1. English Fun and Exciting
Day Four-Juniors

2. Agenda DOL Discuss writing better sentences. Discuss Tone/Mood
Read The Raven
Watch Simpson’s Clip of Raven
RAFT homework assignment

3. DOL
i was so tired i wanted to lay down my dad he suggested that I ate in an hour
2. the new employee was requested to do there things first complete the Form second submit a reference and third he was asked to mail a resume to the personnel office
Analogies:
Prosaic : exciting :: _____________ : creative
2. ____________: novelist :: Emily Dickinson : Poet

4. Better Sentences
Worksheet

5. Tone/Mood
Tone The author’s attitude, stated or implied, toward a subject. Some possible attitudes are pessimism, optimism, earnestness, seriousness, bitterness, humorous, and joyful. An author’s tone can be revealed through choice of words and details.
Mood  The climate of  feeling in a literary work. The choice of setting, objects, details, images, and words all contribute towards creating a specific mood. For example, an author may create a mood of mystery around a character or setting but may treat that character or setting in an ironic, serious, or humorous tone

6. Examples
Why did the chicken cross the road writings.

7. Edgar Allan Poe Known for his mystery stories.
One of the first short story writers.
Considered a part of the Romantic Movement.

8. The Raven-Things to think about: Page 252
This poem is an example of a narrative poem, what do you think this means?
This poem uses alliteration, what does this mean?
What one word does the raven repeat?
In your opinion what is the most haunting image in the poem?
What is the narrator’s emotional state at the beginning of the poem? At the end?
What does the last line of the poem imply?

9. Things to think about from The Simpsons
What is the tone/mood of the clip?
How does this differ from the poem?
Do you agree with Lisa that it is a creepy poem, or with Bart that it is boring?

10. Homework R-Role A-Audience F-Format T-Topic
Example: R- ant, A- young boy, F- verbal plea, T- convincing the boy not to step on you.

11. Homework assignment Role-The Raven
Audience-The man in the poem, Homer’s character in the clip.
Format-Poem, follow Poe’s example. (At least 6 lines)
Topic-Were you real or in the man’s mind.