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EDGAR ALLAN POE’S WEBQUEST

EDGAR ALLAN POE’S WEBQUEST. INDEX. INTRODUCTION TASK PROCESS CONCLUSION EVALUATION. INTRODUCTION.

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EDGAR ALLAN POE’S WEBQUEST

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  1. EDGAR ALLAN POE’S WEBQUEST

  2. INDEX • INTRODUCTION • TASK • PROCESS • CONCLUSION • EVALUATION

  3. INTRODUCTION • As a literary expert on Edgar Allan Poe, you have been asked for help by Xin-Lu, an old man in China. He believes that there is a very important secret hidden in Poe’s short story, ‘The Tell-Tale Heart’. Can you help this man in his research by answering to the following questions?

  4. TASK • You will need to gather information from the Internet. You need to follow the links you will find in this presentation. • Make sure you have your answer sheet in front of you to write down all the information you collect. • You are advised to be as quick as you can! Who is the winner group? • The first group that hands in its answer sheet and has answered all the questions correctly.

  5. PROCESS. Question 1 • Edgar Allan was born in Boston, Massachusetts (USA). Follow this link to explore this site: http://www.united-states-map.com/ • Later, go to the answer sheet and locate in the map of the United States of America the location of this place. Paint it in red!

  6. PROCESS. Question 2 • According to many critics, Edgar Allan Poe is very well known by his tales of mystery and the macabre. But... • What is the meaning of ‘macabre’? • How would you transcribe this term phonetically? • This web site may help you! • http://www.macmillandictionary.com/

  7. PROCESS. Question 3 • Apart from short stories, Edgar Allan Poe also wrote poetry. One of his most famous poems is called ‘Annabel Lee’. • What is the first verse of the poem? • Explore this web site to obtain the information: • http://www.eapoe.org/works/poems/index.htm#thepoems

  8. PROCESS. Question 4 • Edgar Allan Poe married his own cousin, Virginia Clemm. After twelve years of marriage, she died of tuberculosis. • How could you briefly describe this illness? • You might need the following website to find the information: • http://www.who.int/en/

  9. PROCESS. Question 5 • If you happen to visit Baltimore, in the United States of America, you can visit Edgar Allan Poe’s House and Museum. • What is the address of this museum? • Use this link to get the information you need: • http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=es&tab=wl

  10. CONCLUSION • Once you have finished with your research, Xin-Lu asks you to send him a report with all the information. Write your e-mail in the answer sheet, in the space provided.

  11. EVALUATION • Once you have filled the answer sheet in and once you have written the e-mail to Xin-Lu, hand in the document to your teacher.

  12. Now... YOU HAVE FINISHED! WELL DONE! 

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