
The Mystery of Poe
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9th Grade
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Holly Pritchett
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17 Slides • 12 Questions
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Reading to Understand "The Raven"
Please print a copy of the poem "The Raven"
which appears on the NEXT slide.
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Listen to the poem being read by James Earl Jones;
the video is linked to the next slide.
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.
OPEN THE VIDEO IN A NEW TAB IF YOU HAVE SOUND ISSUES.
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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.
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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Open Ended
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?
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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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Open Ended
What does the narrator see when he first opens the chamber door (stanza 4)?
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Open Ended
In stanza 7, the raven flies into the narrator’s chamber. Where does the raven perch?
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Open Ended
What is the first question the narrator asks the raven (stanza 8)?
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Open Ended
What is the raven’s only answer to the narrator’s questions?
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Open Ended
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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Open Ended
As the poem progresses, the narrator becomes more and more furious with the raven. Why does he become so angry?
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Open Ended
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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Open Ended
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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Open Ended
How would you describe the atmospherecreated by the setting? Which images in the beginning of the poem create this atmosphere?
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Figurative Language in "The Raven"
Please print to your copy of the poem "The Raven" to complete the figurative language chart on the next slide.
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Figurative_Language_The_Raven_Graphic_Organizer_11october2022.pdf - Google Drive
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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;
the video is linked to the next slide.
Continue with the slides once
you have listened to the story read aloud.
Be sure to follow along on your own copy of the short story.
OPEN THE VIDEO IN A NEW TAB IF YOU HAVE SOUND ISSUES.
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​https://video.link/w/D2h7d
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Complete Lesson 6.
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