Edgar Allan Poe

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Edgar Allan Poe
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Date October 15th, 2010

• Standards1.9 Information, Communication, and
  Technology Literacy
• ObjectivesTo research information using books
  and complete the following questions.

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Date October 18th, 2010

• Standards1.6 Speaking and Listening
• ObjectivesTo complete a worksheet upon
  listening.
• Bell Ringer Take notes on Edgar Allan Poe.

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What about Poe?

• Born Boston, Massachusetts 1809
• Died Baltimore, Maryland 1849
• Both parents died while he was a child.? Adopted
  by the Allan Family.
• Attended University of Virginia.
• Alcoholism
• Married his 13 year old cousin Virginia.
• Writer of poetry, short stories, plays
• Reason for death is unknown!

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Poes Style
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Date October 19th, 2010

• Standards
• 1.2 Reading Critically in All Content Areas
• Objectives
• To understand and apply Dark Humor.
• To demonstrate plot understanding through
  discussion.

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• Dark Humor - situations that are usually viewed
  seriously (such as sickness, death, crime, war,
  terrorism, etc.) are treated in a humorous way.

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Bell Ringer Illustrate a cartoon that uses Dark
Humor.
OR Write a brief (4-6 sentences) situation/story
that uses Dark Humor.
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Date October 20th, 2010

• Standards1.1 Learning to Read Independently
• Objectives
• To make predictions about a text.
• To answer questions related to the text.
• Bell Ringer Word Splash
• Predict what this story is about by writing a
  sentence.
• To demonstrate understanding of a text.

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Word Splash
mad horroranimals friendship
pets wife cellar superstition Plut
oguilty violence murder

• Bell Ringer

Context Clues words and phrases that surround
the word to help you decide what the word means.
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Context Clues

• words and phrases that surround the word to
  help you decide what the word means.

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Date October 21st, 2010

• Standards1.1 Learning to Read Independently
• ObjectivesTo demonstrate plot understanding
  through discussion.To begin writing a story.

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• Bell Ringer Use Context Clues to decide the
  meaning of the bolded word in the following
  sentence It did not make its appearance during
  the night --and thus for one night at least,
  since its introduction into the house, I soundly
  and tranquilly slept.

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Date October 22nd, 2010

• Standards
• 1.1 Learning to Read Independently
• Objectives
• To write an ending to a story.
• To use context clues for definitions.

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• Bell Ringer Read and correct the following.
• edgar Allan Poe was a fyction writer and poet
  born in bostin, Massachusetts.his parents dyed
  when he wuz very young and he died in baltamore,
  Maryland (9)

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• Bell RingerWrite a spooky poem (or paragraph)
  that contains Literary Devices imagery, similes,
  metaphors. ExamplePumpkins splatter, a mouse
  scurries to hide.A monsters rage glows in both
  of his eyes.He growls under his breath, his
  teeth crawling out.He looks to the moon and
  begins to shout.

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Date October 25th, 2010

• Standards
• 1.1 Learning to Read Independently
• Objectives
• To read stories aloud and review.
• Bell Ringer Write (at least three sentences)
  about which story (of the two we read) you liked
  best, using 3rd Person Point of View and
  supporting reasons why.

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Date October 26th, 2010

• EXAM

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Date October 27th, 2010

• Standards
• 1.1 Learning to Read Independently
• Objectives
• To correct exams and read stories aloud.
• Bell Ringer Make a list of steps (at least
  three) you will follow for story writing in the
  future.