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The Masque of
the Red Death
Edgar Allan Poe
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Goals
• Content Goal- to
summarize text,
recognize and interpret
symbolism, and draw
conclusions (+1)
• Language Goal- to
answer in complete
sentences restating the
question in the answer
using text based details
as support (+1)
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Vocabulary Word Sort
• On your paper, draw a big rectangle, divide it
into four sections and label it like the one
below.
Things
Adjectives
Events
Untouchable
Things
• On the next slide is a list of vocabulary words that
you will write into the category you think each fits.
There is at least one word per category.
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Pre-teaching Vocabulary
Word Sort- with partners
Gothic
window
Things
Adjectives
Events
Untouchable
Things
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masque
ebony
avatar
castellated
abbey
august
reveler
brazier
piquancy
arabesque
cessation
disapprobation
habiliments
wanton
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Word Sort Discussion
Share your answers with the quad.
How similar were your choices?
Why did you sort the words the way
you did?
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Word Sort Answers + Definitions
• On the following slides are the answers for the
word sort and the definitions.
• You earn points for having the correct
definitions in the correct categories, so make
the changes you need.
• Yes, some of your guesses may work how you
defined the words, but the words here are
sorted by their use in the story.
Congratulations for knowing some of this
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vocab in other contexts!
Things – copy each word and definition (+5)
abbey- monastery or convent
brazier- metal bowl to hold burning coals
habiliments- clothing
reveler – synonym for partier
ebony – a very dark, black wood
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Events – copy each word and definition (+1)
• masque- costume ball with masquerade theme
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Adjectives – copy each word and definition (+4)
arabesque- elaborately designed
august- imposing & magnificent
castellated- having castle-like battlements
wanton- immoral & lustful behavior
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Untouchable Things –
copy each word and definition (+4)
disapprobation- disapproval
piquancy- pleasantly sharp quality
cessation- stopping
avatar- manifestation of an unseen force
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Biography, Symbols, Performer
Read each section and write
an important note for each:
• Edgar Allan Poe- page 76
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• Symbols- page 77 (+1)
Vincent Price- (1911-1993)
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During Reading: Symbolism
Copy this chart & guess what each might symbolize (and why) in the blank box. The
guessing should take place while you read. Use text-based details to assist in your
guesses.+16
Prospero
red
abbey
wall
welded gates
external world
knights, dames,
courtiers
blue room
purple room
green room
orange room
white room
violet room
black room
ebony clock
clock chimes
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Homework – Mid-story
• Read to page 81 as homework.
• After reading the description of the black room
(p. 79-80), draw, color, or paint an accurate
depiction of the room including all the details
the story provides. (+10)
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walls
curtains
carpets
light source
window
other decorations
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Day 2
• Content Goal- to summarize text, recognize and
interpret symbolism, and to draw conclusions.
• Language Goal- to answer in complete sentences
restating the question in the answer using text based
details as support
• Homework Viewing- Share your drawing of the black room
with your partner. Explain why you drew what you did using the
book as evidence.
– Who will share their own drawing under the document
camera?
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Assessment
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Les Masques et la Mort
James Ensor (1897)
(LC02) Write a summary
of the decorations in the
black room. Include three
main details from the story
in your summary. (+3)
(LC04) Besides the word
“stopping,” what could
Poe have used in place of
our vocabulary word
cessation to communicate
the same meaning? Why is
your choice of word as
effective? (+3)
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Assessment
3. (LA07) Why does Prince
Prospero retreat to this
abbey ? Include two details
from the story in your
answer. (+3)
4. (LT10) What conclusion
can the reader draw about
Prince Prospero’s death?
Provide at least two details
from the story to support
your conclusion. (+3)
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Post-Reading
Adaptation Formula: This is the
story’s formula- just change the specific
details and rewrite it as a paragraph-long
“story.” (+8)
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Wealthy “prince” or “princess”
His friends & entourage
Religious location to hide in
Pandemic disease to hide from
Excessive and/or immoral use of time
(keep it general and appropriate)
Personification (avatar) of the disease
appears
Battle between “prince” and “disease”
Disease wins by…
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