The Raven

The Raven

Edgar Allan Poe 

Directions: 

1. Listen to a professional reading Links to an external site. of this poem while following along with the poem. Links to an external site.
2. Number the stanzas: 1-18.
3. Mark your confusion: words you don’t understand, places where you don’t know what’s happening, etc.
4. Paraphrase your assigned stanza. (If you're at home, paraphrase stanza 2.) 
5. Summarize your assigned stanza.
6. Be ready to share your stanza with the class. 
7. SOAPSTone the poem. 

 Paraphrase: to restate the entire content and essential information of a text in your own words. 

When you paraphrase a text, your version will often be just as long as the original because it includes all the details that were in the original.  The best way to paraphrase is to close read, reread, and study the original passage until you fully understand the meaning.  Write your own version of the stanza, in your own words.  Maintain the point of view and tone of the original, but use ALL your own words.  

Paraphrase Assignment: Stanza # _________ 

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Summarize: to restate only the main ideas of a text in your own words.  When you summarize a text, your version will be significantly shorter than the original because it includes only the main ideas.  The most important aspect of summarizing is being able to identify the main ideas in the original text. 

Summarize Assignment: Stanza #______ 

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Do a quick SOAPSTone for the poem 

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Occasion: ___________________________________________________________

Audience: ___________________________________________________________

Purpose: ____________________________________________________________

Subject: _____________________________________________________________

Tone: _______________________________________________________________

Side Note: The Simpsons show is known for their satire. Check out this satire Links to an external site.for The Raven. See how they poke fun at this classic text? Which elements from SOAPSTone change in the Simpsons version?