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EL 4A

12/03/18 Edgar Allen Poe Writing Assignment: 

As an independent study, in this assignment, you are expected to write an analytical essay responding to a given prompt about one Edgar Allen Poe story or poem of your choice from the following three:

1- The Tell-Tale Hearts: https://americanenglish.state.gov/files/ae/resource_files/the_tell-tale_heart_0.pdf

2-The Raven: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/48860/the-raven

3-Annabel Lee: https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/annabel-lee/

Directions for Step One:

1- Read the story or poem with the following essential question in mind: 

Is the narrator mad or not? What evidence can you find to support your claim? 

2-Take notes on your notebooks in a double entry journal that looks like this: Poe Double Entry

 

11/9 See the following photos from our share out today on Rhetorical Appeals in speeches!

 

 

11/5 Attached is the quote sandwich toolkit: The Quote Sandwich  

Watch examples of Situational Irony on this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UVug4M702A 

Watch a short film on “The Cask of Amontillado” here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwQ2fcqe5w0 

Watch a short summary and plot analysis of The Most Dangerous Game: https://slideplayer.com/slide/5995822/