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 * Time || Teaching and Learning Activities || Resources ||
 * 10 min || Icebreaker--List Horror Movie Names || Prizes for winners ||
 * 10 min || Short Lecture on Poe's life || Notes and Powerpoint ||
 * 10 min || Discussion on Poe in Modern Culture || Notes and Powerpoint ||
 * 10 min || Video on the Story behind The Raven and Annabel Lee || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">PowerPoint ||
 * 15 min || Student Presentation ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10 min || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discussion on The Raven || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Notes and Powerpoint ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">15 min || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Two different readings of The Raven || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">PowerPoint ||
 * 15 min || Student Presentation ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10 min || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Discussion of Annabel Lee || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Notes and Powerpoint ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">10 min || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Virtual storytelling of Annabel Lee || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">PowerPoint ||
 * 15 min || Student presentation ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">20 min || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Read-through and discussion of Cask of Amontillado || <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">PowerPoint, Notes and Book ||

I also want to encourage the class to take advantage of these additional resources. || You guys came up with a lot of movies that I had not thought of. See? You put one over on your teacher! ||
 * ARCS chart for class--**
 * Attention || Relevance || Confidence || Satisfaction ||
 * Who in here had heard of Poe before this class? How many of you had heard that he was a half-crazed drug addict? It might be interesting to note that many experts now believe that, in fact, he was made mad and died of rabies. || Horror Movie names icebreaker || We had a lot of people want to do their projects on Poe for this week. I want to thank all of you for creating such a great unit with so many resources to help people study.
 * How many of you admit to having talked to your pet? Now, how many will admit to your pet talking back? || Modern Culture references/clips || What other animal could Poe have used? Do you think it would've given the same effect? || I had never thought about that, but that could be a really interesting choice! ||
 * Ever heard of "Everlasting Love"? Ever wonder if the person who came up with the phrase meant after the grave? || So now that we've seen and read a bit about Poe's version of eternal love, how do you think this idea relates to movies or tv you've seen or books you've read? || Let's take a moment here. What connections can we see between "Annabelle Lee" and "The Raven"? || I think some people in here are well on their way to understanding the Gothic Romance genre--any writers in here? ||
 * How many of you have been mad enough at someone that you've found yourself plotting revenge? || You might notice that the theme of this story is nothing new. Revenge is still written about quite often. || So, we're getting to the climax of the story. Let's recap what's gone on 'til now. || Wow. This class is on fire tonight! Great responses! ||

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. "Take three minutes and write down as many names of horror movies as you can think of." <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. Find out who had the most. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. Ask them to read their list aloud. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Ask for others. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">5. How many of these may have been influenced by Poe? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">6. Prizes for the winners.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Icebreaker **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">--


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Additional warm-up activity (if there's extra time) **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">--

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">//"Hooray for Hollywood"// <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">1. Get into groups <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">2. List the characters from the "Cask of Amontillado". <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">3. "Cast your film"...write down what actors and actresses you'd cast to play each role and be prepared to talk about why. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">4. Discussion of selections...we'll go around the room and one person from each group will list their casts. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Did any of the groups cast the same actors/actresses? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Why was this? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Were any of the characters more difficult to cast? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Why do you think this is? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Were any of the characters easier to cast? <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Again, why?

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Poe Webquest** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">** @http://zunal.com/webquest.php?user=37099 **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Video Clips from PowerPoint presentation--** <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Edgar Allan Poe from Snoopy the Musical--[] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Story Behind "The Raven" and "Annabel Lee"--[] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Vincent Price reading "The Raven"--[] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">"The Raven" on the Simpsons--[] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Annabel Lee Animated Poe Movie--[] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Annabel Lee Virtual Movie--[]

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Poe's Life

 * Born January 19, 1809 and Died October 7, 1849
 * Was only 40 years of age when he died
 * Best known for murder and macabre
 * Credited with possibly inventing the detective fiction genre and contributing to the up and coming science fiction genre
 * <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica; font-size: small; line-height: normal;">He defined a short story as a narrative prose work that (1) is short enough to be read in one sitting, (2) takes place in one locale on a single day, (or even in a few hours), (3) centers on a single line of action, and (4) maintains a single mood.
 * Married his 13 year old cousin, Virginia, in 1835.
 * Her age is “misrepresented” on their wedding certificate—said she was 21.
 * She later died of consumption in 1847.
 * Other women of Poe's life died of consumption as well
 * Consumption=TB
 * Coughing up blood
 * Could this have contributed to Poe's state of mind?
 * Accused Longfellow of plagiarism
 * Was alienated from the literary community after this.
 * The claim never went anywhere.
 * Was found wandering the streets of Baltimore in a delirium in early Oct. 1849. Died a few days later.
 * Final words--"Lord help my poor soul."
 * Rufus Wilmot Griswold, long-time rival and detractor of Poe, somehow both wrote the most published obituary of the man and became executor of his writings, setting his sights on destroying Poe's reputation and memory.
 * The feud between Poe and Griswold started when Griswold was hired for one of Poe's old jobs at a higher salary than Poe had made.
 * Griswold's obituary set the stage for Poe to be remembered as a drug addicted madman.
 * Poe experts now think that, while he was probably an alcoholic, his mental decline and eventual death may have been brought about by rabies.
 * Poe was recently reburied in Baltimore with great fanfare--
 * John Astin of Addams Family fame (and star of the one-man stage show “Once Upon a Midnight”) was Master of Ceremonies for the event.
 * The event also featured an actor portraying Griswold, there to deliver his original obituary in eulogy form.

How many Poe references can you think of that you've seen in popular culture recently?
 * Poe in Modern Culture**
 * Even today, Poe pops up in everything from our movies to our television shows.
 * What season do you think his works would come 'round the most?
 * That's right, Halloween.
 * The Raven is perhaps the most well-known of Poe's works and is used in many shows during the Halloween season
 * (One might consider this odd, since the poem mentions it takes place in December.)
 * As we just saw, Poe made it into the Snoopy Musical.
 * He's also been “brought back to life” in fantasy shows such as Sabrina, The Teenage Witch.
 * The Simpsons featured a reading of “The Raven” in one of their Halloween specials (which we're about to see).
 * Even the prime-time crime dramas such as CSI and Homicide: Life on the Streets have had Poe-themed scripts, featuring killers who use Poe's stories as guides for their crimes or have a fixation with the author.
 * Poe inspired a series of Batman comic books (Nevermore) released in 2003.
 * Poe has influenced multiple musicians.
 * Alan Parsons Project
 * Abney Park
 * Britney Spears
 * Souxie and the Banshees
 * and many, many more (too many to mention)
 * Poe has even turned up in the virtual world
 * Montclair State University's Edgar Allan Poe classroom
 * Mystery Manor
 * Hosts a Poe series of in-world readings and discussions
 * Recently performed a "virtual reburial" of Poe to coincide with the event in Boston.
 * Victorian Horror Collection Library at Adocentyn

"The Raven"

Setting--chamber in a large house Narrator--grieving depressed man who has lost his love Theme--loss and foreboding Kind of rhyme--internal Also used--alliteration (repetition of consonant sounds), assonance (repetition of vowel sounds) and rhythm

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Study Guide--[|http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides2/Raven.html#The%20Raven] <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Interactive Raven--[]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">"Annabel Lee" <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;">Setting--unknown kingdom by the sea
Characters--narrator, Annabel Lee, seraphs, Annabel Lee's relative Theme--Eternal love, fated love Literary Devices--rhythm (long then short lines), word repetition, alliteration (repetition of consonant sounds), imagery (darkness and light)

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Study Guide--[]

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The Cask of Amontillado
<span style="font-family: 'times new roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal; webkitborderhorizontalspacing: 2px; webkitborderverticalspacing: 2px;">**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Setting-- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Italian carnival immediately preceding Lent. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Characters -- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Montresor (narrator) and<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__ Fortunato. __ **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Narration (Point of View) -- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__First-Person Unreliable__. **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Themes -- **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__Revenge, __ Deception<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__ , and __ __<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Pride __ **<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">Use of Irony ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__The Title__: //cask//, meaning //wine barrel//, is derived from the same root word used to form //casket//, meaning //coffin//. Thus, the cask figuratively represents Fortunato’s casket. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__Fortunato’s Name__: suggests good fortune, luck. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__Fortunato’s Costume__: court jester. bell on his cone-shaped hat jingles–a nice comic touch from Poe. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica;">__Reference to Masons__: using the word to mean a craftsman who builds with stone and mortar (because he will be building Fortunato’s “tomb,” a stone wall.)

Study Guide--[]

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 * Interesting series of articles on Poe's treatment of women in his works**--


 * Closing Activities**
 * Very quickly, think of one question you'd like to ask Poe if he were still alive. Write it at the end of this week's journal entry. Now, who wants to share? (Have at least a couple of people say theirs aloud. Have the class consider it and come up with potential answers.) **


 * Take a moment and think of a place that you would describe as "Poe-esque." (Have students talk about some of their selections. At releasing of class, suggest that they visit some of the locations and report back next time about if their feelings have changed about the location. **