the affair and not Tofille’s son?
   3. Does the husband ever see or hear the bones?
   4. Is it possible the bones are a result of the mother’s guilt over the affair / murder and are only a hallucination?
   5. What is significant about the husband’s full name being mentioned in the last line? Is it anti-climatic?
2. Students did a ten-question quiz quickly and we marked them as a class. These questions were lower level (answers found directly in the text) as well as higher level (where they had to infer or read into what information was given).
3. Students then worked independently on a sheet with eight questions. This must be completed for tomorrow’s class.     

Poetry Analysis Question Sheet