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Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849) Unit PlanGeorgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849) Unit Plan
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Georgetown University: Edgar Allan Poe (1809 1849)

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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.

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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Identifying Figurative Language From Edgar Allan Poe

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In this figurative language instructional activity, students identify the figurative language technique being used in each of the 10 sentences. The sentences are based on Edgar Allan Poe's literary work.
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Post-Reading Questions: "Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe

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If your class has finish reading Edgar Allan Poe's "Cask of Amontillado" here's a great post-reading worksheet. Whether used as a reading assessment, as the basis of group discussion, or for whole class response, the fact-based,...
7th - 9th English Language Arts
Lesson Plan

Edgar Allan Poe Short Story WebQuest

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Introduce your class to Edgar Allan Poe with a series of mostly self-guided tasks and assignments. Class members follow the list of tasks, starting by watching a video with background information and ending with a compare-and-contrast...
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Interactive

Poe's Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe

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High schoolers respond to 15 questions about short stories by Edgar Allan Poe and his works. Using the Cliffs Notes website they may also link to an online interactive quiz on the stories at the bottom of the page.
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Instructional Video

Edgar Allan Poe- Mini Biography

Biography
Show this mini-biography and nevermore will your young readers ask about the life of Edgar Allan Poe. 'Tis a short overview and nothing more.
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Worksheet

Edgar Allan Poe Realty: Fun Trivia Quiz

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Often these Fun Trivia quizzes are low-quality and have questionable educational merit. However, this interactive online worksheet provides a clever way to test understanding of setting in various Edgar Allan Poe stories.
8th - 10th English Language Arts
Lesson Plan

Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Narrator

National Endowment for the Humanities
Stories by Edgar Allan Poe and Ambrose Bierce provide readers with an opportunity to investigate unreliable narrators. The lesson plan begins with an activity about different types of point of view and continues as scholars apply their...
6th - 8th English Language Arts
CCSS: Designed
Lesson Plan

Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe

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Before reading Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven" in your class, walk learners through this scavenger hunt that teaches them about Poe's life and works. Though the lesson is designed for 15:1 special education class, it could work in any...
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Instructional Video

Why Should You Read Edgar Allan Poe?

TED-Ed
Edgar Allen Poe's writing goes far beyond the familiarity of "The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart." An intriguing video lesson explores the work, history, and style of the famous Gothic writer. Animations engage viewers in the video, and...
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CCSS: Adaptable
Worksheet

Edgar Allan Poe: Tales and Poems

Curated OER
While the mechanical errors present in this quiz render it useless as is, you may find it helpful in generating your own questions on various Edgar Allan Poe stories and poems.
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