The Mystery of Poe

the mystery of POE

​Learning Task #1

Reading to Understand "The Raven"​

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Please print a copy of the poem "The Raven"

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Listen to the poem being read by James Earl Jones;

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Continue with the slides once you have listened to the poem read aloud.

Be sure to follow along on your own copy of the poem. ​

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Now, reread the poem as instructed on the following slides. You will be answering questions stanza by stanza in the space provided.​

Use the line numbers for reference as you answer the questions.

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A STANZA IS A DIVISION IN POETRY

LIKE A PARAGRAPH IN PROSE WRITING. ​.​

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Open Ended

List three verbs that show what the poem’s narrator is doing in the first stanza.

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The narrator of the poem is sad because his lost love is dead. What is her name and how does he try to escape his sorrow?

Multiple Choice

What fills the narrator’s heart with terror in stanza 3?

• the bird

• the curtains

• the visitor

• the darkness

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What does the narrator see when he first opens the chamber door (stanza 4)?

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In stanza 7, the raven flies into the narrator’s chamber. Where does the raven perch?

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What is the first question the narrator asks the raven (stanza 8)?

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What is the raven’s only answer to the narrator’s questions?

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In stanza 12, the narrator sits down in front of the raven. What is the narrator thinking as he looks at the bird?

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As the poem progresses, the narrator becomes more and more furious with the raven. Why does he become so angry?

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Where is the raven at the end of the poem (stanza 18)? What does the raven’s presence tell the reader about the narrator’s grief?

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Edgar Allan Poe is famous for using symbolismin his stories and poetry. How could the raven be a symbol in this poem? What clues does Poe give you to imply that the raven is a symbol rather than a literal creature?

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How would you describe the atmospherecreated by the setting? Which images in the beginning of the poem create this atmosphere?

​Learning Task #2

Figurative Language in "The Raven"​

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Please print to your copy of the poem "The Raven" to complete the figurative language chart on the next slide. ​

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​Learning Task #3

Analyzing Short Stories:

The Cask of Amontillado​

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Please print to your copy of the short story "The Cask of Amontillado" to use for the next learning tasks.

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Listen to the short story;

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Complete Lesson 6.

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​The NEXT Wordly Wise quiz will be over lists 1-6. That quiz will be on October 27.

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