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All About Poe. By: Brittney Newbury. Student. Teacher. Hello Students!. Today you will be asked to read and learn about the very famous author, Edgar Allan Poe. You may remember touching briefly on some of his tales and poems in class.
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All About Poe By: Brittney Newbury Student Teacher
Hello Students! Today you will be asked to read and learn about the very famous author, Edgar Allan Poe. You may remember touching briefly on some of his tales and poems in class. This study module should take you the whole class period depending on how fast you go through the material. But remember you should always take your time and read through the material thoroughly.
At the end of the learning process you will be given a short quiz over the material you have learned, so be prepared. Take your time, learn some good stuff, and as always, have fun!
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Learn About Poe Read “The Raven” Read “The Tell-Tale Heart” Take Quiz
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Now that you have learned about Poe you will be asked to answer a few short questions about him. This is not part of the final quiz, but only practice. Begin Practice Questions
Edgar Allan Poe was born in what town? • Boston • Baltimore • Pittsburgh • Charlotte
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What year was Poe born? • 1816 • 1892 • 1809 • 1905
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You will now spend some time reading the always popular poem “The Raven.” Enjoy! BeginReading
Now that you have finished reading “The Raven” I would like to touch on some plot development.
What is the main character doing when he first hears the knocking on the chamber door? • Feeding his cat • Mourning Lenore • Trying to take a nap • Reading a book
Who is knocking on his chamber door? • The maiden Lenore • His grandmother • A raven • His cat
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You will now be asked to read the short story “The Tell-Tale Heart.” Enjoy! Begin Reading
Now that you are finished reading lets spend some time looking at character development. This short story is somewhat hard to understand so lets work through it together.
The main character seems to be quite crazy and as you read he continues to try and explain himself. He actually spends most of the story doing this.
But the real question is what is making him so crazy? From what we know from reading the story it is the old man’s eye that makes the narrator so upset.
Now that we have established that it is the eye that makes him crazy we can look at the other contributing factors.
The main character has a very elaborate plan to kill the old man, but he can only do it when the filmy white eye is visible. This definitely suggests that he is crazy.
Are you sure you are ready to take the quiz? If so click next, if not click home button and you can review some more.
You may now begin taking the quiz. Begin Quiz
1. What are the names of Poe’s parents? • David and Elizabeth • Joseph and Mary • Bob and Susan • John and Debbi
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2. Where did Poe attend college? • University of Virginia • Harvard University • Boston University • Yale University
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3. What year did Poe write “The Tell-Tale Heart?” • 1835 • 1842 • 1843 • 1857
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4. What year did Poe die? • 1862 • 1849 • 1857 • 1848
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5. Edgar Allan Poe married in 1836 True or False
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6. What is wrong with the old man’s eye in “The Tell-Tale Heart?” • It’s green • He doesn’t have one • It is fake • There is a white film over it
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7. The main character in “The Tell-Tale Heart” kills the old. True or False
