Transcript Poetry: Annabel Lee Instructor: Michelle Adame Topics Introduction Reading Annabel Lee Reflect Reflect Continued… Assignment Assignment Example Introduction O People die every day.

Poetry: Annabel Lee
Instructor: Michelle Adame
Topics
Introduction
Reading Annabel Lee
Reflect
Reflect Continued…
Assignment
Assignment Example
Introduction
O People die every day. Sometimes it can be someone
we don’t know fighting in a war far away. Sometimes
it can hit closet to home. Think about someone you
have loved but has passed away. Perhaps it was a
grandparent or a friend. Did you get to say goodbye?
Suppose you hadn’t. Could it be that there many
things left unsaid? Would there be any unsettled
emotions?
O The poem that we’re going to be reading today,
Annabel Lee, Edgar didn’t get to say good bye to the
person that he loved. Not many people are so
fortunate. Think about the person you have loved and
lost as we read through Annabel Lee.
Reading Annabel Lee
O Please read the poem by Edgar Allan Poe
and be prepared to respond to it. After
you read the poem, you may look at a
video of the poem:
O Poem
O Video of poem
Reflect
O Now that you have read the poem, Take
some time to think back to the discussions
that we have had in class about poetry and
the different elements used in it.
O What are some things that we learned about
Poe?
Reflect Continued…
O
Isn’t it sad how he didn’t get to say goodbye? Today he’s going to get the
opportunity to do it, so to speak. We are going to be
making RAFTS. RAFTS are a way in which we can put ourselves in someone
else’s shoes. There are 4 parts in a RAFT: Role, Audience, Format and Topic.
O
Role: What is your role? Are you going to be a person, thing, animal, or idea?
What do I already know about this role? What do I need to find out?
O
Audience: Who are you writing for?
O
Format: What type of form will your writing take? Is it going to be a poem, a
journal entry, a letter?
O
And Topic: What do you want to write about?
Assignment
Your job will be to write a (200-300 words) goodbye
letter to Annabel Lee. Your role will be Edgar Allan Poe
and you will be expressing your undying love for your
late maiden as well as expressing nostalgia.
The next slide provides an example I have done for the
assignment.
When you have written your RAFT, you may upload it to
the class blog.
Have a wonderful break!
Assignment Example
My Dearest Annabel Lee,
The ocean itself cannot hold the tears that I’ve cried for you since you’ve gone.
The world is gray, life seems meaningless. Your eyes, your smile, and laugh
hold a special place in my heart. Everything reminds me of you. The high tide
outside, the gulls, and the breeze. When the moon beams, it brings me dreams
of you and our time together. Whenever I see the stars in the skies, it reminds
me of your beautiful eyes, my love.
I love you and always will.
When I was with you, I felt alive. You brought me happiness that no one else
could. You brought to me a love that I never understood before. I remember
how we would walk hand in hand, by the kingdom. Those moments with you
made me so happy. The air is getting colder, out here by the sea.
The high beings of Heaven will never understand the love between you and me.
The wind that came out of the cloud by night, I dare it to come again. It can
never separate us, my darling, my darling, my Annabel Lee.
Forever Yours,
Edgar