{"id":8624,"date":"2015-05-08T03:00:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-08T10:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/?p=8624"},"modified":"2015-05-08T09:13:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-08T16:13:33","slug":"video-contest-a-song-for-annabel-lee-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educatorinnovator.org\/video-contest-a-song-for-annabel-lee-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Contest: A Song for Annabel Lee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><br \/>\nIt was many and many a year ago,<br \/>\nIn a kingdom by the sea,<br \/>\nThat a maiden there lived whom you may know<br \/>\nBy the name of Annabel Lee&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><cite>\u2014Edgar Allan Poe\u00a0<\/cite><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve all heard songs that describe love in powerful and moving ways. Great writers capture feelings in words that describe otherwise indescribable emotions.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s exactly what Edgar Allan Poe does in his poem \u201cAnnabel Lee.\u201d Now, ProjectEd invites you to reimagine this classic as a song that can do Poe\u2019s words justice and make it to the top of the charts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Here&#8217;s your assignment:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recite, sing, or rap the original verses from \u201cAnnabel Lee\u201d in a rhythm that will make listeners want to hear it over and over again. Submissions must follow these rules:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the poem as is&mdash;no repetitions of words or lines, no invention of new words or lines; just make your flow work. Submissions must stay true to Poe\u2019s original rhyme and verse.<\/li>\n<li>Your recitation must contain the entire poem as included on the following page.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure your video is appropriate (No profanity, violence, or scenes inappropriate for middle school students please!)<\/li>\n<li>Accompanying music is either an original composition or comes from an approved music source:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freemusicarchive.org\/search\/?adv=1&amp;mood=all+moods&amp;quicksearch=&amp;search-genre=Hip-Hop&amp;duration_from=&amp;duration_to=&amp;tempo=0&amp;music-filter-CC-attribution-only=on&amp;music-filter-public-domain=1&amp;music-filter-commercial-allowed=1&amp;sort=track_date_published&amp;d=1&amp;page=1&amp;per_page=200\">List of free tracks on Free Music Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/incompetech.com\/music\/\">Incomptech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/freepd.com\/\">Public Domain Music<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember&mdash;<strong>judges will be focused on your flow and delivery.<\/strong>\u00a0Perfectly produced music is not required. Beatboxing and even drumming on your desk is acceptable.<\/p>\n<p>Good Luck!<\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"3\" width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h4>Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe<\/h4>\n<p>It was many and many a year ago,<br \/>\nIn a kingdom by the sea,<br \/>\nThat a maiden there lived whom you may know<br \/>\nBy the name of Annabel Lee;<br \/>\nAnd this maiden she lived with no other thought<br \/>\nThan to love and be loved by me.<br \/>\nI\u00a0was a child and she\u00a0was a child,<br \/>\nIn this kingdom by the sea:<br \/>\nBut we loved with a love that was more than love\u2014<br \/>\nI and my Annabel Lee;<br \/>\nWith a love that the winged seraphs of heaven<br \/>\nCoveted her and me.<\/p>\n<p>And this was the reason that, long ago,<br \/>\nIn this kingdom by the sea,<br \/>\nA wind blew out of a cloud, chilling<br \/>\nMy beautiful Annabel Lee;<br \/>\nSo that her highborn kinsman came<br \/>\nAnd bore her away from me,<br \/>\nTo shut her up in a sepulchre<br \/>\nIn this kingdom by the sea.<\/p>\n<p>The angels, not half so happy in heaven,<br \/>\nWent envying her and me\u2014<br \/>\nYes! \u2014that was the reason (as all men know,<br \/>\nIn this kingdom by the sea)<br \/>\nThat the wind came out of a cloud\u00a0by night,<br \/>\nChilling and killing my Annabel Lee.<\/p>\n<p>But our love it was stronger by far than the love<br \/>\nOf those who were older than we\u2014<br \/>\nOf many far wiser than we\u2014<br \/>\nAnd neither the angels in Heaven above,<br \/>\nNor the demons down under the sea,<br \/>\nCan ever dissever my soul from the soul<br \/>\nOf the beautiful Annabel Lee\u2014<\/p>\n<p>For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams<br \/>\nOf the beautiful Annabel Lee;<br \/>\nAnd the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes<br \/>\nOf the beautiful Annabel Lee;<br \/>\nAnd so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side<br \/>\nOf my darling, my darling, my life and my bride,<br \/>\nIn her sepulchre there by the sea&mdash;<br \/>\nIn her tomb by the side of the sea.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read and write annotations for the poem at:<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/genius.com\/Edgar-allan-poe-annabel-lee-annotated\/\">http:\/\/genius.com\/Edgar-allan-poe-annabel-lee-annotated\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Original Post\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.projected.com\/contests\/77-a-song-for-annabel-lee\">ProjectEd<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was many and many a year ago, In a kingdom by the sea, That a maiden there lived whom you may know By the name of Annabel Lee&#8230; \u2014Edgar Allan Poe\u00a0 We\u2019ve all heard songs that describe love in powerful and moving ways. 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