Monday
In class: After using 2 nonfiction sources (a mini-bio video and a biography article) about Edgar Allan Poe to help them answer the questions they had about Poe's life and work, students will read the poem "Alone" and write a brief response explaining how 2-3 specific lines in the poem reflect what they've learned about Poe's life experience.
HW: Read for 30 minutes
Tuesday
In class: After using context clues to define 10 vocabulary words for "The Tell-Tale Heart" by E.A. Poe and completing a 3 column vocabulary graphic organizer for these words, students will analyze Poe's use of suspense and evaluate the narrator of this story on a graphic organizer as they read it.
HW: Read for 30 minutes
Wednesday
In class: After completing a close reading of Poe's short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart," by analyzing its suspense and evaluating the narrator, students will put 11 illustrations of the story in the correct plot order and complete an accurate plot map with these events.
HW: Vocabulary Study sheet for "The Tell-Tale Heart," Read for 30 minutes
Thursday
In class: After reviewing the legal definition of insanity, students will reread "The Tell-Tale Heart" and highlight evidence in the story that supports both the narrator's sanity and insanity at the time of the murder.
HW: Read for 30 minutes
Friday
In class: After gathering evidence to support both the sanity and insanity of the narrator of "The Tell-Tale Heart," students will review the evidence to support both claims and formulate their own claim based on this evidence.
HW: QUIZ on plot, conflict, and vocabulary in "The Tell-Tale Heart" on Wednesday! Read for 30 minutes
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