1. THE RAVEN Please pick up your notebook from the bookcase and make sure your phone is put up.

2. WARM UP On page 10, please write the following on the top of your paper and answer it below… On page 10, please write the following on the top of your paper and answer it below… How do people handle loss? How do people handle loss?

3. SIMPSON’S VERSION… http://dotsub.com/view/58591756-7128-488c-bfe9-22463d46d907

4. THOUGHTS ABOUT THE RAVEN… Raven is symbolic of wisdom – it makes sense that he would sit on the bust of Pallas (goddess of wisdom). Raven is symbolic of wisdom – it makes sense that he would sit on the bust of Pallas (goddess of wisdom). Why does he smile?? Why does he smile?? Setting – December – what is the connotation of that month? Setting – December – what is the connotation of that month? Lines 55-60 – re-read. How does Poe integrate his past here? Lines 55-60 – re-read. How does Poe integrate his past here? His big question – Is Lenore in heaven? His big question – Is Lenore in heaven? Reply is always “nevermore” – what does this say about the universe when we are seeking answers? Reply is always “nevermore” – what does this say about the universe when we are seeking answers?