Do Now-10/28/14

• List 2-3 facts that you recall about Edgar Allan Poe based on our introduction to Dark Romantic literature.

Edgar Allan Poe

• 1809-1849• Mother died when he was 3 years old, father left

when he was 2• Married his 13 year old cousin who later died at 24

years old• Alcoholic• Sickly child• Believed human nature was innately evil• “Father of the detective story”• Born in Boston, died in Baltimore from unknown

causes

The Raven

Literary Focus: Sound Effects in Writing

Sound Effects

• Internal Rhyme– rhyme that occurs within a line of poetry or within

consecutive lines, such as the words dreary and weary in line 1.

• Alliteration– repetition of consonant sounds

• Onomatopoeia– use of words that actually sound like their meaning

• Refrain– Repetition of a phrase or line, usually at the end of a stanza

Building Background

• Page 360- read Build Background• Vocabulary in context– peruse your terms

• As we read aloud, read with a purpose– Mark sound effects– Mark vocabulary terms

Review

• Listen to Christopher Walken’s rendition of “The Raven” and pay attention to tone and mood

• The Raven-Christopher Walken

Partner Work

• With your partner, read through the poem one more time and use your context clues to determine the definition of your vocabulary terms

• With a pencil write the definitions on your vocabulary term sheet

Vocabulary Check

Lore Discourse Morrow Placid Surcease Melancholy Entreat Ominous Obeisance Plutonian Beguile Pallid Countenance Chamber Craven

Exit Ticket

• List 3 facts about Edgar Allan Poe

• 1. repetition of consonant sounds ____

• 2. words that sound like their meaning ____

• 3. “weary” and “dreary” _____4. repetition of phrase at the end of stanzas____

• A. refrain

• B. internal rhyme

• C. onomatopoeia

• D. alliteration