Listen to the low, stifled sound that arises from the souls of your ninth graders when overcharged with awe. Inspire them with a captivating instructional activity about "The Tell-Tale Heart." Learners analyze how Poe uses the story structure to develop a central idea. Using evidence from previous lessons, class members prepare for the upcoming mid-unit writing assessment.

Concepts

edgar allan poe, the tell-tale heart, literary analysis, literary elements, literary themes, annotation, point of view, text structure, textual analysis, textual evidence

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Divide the class into pairs or small groups to review evidence for the writing prompt
• Display the graphic organizer on the whiteboard and have individuals note important quotations with dry-erase markers

Classroom Considerations

• Class members will need the evidence collection worksheet throughout the unit, but the blank version is only available in this lesson
• The seventh of a 13-part literary analysis unit

Pros

• Provides both a blank evidence collection worksheet as well as a model version with sample answers
• Encourages readers to annotate and note important quotations to support their arguments

Cons

• None

Common Core

RL.9-10.5 W.9-10.2.b L.9-10.1.a