Today we went over the study guide for the upcoming final; it is attached below (two per page) if you were absent or lost yours. The study guide includes a breakdown of exam content and a finals schedule.

Afterward, we worked on "The Pit and the Pendulum":

1. Listen to/watch the rap about the story.
2. Finish reading the story (page 345 in textbook).
3. Answer the questions on slide #4 of the attached notes.

Today we took a detour to learn about Herman Melville and his novel - perhaps THE "great American novel" - Moby-Dick.

Attached are the notes (including the reading assignment) and an MP3 of a radio interview - you will be accountable for the information on the radio interview, so make sure to listen. Other resources you will need include the two YouTube videos shown below; I recommend that you read the notes, listen to the MP3, and watch the videos BEFORE you read the excerpt.

I had a substitute today due to illness.

Today, please read pages 318-319 and TAKE NOTES on Edgar Allan Poe. You will be accountable for knowing about him on the final.

Following this, please turn to page 360 and read "The Raven." As you read, answer the following questions:

1. What two things can the Raven symbolize in literature or in folklore?
2. What is the setting for the poem?
3. What is the man doing when he begins to hear something in his room?
4. Why is the man sad?
5. Who is Lenore?
6. Who is at the door originally?
7. Where does the Raven finally appear?
8. What does the man ask the Raven?
9. Please list three difference examples of alliteration from the poem.
10. Please list three different examples of onomatopoeia from the poem.
11. Please list your three favorite examples of rhyme from the poem.

Following this, please turn to page 345 and begin reading "The Pit and the Pendulum." We will finish reading and discussing this on Monday, December 12.