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The Fall of the House of Usher—Reading Comprehension, Gothic Literature Analysis

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8th - 12th, Adult Education, Homeschool
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It had been a while since I taught "Usher" and I appreciated updating my resources with the purchase of this guide.
My students struggled with this story, but this resource helped them comprehend the text easier and make connections to other gothic texts.
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This product is for Edgar Allan Poe's “The Fall of the House of Usher” and consists of reading comprehension questions and a gothic literature analysis graphic organizer.

1) To activate students' prior knowledge on gothic literature, students will participate in a carousel brainstorming activity.

2) Students will define academic vocabulary for the short story “The Fall of the House of Usher."

3) Students will read the full story “The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe and complete the reading comprehension questions.

4) Students will analyze the literature after reading. Using textual evidence, students will fill out a graphic organizer identifying and explaining gothic motifs and elements in “The Fall of the House of Usher."

5) Answer keys provided.

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Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of grades 6–8 text complexity band independently and proficiently.
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
Analyze how complex characters (e.g., those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme.
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

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