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Edgar Allan Poe WebQuest

Edgar Allan Poe WebQuest. A Biographical Study. Introduction: Edgar Allan Poe. Poe explored the gothic and horror genres. He inspired generations of writers.  He was a meticulous writer. He was devoted to his craft. He invented two genres: the mystery story the horror story

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Edgar Allan Poe WebQuest

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  1. Edgar Allan Poe WebQuest A Biographical Study

  2. Introduction:Edgar Allan Poe • Poe explored the gothic and horror genres. • He inspired generations of writers.  • He was a meticulous writer. • He was devoted to his craft. • He invented two genres: • the mystery story • the horror story • He inspired The Edgar Award. • prize given annually • given by Mystery Writers of America

  3. Tasks • Research information about Poe’s life and writing. • Respond to the WebQuest Questions found on Slide 4 in a new Microsoft Word document for submission. • Analyze the information you find in your research on Poe’s life and works. • Compose a journal entry written from Poe’s perspective for submission. • Use some researched information. • Use first-person point of view from Poe’s perspective.

  4. Poe WebQuest Questions • What was Poe's biological mother's name? • What other country, aside from the United States, did Poe live in as a young boy? • In what branch of the armed forces did he serve? • Who was Poe married to, and why was this marriage considered a social “faux pas”? • What was Poe’s first pseudonym (pen name)? • In what year was “The Raven” first published? • Which Poe poem begins, “It was many and many a year ago,/ In a kingdom by the sea”? • Where is the Poe Museum located? • Define “Gothic” in terms of the literary genre. • What has happened each year in Baltimore on Poe’s birthday to celebrate Poe?

  5. Websites Use the following websites to find answers to the Poe WebQuest questions: • http://www.poemuseum.org/ • http://www.eapoe.org/

  6. Evaluation WebQuest (5 Points) • Each correct response receives .5 points. • Each response must include the source to receive any points. Journal Entry (10 Points) • Journal entry must be written from the first-person perspective of Edgar Allan Poe. • Entry must use some information from the WebQuest. • Entry must show creativity and not be simply a restatement of everything from the WebQuest as a report from the perspective of Poe. • Entry must use proper spelling, grammar, and punctuation. • Entry is at least one complete paragraph in length, including a topic sentence, at least three supporting sentences, and a concluding sentence.

  7. Conclusion • You reviewed biographical information on Edgar Allan Poe. • You used this information and external websites that were provided to you to respond to ten questions regarding Edgar Allan Poe and his works. • You then created a journal entry from the point of view of Edgar Allan Poe based on your findings.

  8. Works Cited “Edgar Allan Poe Nightmare Worlds.” Elements of Literature Fourth Course. Holt, 2009. Web. 23 June 2009. <http://my.hrw.com>. “Information about Edgar Allan Poe.” The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore. The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore, n.d. Web. 23 June 2009 <http://www.eapoe.org>. Poe Museum. The Museum of Edgar Allan Poe, 2010. Web. 2 October 2012. <http://www.poemuseum.org>.

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