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The Tell-Tale Heart

The Tell-Tale Heart. Edgar Allan Poe. Plot. Draw a simple timeline of events, as the narrator describes them. Highlight the points of the story that may NOT be true. Give evidence to support your conclusion. Character.

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The Tell-Tale Heart

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  1. The Tell-Tale Heart Edgar Allan Poe

  2. Plot • Draw a simple timeline of events, as the narrator describes them. • Highlight the points of the story that may NOT be true. • Give evidence to support your conclusion.

  3. Character • Along the bottom of the same timeline, draw a line graph that represents the narrator’s “nerves”. • As the narrator’s nervousness/stress increases throughout the plot, your line graph will reflect this change (note: this is not an objective graph, but you will be asked to supply evidence from the text).

  4. Language Features • On a copy of your text, find, highlight, and label at least one of each of the following: • Repetition • Hyperbole • Archaic language • Emotive language • Parallelism • Sentence structure – simple and complex • Metaphor • Simile

  5. Language Features, cont. • Select THREE language features and explain how they: • Work together to build tension • Create a picture in the reader’s mind • Gives the reader more information about the narrator

  6. Speaking • The narrator has been put on trial in a court of law. You are the top legal mind in the country. • The Defence claims that the narrator is Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI). • The Prosecution claims that the narrator was of sound mind when he committed the act. • What evidence will you use to support your case?

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