The Raven by Edgar Allen Poe

Here is a dramatic reading of "The Raven" by actor John Astin. He is reciting a later version of the poem than the one we read in class. Send me an email to let me know what you think of it. Enjoy! Here's what we did in class today: Religion: The Rhythm of Life A Trip through the Bible: The Age of Patriarchs, Part II Younger sons in the Old Testament Jacob and Esau Jacob become Israel Jacob's twelve sons Joseph and Jesus The end of an age Homework: Make a family tree that begins with Adam and ends with the twelve sons of Jacob (Note: this will be due on Monday, not on Friday as originally assigned) Reading: The Princess Bride Applying the poem "Sympathy" to our lives Initial reading of "The Raven" by Edgar Allen Poe Beginning to paraphrase "The Raven" Homework: The explication for the Group I text is due tomorrow; "The Art of Loving" is due Tuesday, February 13 English: The Rhythm of Life I-Search Q and A Developing guiding questions for your topic Homework: List three potential topics and write out guiding questions for each of them