The Raven

Objective:
Students will read Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem "The Raven" and discuss how the images an author/poet describe can create a foreboding mood.

Activities:
1. Get your binder, text book, and independent reading book.
2. What is "scary"?
3. Prepare to read "The Raven" (pg. 458).
4. Read "The Raven" (pg. 459-465).
5. Answer Analyze questions on page 465.
6. Independent reading groups - work on Key Concepts and Section One of your text.

Note:
You must complete section one of your independent reading text and journal by Monday April 21.