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- 9th - 12th
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Students research Edgar Allan Poe, and participate in an elimination game to share information with other class members. They use the facts they have learned to write a biographical essay about Poe. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine Edgar Allan Poe's, The Raven, by illustrating different verses of the poem using an image editor. They combine the images and illustrations into a multimedia authoring tool to showcase to others. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students evaluate a sampling of literary selections by Edgar Allan Poe and assess the influence of Poe's life on his works. They define characteristics of various genre such as short story, poem, and novel and identify examples for each. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students imitate the writing style Edgar Allan Poe used in the opening paragraph of his short story, "Masque of the Red Death." Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students study the life and writing of Edgar Allan Poe in this unit of work. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students read and analyze "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. They answer discussion questions, complete a graphic organizer, and write a script for an interrogation or courtroom scene in the style of the television show, "Law and Order." Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine the works of Edgar Allan Poe. They read Poe's short stories of their choice and journal about each story chosen. They write a final essay using the five paragraph format and present a culminating project to the class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students analyze Edgar Allan Poe's life and literature and Poe's literary devices and the effectiveness of his writing style. They create a "movie" poster and gather information from class discussion and internet sources to write reports and a PowerPoint presentation. Full Review »
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- 7th
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Students interpret Edgar Allan Poe's poem "The Bells" and write one stanza of a poem about a modern-day sound imitating Poe's style. Students work in pairs or small groups to write a poem that includes rhyme, alliteration, repetition, onomatopoeia, and mood words. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students discuss and review biographical information about Edgar Allan Poe before selecting one of his works to read with a partner. Partners review the works on an Internet site and and briefly summarize the piece by describing specific aspects of plot, setting, characters, and perspective. They also describe personal events that bring out the same emotions revealed in the piece they read. Working on their own, they create an individual piece about those emotions. Full Review »

