Edgar Allan PoeMrs. Fugate

The Raven - Objectives and Standards

The students will read and listen to a reading of the poem.

The students will respond to a question by writing.

The students will demonstrate an understanding of the poem, its tone, and its theme through their writings.

RL. 11-12.1, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.9, W.11-12.2, W.11-12.9, L.11-12.1

Bell Work 11/19/15

ROOT WORDS SET 2

CHROM (color) Derivatives: chromatosis, achromatic, chromatology

DEM (people) Derivatives: epidemic, ______, ______

DERM (skin) Derivatives: epidermis, ______, ______

Do you believe the speaker is experiencing reality or a dream? Explain.

3 paragraphs (TRIC)Topic : In “The Raven,” by Edgar Allan Poe, the speaker [explain what happens]. Restriction: Throughout the poem, the speaker [answer the question].Illustration: Prove it. Use at least two pieces of evidence from the poem. Make sure you explain the evidence. (4 or more sentences)Conclusion: Restate your position and leave the reader with a strong ending statement.

The Tell-Tale Heart - Objectives and StandardsThe students will watch a video of Poe’s short story.

The students will create a plot diagram from the story.

The students will include textual evidence to support analysis.

Students will compile a list of examples of three different kinds of conflict in the story.

Students will determine the theme and big ideas in the story.

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.2, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.4, RL.11-12.5

Bellwork 11/23/15

Copy the following:

Vex - (v.) To irritate, disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress.Dissimulation - (n.) The act of deceiving.Hypocritical - (adj.) Professing feelings or virtues one does not have; citing beliefs or values and then violating them.

Correctly use the words in a sentence. You may use more than one per sentence, or you may write three individual sentences.

Plot Diagram

Plot Diagram

Using the materials provided, create a plot diagram for Poe’s short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart.”

Your assignment grade will be based on content, grammar and conventions, and presentation.

Bellwork 11/24/15

Copy the “Big Four” types of conflict that may be found in literature.

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Society

Man vs. Self

Poe's “The Tell-Tale Heart” uses three types of conflict: Man vs. Man, Man vs. Self, and Man vs. Society.

Give an example of each type of conflict. Use evidence from the text and explain your reasoning.

“TRUE! --nervous --very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses --not destroyed --not dulled them. Above all was the sense of hearing acute. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in hell. How, then, am I mad? Hearken! and observe how healthily --how calmly I can tell you the whole story.

It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved the old man. He had never wronged me. He had never given me insult. For his gold I had no desire. I think it was his eye! yes, it was this! He had the eye of a vulture --a pale blue eye, with a film over it. Whenever it fell upon me, my blood ran cold; and so by degrees --very gradually --I made up my mind to take the life of the old man, and thus rid myself of the eye forever.” - Edgar Allan Poe “The Tell Tale Heart”

TWIST

What's the “TWIST”? Use evidence and reasoning (quotes and explanations).

T: TONEW: WORD CHOICEI: IMAGERY. (Here, it's okay to use just a quote.). S: STYLET: THEME

The Fall of the House of Usher - Objectives and StandardsThe students will make predictions after a survey of the text.

The students will determine what aspects of Gothic literature Poe uses in the text.

The students will form an opinion concerning the text and will compose an essay in which they will cite textual evidence to support their claims.

RL.11-12.1, RL.11-12.3, RL.11-12.9

Bellwork 11/30/15

ROOT WORDS SET 2

4. FID (trust, faith) Derivatives: fidelity, ______, ______

5. FIN (end, limit) Derivatives: confine, ______, ______

The Fall of the House of Usher

Essential Question: What is the relationship between literature and place?

Poe explored boundaries between reality and a dreamlike state. The settings in his stories and poems are fantastic mental landscapes. As you read, find details that portray the setting as unreal or dreamlike.

Gothic LiteratureLiterary genre that began in England in the late 1700s

Appealed to Poe’s dark view of the world with the following elements:

-Bleak or remote settings

-Violent incidents

-Characters in psychological and/or physical torment

-Supernatural or otherworldly elements

-Strong language full of dangerous meanings

In Poe’s classic journey into the inner reaches of a decaying mind, the narrator honors a request from a boyhood friend to visit him during an illness. The narrator arrives at a remote, gloomy mansion next to a dark lake and finds Roderick Usher in poor physical and mental health. The apparent death of Usher’s twin sister leads to days of tormented suspense and a shocking final outcome.

Vocabulary (Notebook Paper)

Copy the six vocabulary words, their parts of speech, and their definitions from page 291.

Guided Reading Questions (Notebook Paper)1. What does the opening illustration on pages 292 and 293

suggest about the events that will take place in the story?2. What does the narrator feel at his first glimpse of the House

of Usher?3. Which details in the illustration on page 295 reflect the

description of the narrator’s first impression of the house?4. What flaw in the house might a careful observer find?5. In what ways has Roderick Usher changed since the last time

the narrator saw him?6. In your own words, restate the meaning of the sentence

beginning “The silken hair…” on page 298.

Bellwork 12/1/15

ROOT WORDS SET 2

6. FLU (flow) Derivatives: influence, ______, ______

7. GEN (race, kind, birth) Derivatives: generate, ______, ______

7. What does Roderick say could be the cause of his illness?

8. What is odd about the first time the narrator sees Madeline?

9. In your own words, describe the painting Roderick created that is described on page 301. You may draw the painting if you want.

10. What is “The Haunted Palace”? How do the terms “evil things,” “robes of sorrow,” “vast forms,” and “hideous throng” from the poem that begins on page 302 mirror the narrator’s sense of Usher’s mental instability?

11. Who entombed Madeline? The description of the tomb brings what to mind?

12. What does the narrator notice about Madeline’s appearance in her coffin?

Bellwork 12/2/15

ROOT WORDS SET 2

8. GREG (group, flock, herd) Derivatives: gregarious, ______, ______

9. MIS, MIT (send) Derivatives: emit, ______, ______

10. PORT (carry) Derivatives: portable, ______, ______

13. What elements of Gothic literature are present in the description of the narrator’s sleepless night on pages 305 and 306?

14. What odd or unnatural sight does the narrator see when the curtains are opened?

15. What is happening in the house as the narrator reads the story of Ethelred, the hero of Trist?

16. What effect does the description of Usher trembling and rocking help to create?

17. Which aspects of Gothic literature are apparent in the description of Madeline Usher on page 309?

18. What happened to Roderick?

19. What happened to the house in which the Ushers lived (be specific)?

20. Make two columns. Title one “Real” and title the other “Dual Hallucination.” Provide 4-5 details from the story for each column. *You will use these column to write your essay so you should be as specific as possible.

Bellwork 12/3/15

Study Root Word Set 2

Test Tomorrow

Bellwork 12/4/15

The Root Word Set 2 test will be immediately after the bell.