1. Happy Wednesday! Please pick up handout And open text book to p. 474

2. Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), American poet, a master of the horror tale, credited with practically inventing the detective story. The dark poem of lost love, "The Raven," brought Poe national fame, when it appeared in 1845. Poe suffered from bouts of depression and madness, and he attempted suicide in 1848. In September the following year he disappeared for three days after a birthday party and on his way to visit his new fiancée in Richmond. He turned up in a delirious condition in a Baltimore gutter Sadly, he died on October 7, 1849.

3. Questions to consider: What is the poem’s setting? What is the mood? What does the Raven represent? Who is Lenore? Is this a nightmare?

4. Good afternoon! Please grab a worksheet on your way in and take out your study guide from Tuesday.

5. Please consider the following: How does watching the video add to your understanding of “The Raven?”

6. Now consider… Who would you cast as the man? The raven? Lenore? What would be the setting of your production?

7. “The Raven” By Edgar Allan Poe p.474

8. Grammar Minilesson Its It’s What is it?

9. Its Its ---is possessive Its name tag fell off of its neck.

10. It’s It’s – is a contraction, combining it + is or it + has Example: It’s going to fall off my desk.

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