Edgar Allan Poe Bundle - 3 Units - The Raven, Tell-Tale Heart, House of Usher

This is a bundle of our literature units for the classic author Edgar Allan Poe. These are great for any literary study of Dark Romanticism or Gothic fiction, and they're also favorites to teach during the Halloween season. Students analyze three of Poe's acclaimed classics: The Raven, The Tell-Tale Heart, and The Fall of the House of Usher. Students will learn the background of the author, delve into the context of the his purpose for each work, read the texts (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, make inferences supported by evidence, analyze the literary devices, and complete creative writing assignments. Each unit has daily lesson plans included.

Note on Level of Rigor: High school is the target grade range for the standards in these units. However, these units may also be used for 8th grade classes if the teacher determines the students are proficient in rigorous literary analysis.


Resources included in this bundle:

1. The Raven - This is a 1-week unit plan for Poe's "The Raven," the classic dark romantic poem that brought him fame. Students will learn about Poe's sufferings through a documentary, read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, learn the basic poetry composition for Poe's meter and rhyme scheme, and write their own Gothic poem in Poe's style.

2. The Tell-Tale Heart - This is a fun 2-week unit plan for Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." Students will read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, participate in PowerPoint sessions for identifying mood and tone in passages, make inferences about themes supported by evidence, engage in a fun class debate about the narrator's guilt, and complete a creative writing assignment from a choice board.

3. The Fall of the House of Usher - This is a 1-week unit plan for Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher," one of his most famous Gothic short stories. Students will read the text (included), engage with the vocabulary, collaborate to answer text-dependent questions, learn the literary devices through a PowerPoint presentation and analysis, demonstrate their grasp of the text through a creative activity from a differentiated choice board, and be assessed with an exam.

Enjoy these fun, spooky, and timeless Poe classics with your class!

You may also be interested in:

• 2 Week Legend of Sleepy Hollow Unit
• Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde: 2 Week Unit
• "Write Your Own Horror Story" Activity
• The History of Halloween
• Washington Irving Bundle
• Benjamin Franklin Literature Bundle
• Fireside Poets Bundle
• American Literature Mega Bundle: Volume 1
  

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