Lesson+3


 *  ﻿ ﻿ Lesson 3: **

** ﻿ ﻿ Understanding Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" and Setting the Mood with Podcasting**
 * Description of lesson: **

In the previous lesson, students looked in depth at the poem, "The Raven." This lesson will have students turning their re-written stanzas into podcasts using the tool, Audacity. Students will incorporate music and tone when reading their completed two stanzas. When the students are complete with their recordings, the class will put together each small group podcast into the completed recording of the re-written "The Raven" poem in modern language.

Students have previously re-written the two assigned stanzas of the the poem, "The Raven," in modern language. The small groups will work collabroately to record their version of the stanzas and add music, sound effects, and tone. This will take approximatley two class periods to complete and we will need headsets, computers, and internet access. The entire class will work together when all of the stanzas are recorded and will put each groups project into a class recording of the poem. This will be posted to the class wiki when complete.
 * Assignment: **

**Resources/materials needed:**

Audacity Model of re-written stanzas 1 & 2 

Model of teacher's completed podcast

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Computers Free music download sites Internet Logitech headset for recording podcasts <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Re-written stanzas of the poem, "The Raven" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Copies of the poem, "The Raven"

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Technology reflection:**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">This lesson allows the students a chance to use technology to turn their re-written stanzas of the poem, "The Raven," into a project that can be recorded, digitally enhanced, and posted on the class wiki for others to enjoy. Students will learn how to create podcasts and use music and sound effects to add tone and mood to their written work, Students will have to work collaborately and creatively to compose a final piece for the class rendition of the poem.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt;">** Evaluation: **

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">This lesson allows students to work in a team environment and use technology to add creativity to a written assignment from a previous lesson. This lesson will focus on students' understanding of the meaning of the poem, "The Raven," and how to use sound to create tone and mood in a piece of literature. Because Audacity will most likely be a new tool for the students, this lesson will primarily focus on using this tool. The students will have already re-written their stanzas in a previous class, so the students can now work on creating the podcasts. One concern might be where the students record their reading of the stanzas and the best way to place the files into one complete project for the course wiki.