Thursday, January 22, 2009

Annotating "The Raven"

We're learning to annotate text to help you become better active readers. Please see the following web pages:

http://www.bucks.edu/~specpop/Access/annotating.htm
This sight gives some instruction on how to annotate a text. Follow the guidelines to help you with the next site.

http://www.poedecoder.com/essays/raven/#summary
This site gives you the complete text for "The Raven". Print it out and annotate in the margins. The site also gives you some insight into meaning and symbolism.

Instructions for annotation:
  • Mark alliteration with 2 underlines
  • Mark assonance with a squiggle
  • Make a box around internal rhyme
  • Underline unfamiliar words & define in the left margin
  • Summarize the stanza in the right margin