This lesson focuses on Edgar Allan Poe and his short story "The Fall of the House of Usher." It features links to the Discovery Education Video: "Profile of the Author: Edgar Allan Poe" (Registration required), a Poe biography, the text of the short story, and a self-assessment quiz.

Concepts

characterization, imagery, edgar allan poe

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Additional Tags

father of the modern detective story, gothic style of writing, "american literature: american romanticism: edgar allan poe", "the fall of the house of usher" by edgar allan poe, biography of edgar allan poe, discovery education video: profile of the author: edgar allan poe, georgia virtual learning

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)