1. The Raven
By Edgar Allen Poe
Please place all belongings at the front of the room (phones, backpacks, lunch boxes, etc.)
You may use your notes from yesterday, a sheet of paper, and grab a blue packet (yours) and a class set of directions in the sheet protectors (mine).

2. “The Raven” Background
Written while his wife Virginia was dying of TB
Imagined the desperation and loneliness he might feel after her death

3. A Quick Bio

4. Interesting Facts Teenage ravens often hang around in big gangs
Groups of ravens are called “an unkindness”
Ravens can make hand gestures
Ravens comfort each other and show empathy
Ravens can imitate human sounds

5. Your Assignment Your Materials Include:
You are writing a 3 paragraph essay about the poem, “The Raven”.
Answer the questions in the blue packet.
Your Materials Include:
1-2 Sheets of paper To write Essay
Blue Packet with Poem & Questions
A direction sheet in a sheet protector (Class Set)