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Edgar Allen Poe
Overall Goal
• Write informative/explanatory texts to
examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts,
and information through the selection,
organization, and analysis of relevant content.
KWL
What do you know about
Edgar Allan Poe?
What do you want to
know about Edgar Allan
Poe?
What did you learn about
Edgar Allan Poe?
Journal
Write down
anything that you
have heard about
or know about
American author,
Edgar Allan Poe.
What would you
like to learn about
him?
Day 1
• I will learn various facts about the famous
American author Edgar Allan Poe.
• I will explain in writing 10 facts about Poe.
• Using specific facts from Poe’s life, justify why
he chose to write about creepy, sad, and
morbid topics.
Poe Biography
• While watching the film, you will need to write
the following information in your journal:
– Ten facts that you learn about Poe’s life using the
bubble chart.
– Write three specific reasons why Poe was inspired to
write about creepy, sad, and suspenseful
experiences the way that he did.
Video Biography
• http://www.biograph
y.com/video.do?nam
e=booography&bcpid
=1753162054&bclid=
1859715279&bctid=1
861298412
Simple
Sufficient/Sophisticated
I think that ________wrote
________ stories because
_____________________,
______________________
and__________________.
____________, ___________
and ___________________all
provide evidence why ______
wrote _____________ stories.
Day 2
• Learning Target:
– I will understand the various literary elements that
Poe utilizes in his writing.
• Language Target:
– I will verbally define key literary terms of this unit
after taking notes.
Vocabulary
• Please use the Frayer Model for the next 4
literary terms.
Mood
• What is ‘mood’?
• Mood is the emotional attitude the author takes towards
his/her subject (fill this in the ‘definition’ section of your
Frayer Model).
• In the ‘Examples’ section of your Frayer Model, complete
the following sentences:
• I am in a _________ mood today/right now because
________________.
• You can tell I am in a __________ mood today by the way I
_______________________________.
Share
• Read your two sentences to an elbow partner.
• For five Hawks: act out your mood in front of
the class. First person to guess correctly will
also receive 5 Hawks!
Personification
• Personification is giving human qualities to
animals or objects.
• Example: The trees branches caressed the
moon.
Foreshadow
• Hints within the text that show what might
happen next within the story
Suspense: Anxiety
or apprehension
resulting from an
uncertain,
undecided, or
mysterious
situation.
Simple
Sufficient/Sophisticated
_______________________________ means
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
I would paraphrase ______________by saying
_____________________________________
_____________________________________
An example of _______________________ is
_____________________________________
_____________________________________.
A synonym for _______________________ is
_____________________________________
_____________________________________.
Day 3
• Learning Target:
– I will understand key words within the story of
“The Tell-Tale Heart”.
• Language Target:
– I will write creative sentences using the key vocab
from “The Tell-Tale Heart” and share out with the
entire class.
The Tell Tale Heart
• http://www.archive.org/details/TheTelltaleHeart
The Tell-Tale Heart
by Edgar Allen Poe
Acute
(Adjective)
Highly sensitive
Raptors have acute
hearing and vision, which
is estimated to be eight to
ten times that of humans.
The ears of a raptor are an
important tool in locating
prey.
Example Sentence: The teacher’s acute hearing benefitted her when
the students whispered their gossip of the day.
Vexed
(verb)
Irritated
Example sentence: I vexed my cat
when I tried giving her a bath.
Sagacity
noun
Keen perception, with foresight and
judgment; wisdom
Example sentence: The student’s sagacity
shocked the teacher: she thought he was just
another mindless teenager hooked on video
games and Red Bull.
Stifled
(Adjective)
smothered
Example Sentence: The stifling heat made the
kitten collapse with exhaustion.
Crevice
(noun)
A crack
Example sentence:
He slipped through
the crevice in the ice,
falling to his untimely
death
Audacity
(noun)
Shameless daring or boldness
Example sentence:
She had the
audacity to stand up
to the angry teacher.
Vehemently
(Adverb)
With intense emotion
Example sentence: She
vehemently screamed
at the dog who used her
beautiful front yard as a
toilet.
Derision
(Noun)
Ridicule
Example sentence:
The derision from the
harsh audience made
the actor leave the
stage in shame.
Dissemble
(Verb)
To hide the truth; pretend
Example Sentence:
Halloween is the perfect
day to dissemble.
Hypocritical
(adjective)
False or deceptive, like a person who is
pretending to be what he or she is not
Example sentence:
When the health
teacher was caught
eating at McDonald’s
every day, he was
called hypocritical.
Story Time
• Now write a complete story, using the words we
just went over within your sentences. You can
change the form of the word (from noun to
adjective, singular to plural, etc.) if you so
wish. Remember to use imagery, have a
definite/clear plot, and flesh out your
character(s). It should be AT LEAST a page
long.
Using Text Evidence…
Is the narrator insane?
• “I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I
heard many things in hell.” p. 248
• “I was never kinder to the old man than during the
whole week before I killed him.” p 249
• “… for it was not the old man who vexed me, but his
Evil Eye.” p. 249
• “For a whole hour I did not move a muscle, and in
the meantime I did not hear him lie down.” p. 250
• “… it has welled up from my own bosom, deepening,
with its dreadful echo, the terror that distracted
me.” p. 251
Day 4
• Learning Target:
– I will understand how the character changes
throughout the story.
• Language Target:
– I will write a summary paragraph that describes
the main character of the story.
Literary Analysis Essay
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Topic sentence
Concrete detail
Commentary
Commentary
Conclusion sentence
Example paragraph for “The Tell Tale
Heart” literary analysis
• The narrator is obsessed with a frail old man
because of his milky white eye. Every night, the
narrator sneaks into the old man’s room, shining
a thin strip of light from a lantern onto the
dreaded eye. He both fears and is angered by the
sight. Soon, he will not be able to fight his
terrifying fascination. The narrator’s fixation of
the old man’s eye is draining him of his sanity,
which causes him to kill the old man. However,
the narrator’s guilt causes him to confess to the
murder.
In summary, ________ can be characterized as
__________. One concrete detail that shows
this is ________________________________.
One can see that _______ is ______________.
Also, this supports the fact that __________ is
_____________________________________.
Ultimately, we understand that the _______ is
_____________________________________.
Prose vs. Film
• Analyze the extent to which a filmed or live
production of a story or drama stays faithful to
or departs from the text or script, evaluating
the choices made by the director or actors.
Day 5
• Learning Target:
– I will understand that there are both similarities
and differences between a written version of a
story and a filmed version.
• Language Target:
– I will write down elements that the story and the
film both have in common and in contrast (Venn
Diagram).
Video vs. Story vs. Play
(Write 3 sentences)
Simple
Sufficient
Sophisticated
Unlike the _____, the
_____ is ______________.
The _____ is just like the
_______ in that they both
_____________________.
A distinction between the
_______ and the ________
is that ________________.
Both the _____ and the
The _____ is ___________. The _____ is ______;
_____ are _____________. In contrast, the _____ is
however, the _________ is
_____________________. _____________________.
The Raven
• What do you know about, “The Raven?”
• What do we know about Poe’s wife Virginia?
• What does the bird, the raven symbolize?
The Raven
Alliteration
• Alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in
neighboring words.
• Examples:
– sweet smell of success, a dime a dozen, bigger and
better
Assonance
• Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in
words.
• Examples: fleet feet sweep by sleeping geeks
Stanza
Stanza is a unified group of lines in poetry
Ex: A candy bar.
A piece of cake.
A lollipop.
A chocolate shake.
A jelly donut.
Chocolate chips.
Some gummi worms
and licorice whips.
A candy cane.
A lemon drop.
Some bubblegum
and soda pop.
Vanilla wafers.
Cherry punch.
(My mom slept in
while I made lunch.)
Symbol
• Symbol is using
an object or
action that
means
something more
than its literal
meaning.
• Example:
ravens are
guardians of
graveyards and
the dead and
are symbols of
bad omens.
First listen, then watch, then analyze!
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• http://odeo.com/episodes/23334503-EdgarAllan-Poe-The-Raven-read-by-ChristopherWalken
http://dotsub.com/view/58591756-7128-488cbfe9-22463d46d907#
• http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/raven/
• In your group you will take your assigned stanzas
from, The Raven, and:
– Determine what the stanza is saying and retell it in
language that a kindergartner would understand.
– You will need to look up any unknown words.
– Create a “kid friendly” stanza on a piece of computer
paper.
– Your “kid friendly” creation should be colorful and
beautiful because it will become part of our
classroom book.
– Remember, you are a communicator, your final
product should effectively communicate Poe’s ideas
and mood.
Stanza 1
• What time of night is it?
• What is the narrator doing at the beginning of
the story?
• What does he hear at the door?
Kid Friendly Language
Stanza 1
One night at midnight I was reading a bunch of
old and forgotten books. I was sleepy and I
was almost napping when I heard a knocking
on the door! I muttered under my breath that
it must be a visitor knocking at my door.
Stanza 2
• What time of year does the poem take place?
• What is the narrator wishing for?
• Who is Lenore?
Kid Friendly Language
Stanza 2
Oh, I remember now, it was in December when
this happened. There was a fire and each of
the little embers were jumping out of the fire
and dying out on the ground. I was thinking
how I wished the day was over. I was reading
to forget about my sadness over Lenore. She
was so beautiful that the angels named her
Lenore, but now she is gone.
Stanza 3
• How does the narrator feel at the beginning of
this stanza?
• What is rustling in the background?
• Why is his heart beating so fast?
• What does he keep telling himself?
Kid Friendly Language
Stanza 3
The purple curtain was blowing behind me and I
was so scared. My heart was beating so fast!
I kept saying to myself that is just a visitor
coming to visit me and it is nothing more. I
kept saying this to make me feel better
because I was so scared.
Stanza 4
• What does he say at the beginning of the
stanza?
• What happens when he opens the door?
Kid Friendly Language
Stanza 4
• After a while I decided to be brave and I said
out loud, “Sir or Madam” I was trying to sleep
and your knocking is waking me up! I barely
heard you at first but now I do. Then I opened
the door…but there was no one there!
Stanzas 5
• Why does the narrator continue to stare into
the darkness when he hears and sees
nothing?
• Who whispers Lenore back to him?
Kid Friendly Language
Stanza 5
• I stood there staring into the darkness, I just
kept wondering, and being scared. I think I
was thinking thoughts that no one had ever
thought before. But then there was a sound
in the darkness, and I heard myself whisper,
“Lenore?” After I whispered “Lenore,” there
was an echo… and I heard her name again.
Then there was silence again.
Stanzas 6
• How does he rationalize hearing the tapping
sound again?
• What does he think is making the sound?
Kid Friendly Language
Stanza 6
• After I closed the door, I felt a fire inside of
me. But then I heard that tapping again, it
was louder than before! I decided this time
that the sound had to be coming from the
window. I needed to investigate the sound
because I was sure that it was only the wind!
Stanzas 7&8
• How does the narrator initially respond to the
raven?
• What question does he ask the narrator?
• How does he describe the raven?
Stanzas 9&10
• What has no other human being ever
experienced?
• What does the narrator mean about his other
friends?
• What does he think that the Raven will do?
Stanzas 11&12
• Why does the author think that the Raven
keeps saying, “nevermore?”
• Why does the bird still intrigue the author?
The Black Cat
• I will understand how suspense keeps a story
exciting and interesting
• I will cite textual evidence of suspense within
The Black Cat
• An example of suspense in The Black Cat is
when _____________________________:
“find a specific part in the story to copy down
the words that support your claim).
The Black Cat
• 15-20 min.
• 1st person point of view
• Summary: A seemingly normal man retells an event as if he
were in a sane state of mind. He grew up loving animals.
He grows into a moody alcoholic. He hangs one of his cats
when it bites him on the hand. His house catches fire and
burns down. He seems to be haunted by the ghost of the
cat that he hung following the fire. He asks his wife to help
him kill the new (ghost) cat. He strikes her hand instead
with an axe. Then he kills her and hides the body in the
basement wall. The cat goes into the wall, unknown to the
narrator. Police later discover the body due to the cat’s
meowing.
A Dream Within a Dream
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3-5 min.
1st person point of view
2 stanzas
Summary: Narrator kisses listener (or lover).
Narrator is leaving a lover? Sea is used as a
setting for death and decay. It is about how
life is uncertain. Narrator has distress about
his observations.
The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar
• 15-20 min.
• 1st person point of view
• Summary: Story begins by narrator, “P” (lack of information about
him is intentional) wishing to clear up rumors of M. Valdemar. For
the past 3 years, “P” has wanted to study mesmerism (hypnosis),
but on the cusp of death, to discover if hypnosis can delay death.
He contacts his friend, M. Valdemar, who is about to die
(tuberculosis). He brings a medical student to be his witness. He
succeeds in mesmerizing him. M. Valdemar’s body slowly goes rigid
except his tongue. Then upon attempting to wake him, the tongue
continues to talk while the body disintegrates into a liquid. It is
about how humans can’t escape death, how humans fear death,
and it is also a practical joke on the claims of the time regarding
medical practices (surgery during hypnosis). This is considered a
precursor to science fiction stories.
The Masque of the Red Death
• 10-15 min.
• 3rd person point of view
• Summary: In a fictional country where “Red Death” plagues many.
A prince decides to lock himself in his palace ignoring and avoiding
the disease. After some time, he throws a party showing off 7
fancy rooms in certain colors. One of the rooms, the 7th, is black
with red windows and an ominous ebony clock that strikes loudly
each hour. A new guest arrives at the party, resembling Red Death.
Prince Prospero confronts him, but dies. Other guests catch up to
them – no one is there in the costume. Red Death triumphs.
• It is about life and death, using wealth for self endeavors, and even
feudalism
The Pit and the Pendulum
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmn79SoZ
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Literary Analysis Essay
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Topic sentence
Concrete detail
Commentary
Commentary
Conclusion sentence
Example paragraph for “The Tell Tale
Heart” literary analysis
• The narrator is obsessed with a frail old man
because of his milky white eye. Every night,
the narrator sneaks into the old man’s room,
shining a thin strip of light from a lantern onto
the dreaded eye. He both fears and is
angered by the sight. Soon, he will not be
able to fight his terrifying fascination. The
narrator’s fixation of the old man’s eye is
draining him of his sanity.
Literary Analysis Outline
• Introduction Paragraph
– What will you talk about
• Three ways that Poe creates suspenseful mood in a story.
– First example
– Second example
– Third example
• Describe a time in your own life where you experienced suspense.
– Describe the experience with details such as: What happened? Who was
there? When did it happen? Where did it happen? Why did it happen? How
did you react?
• How did the suspense affect Poe’s work and how did your experience
affect your own life?
– How does the element of suspense affect Poe’s work? (ex: did it make the
story more interesting? Did it scare you? Did you like it? Did it make you dislike
the story?
– How did suspense affect your own life? (Do you like being scared? Does it
bother you to feel suspense?
– Make a connection between your own experience and Poe’s suspenseful
writing.
• Conclusion