The Raven and parodies of The Raven

Good morning,

It's a stormy day. Hopefully most of you are here. Let's enjoy "The Raven".
Do you know what a parody is? If not click the word and check out the definition.

There have been many parodies written from "The Raven". Some of them are collected at a site called "The Raven's Nest".

We will look at several of these "Raven" parodies.
English Journal Entry:

• Choose one of the parodies we looked at.
• List at least 5 ways in which the original and the parody are similar.
• List at least 5 ways in which they are different.
• According to the definition, the purpose of a parody is "comic effect or ... ridicule." In what ways does this parody accomplish that purpose?
• (Questions by: http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/raven.html)

Reflections and Ramblings, Your English Journal and The Raven

English Journal Reflection:
We've been working on standard 3.2 for 10 days. What do you think?
Questions to consider:
1. Are you getting better at answering "the question" (What does the story say about life?)
2. How do you know?
3. What do we still need to work on?

After you write your reflection check the bulletin.

Yesterday was Poe's 200th birthday. Do you know who Steven Colbert is? On Twitter he said. "Happy 200th birthday Edgar Allen Poe. You always were my favorite humorist." (about 14 hours ago from web)  Why do you think he called Poe a humorist?


Lets look at some fresh Poe.  The Raven