Poe's Horror Stories

Poe is notorious for his "scary" stories and creepy tales. We will spend the rest of this week looking into Poe's creative arts and compare his writing to writing of his time.

Together, we will read:
"The Masque of the Red Death" by Edgar Allan Poe
"The Seven Ages of Man" by William Shakespeare

Be sure to complete the assignments on the Week Assignment Sheet and the Halloween Independent Reading to finish up all the Poe unit work!

If you are still interested in more texts related to Edgar Allan Poe, consider reading:

"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe

"My Favorite Murder" by Ambrose Bierce

"The Blind Men and the Elephant" by John Godfrey Saxe

If you'd like to watch a twist on the "scary mood" of Edgar Allan Poe, check out "The Raven" Cartoon-Style.

Here is a copy of all assignments:
Masque of the Red Death Chart: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByVKpn2OdpFARDJJMkpjMWRnYWs/edit?usp=sharing
Masque of the Red Death Project https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByVKpn2OdpFARDJJMkpjMWRnYWs/edit
Unreliable Narrators https://docs.google.com/file/d/0ByVKpn2OdpFAQjhVMFlZNXFCUmM/edit

Halloween Independent Reading

It’s time for our favorite spooky, creepy, and imaginative time of year: HALLOWEEN! To celebrate, our Independent Reading will be chosen from two magnificently scary authors, Edgar Allan Poe (Eng III) and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Eng IV).

Once you choose a short story by your course’s author, you may choose to EITHER (1) complete the assignment below OR (2) complete a typical Reading Log with Creative Role, Research, and Log. Both choices will STILL REQUIRE you to complete a Vocab Mini Project, as found on the blog.

Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories:

http://poestories.com/stories.php

http://www.americanliterature.com/author/edgar-allen-poe/bio-books-stories

http://www.online-literature.com/poe/

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Short Stories:

http://www.online-literature.com/doyle/

http://www.eastoftheweb.com/cgi-bin/read_db.pl?search_field=author_id&search_for=ArthurConanDoyle&order_by=author_id,title&page=1

Create a visual representation of the plot using the plot diagram that you have known since elementary school. I want you to take this basic literature analysis tool and expound upon it to create a high-school-level interpretation and presentation of your short story. This means that I will be looking for AT LEAST the following elements to be added to your plot diagram storyboard:

• 30 points: Each of the categories found in adjacent picture in legible and detailed accuracy

• 25 points: Identify AT LEAST FIVE literary devices used in the short story by creating a flipbook to go along with your plot storyboard. Each device should have a definition, an example from the text, AND one to three sentences explaining the device’s use in the story.

• 20 points: Images, film clips, sound recordings, or drawings to represent the plot for each moment of action on the chart

• 15 points: Five-question quiz for your classmates to complete. Must be typed. Put two quizzes on one page, please.

• 10 points: Presentation to the class over Halloween Week

From East to West, The Journey toward the "Red Death"

For the past two days, we have explored "The Masque of the Red Death" by the original "scary story" author, Edgar Allan Poe. The colorful rooms, abstract dreams, and Dark Romantic literary techniques were all a muddle of scary tales until we compared the story to "The Seven Ages of Man," by William Shakespeare. From there, we can now see that "Masque" really reveals "The Seven Ages of Man," the stages of life that every human ages through.



2nd period: Please complete the "Masque of the Red Death" Project by creating a COLOR map of the castellated abbey's rooms to turn in on Monday!

(Lots of great photos for inspiration on Google Images!)

Medieval Ballads Song Resources

"Get Up and Bar the Door" http://www.charlieandcelia.com/music-55.html

"The Barrin' O' the Door" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBe_vH04ffk

"In the Jailhouse Now" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSq8mnDH_1o