Wednesday, Dec. 13 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: “Law of Life”

*Discuss with your small group –record your notes on 1-3 and then evidence for characteristics as an assignment submission in Schoology,

*1- Conflict: Man Vs. Nature

*2- Conflict: Man Vs. Self

*3- Personification in general and specifically personification of Death: how?  Symbolism in general, and what does the old moose symbolize? Specific connections

*Characteristics of Era (Realism and Naturalism) –you need one specific piece of evidence for Realism and one for Naturalism

*American Gothic- Notes on Gothic Literature: Looks at humanity’s attempt to supersede nature, spiritual and emotional disconnect from nature: “men have become the tools of their tools” and “things are in the saddle and ride mankind”

*Poe

*Background Info p410, take notes, discuss

*“The Raven”, pg 436, rhyme structure, alliteration, plot, characteristics of Gothic Lit.

—Three Internal rhymes

—Pattern (rhyme scheme) of end rhymes in the stanzas

—3 examples of alliteration

—Gothic Characteristics

—Make sure you know what happens (literally and figuratively) in the poem

*Discuss “The Raven” (with partner)

*“Raven” (while listening, check rhymes and alliteration notes)

*Gothic characteristics:

*“plot” of poem (specifically the questions the narrator asks and why he gets angry at the Raven’s answer) Your answer to this question and the poetry characteristics notes will be checked on Thursday