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The Raven and the Peak of Tragedy (excerpt)
Edgar Allan Poe – a biography (excerpt)
The Raven
Gain deep understanding of the text
Answering text-dependent questions
Finding answers with evidence from the text
Responding to the following question:
Using evidence from both nonfiction texts, explain
Poe’s philosophy regarding planning for writing The
Raven.
Bold Words = Tier Two Vocabulary
Mark the Text – Follow Along
P4: stanza –division of a poem arranged
together
P4: refrain – line or group of lines
repeated, generally at the end of a stanza
P4: monotone –
having only one tone (or
sound)
P5: clamor – lots of noise
P5: ill-omen – sign of bad luck
P6: bereaved – deprived of a relationship
P6: conceivable – believable
P7: rote - memorized
Pallas – Athena, the Goddess of Wisdom
analytical faculty – ability to be logical or
critical
Follow along as I read the text.
Discussion points are marked with
asterisks.
Annotate your text for evidence
that will support your answer for
each question.
Use the following numbers to mark
evidence:
1: Question #1
2: Question #2
3: Question #3
4: Question #4
After marking your text for evidence,
craft complete, multi-sentence
answers.
We’ll do the first one together.
Begin with: The author uses italics to…
Why is this a “text-dependent” answer?
Use complete sentences.
Use evidence (use quotations from the
text).
With your partner, dive into the text.
Find the section of the text that best
answers the question. Mark it with the
“#2.”
Together, create a draft of a possible
complete answer.
Read question #3.
Find evidence in the text.
Mark the text.
Write an answer with complete
sentences.
Read question #4.
Find evidence in the text.
Mark the text.
Write an answer with complete
sentences.
- Read
- Mark vocabulary
- Dig in with text-dependent questions
P1: perversity – deliberate departure
from something reasonable
P1: ungainly - clumsy
P1: ludicrously - laughable
P1: anguish - suffering
P2: conceived - created
P3: indispensible - necessary
P5: aesthetic - appealing
P1: lore - knowledge
P1: bemusedly – lost in thought
P1: injunction – order
P4: denouement - outcome
P4: wrought – elaborated
P5 – circumscription - limitation
1) http://www.poemuseum.org/audio/tour/Poe-
Audio-Tour-Chapter-01.mp3
2) Listen to an introduction to Poe provided by the
Edgar Allan Poe museum.
3) After listening to the audio, how would you
describe Poe’s troubled life?
4) Write your answer to the following question:
How do the self-guided audio tour, nonfiction
texts, and reading of The Raven add to Poe’s
persona (identity; character; image)?
Explain using evidence from the texts.
5) http://www.poemuseum.org/audio/tour/Poe-
Audio-Tour-Chapter-17.mp3
6) Discuss, then write your answer to the
following question:
Today, Poe is celebrated as a writer; however, how
did the audio selection suggest Poe struggled in his
writing career?
http://www.audiobooktreasury.com/free-
audiobooks/horror/edgar-allan-poe/ (free audio
downloads of Poe’s works)
http://www.houseofusher.net/songs.html (detailed
list of music inspired by Poe) Be sure to preview the
music before playing for students.