Weekly Objectives Students will critique and analyze a literary work. Student will understand and construct complex sentences. Students will understand unit’s theme, The Dark Side of Individualism. Students will utilize reading strategies to help them monitor their comprehension. Students will understand and appreciate a classic narrative poem. Students will understand and draw conclusions about the speaker in a poem. Students will write for a variety of purposes and audiences using the standard English conventions of grammar, spelling, capitalization, and punctuation.

Weekly Agenda Quiz DOL Quick Write Read “ The Raven” and “Danse Macabre” Assessments Homework

Pay-Day Assignments DOL Vocabulary Sentences

Fluency Speed Accuracy Prosody

DOL-Incorrect Most think of Edgar Allan Poe as a writer of mystery or horror tales but he also wrote poetry literary criticism even science fiction. Poe wrote harsh, negative reviews of many of the more famous, american writers of his time.

DOL-Correct Most people think of Edgar Allan Poe as a writer of mystery or horror tales, but he also wrote poetry, literary criticism, and even science fiction. Poe wrote harsh, negative reviews of many of the most famous American writers of his time.

Vocabulary Word Bank Beguiling Ominous Decorum Placid Dirge Respite Discourse Tempest Divining Implore

Quick Write To understand the speaker’s feelings, think about a time when you or someone you know lost a loved one- a person or a pet-through death or separation. Write a brief account of how you or the other person handled the loss.

Before Reading Preview Vocabulary Activate Prior Knowledge p. 464-465 Preview the text Set purposes for reading

During Reading Try to draw conclusions about the following: the events he describes his physical condition when the events take place his intense sorrow about his loss

After Reading Comprehensive questions Vocabulary in Action Exercise Inquiry and Research

Comprehension Questions How does the speaker’s attitude toward the raven change over the course of the poem? How would describe the speaker of the poem? Stanza 3, p. 468 Use the dialogue to determine why the speaker thinks the raven was sent to the chamber. p. 470, Stanza 1 What might the raven symbolize for the speaker?