Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Why Should You Read Edgar Allan Poe?

For Students 9th - 10th
What is it that makes Edgar Allan Poe one of the greatest American authors? Scott Peeples investigates.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with the poem "A Dream Within a Dream" by Edgar Allan Poe, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through...
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online through free teacher and...
Website
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems

For Students 9th - 10th
At this website, read every poem, including variants of individual poems, written by Edgar Allan Poe, including "Annabel Lee," "Bridal Ballad," "The Doomed City," "Eulalie," "The Raven," and "Ulalume." Accompanying each poem are notes...
Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Edgar Allan Poe

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Delve into the work of Edgar Allan Poe through the links provides from this Web English Teacher site. This site features links to biographical information, lesson plans, teaching ideas and more.
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: An Enigma

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Poe's poem "An Enigma" as it was published in an 1850 collection, "The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe."
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: A Refresher on Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
Edgar Allan Poe, an American icon, is celebrated for his life and work. This lesson will delve deeper into his early life, his macabre short stories, his poem "The Raven," and his mysterious death in Baltimore in 1849. [3:49]
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: The Haunted Palace

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholarly archive of Poe's poem "The Haunted Palace" is home to numerous versions of the work in manuscript and in print, including versions that were published in the Poe horror classic "The Fall of House of Usher."
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Eulalie

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the text of Poe's poem "Eulalie" in any one of the many versions of the poem that exists.
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Reading/analysis of the Works of Poe

For Teachers 6th - 9th
An in-depth analysis of the works of Edgar Allan Poe, including "The Raven," "The Masque of the Red Death," "The Fall of the House of Usher," and more! Excellent and detailed lesson plans!
Handout
Other

Mystery Net: Edgar Allan Poe

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography and analysis of the writing of Edgar Allan Poe. Examines Poe's contribution to the mystery genre. Also provides the text of several of Poe's writings.
Unit Plan
Other

Qrisse's Edgar Allan Poe's Pages

For Students 9th - 10th
From this page, access information on Poe's life and career. In addition, read full-texts of Poe's stories and poems and check out an audio file of "The Raven."
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: A Paean

For Students 9th - 10th
Here is the text to Edgar Allan Poe's poem, "A Paean," which was published in 1831.
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: O, Tempora! O, Mores!

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Edgar Allan Poe's poem "O, Tempora! O, Mores!" in a version transcribed from the 1868 edition of "Southern Opinion."
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Elizabeth

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a transcription of Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Elizabeth," with a note that explains for whom it was written.
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Evening Star

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Evening Star."
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Fairyland

For Students 9th - 10th
Read versions of Edgar Allan Poe's poem as it appeared in various publications over the course of its publishing history and document the revisions that this poem underwent during Poe's career.
Unit Plan
Georgetown University

Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This site is a professor's guide for students. This guide features information on how to distinguish between Poe and his narrators in his stories.
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: The Coliseum

For Students 9th - 10th
Find links to various versions of Poe's "Coliseum," with accompanying notes that explain it's publishing history.
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: The Happiest Day

For Students 9th - 10th
Read two versions of Poe's "The Happiest Day," along with notes about their publishing history.
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Sonnet to Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Read "Sonnet--to Science" by accessing this archive of the poem's publishing history.
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Ulalume

For Students 9th - 10th
Browse this scholarly archive to read and consider Poe's "Ulalume," in versions published at different points in Poe's career.
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Bridal Ballad

For Students 9th - 10th
Scholarly archive of the various printings and versions of Poe's "Bridal Ballad," also known simply as "Ballad."
Primary
Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore

Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore: Poe's Poems: Al Aaraaf

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to various versions and extracts of Poe's "Al Aaraaf," with helpful notes about its publishing history and context.