The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Unit, Writing Prompts, Bundle

Students love this gothic fiction by Edgar Allan Poe! Help them connect authentically, analyze better, think deeper, and engage more meaningfully with this short story unit that contains everything you need to teach "The Tell Tale Heart."

Perfect in October (or any time of the year!), this comprehensive bundle with 18 activities can be used as a combination of traditional worksheets, a series of one-pagers, Interactive Notebooks, Interactive File Folders, or a flip book, allowing you to differentiate for each student's learning needs.

THIS RESOURCE INCLUDES:

• full text of “The Tell-Tale Heart” in easy-to-read font, with especially difficult vocabulary terms defined
• anticipation guide and pre-reading activities
• building background knowledge with short biography on Edgar Allan Poe
• 4-page Investigative Report
• text-dependent questions
• Tic-Tac-Tale with choice of 9 writing prompts
• low-prep flip book
• glossary and vocabulary activities
• grading rubrics (in 4-point scale and 10-point scale)
• answer keys
• links to additional free resources, including a graphic novel, audio version, and short animated film
• teacher tips, learning objectives, and standards

LITERARY ANALYSIS ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

• close reading
• setting
• characterization
• mood
• tone
• voice
• characterization
• theme
• author’s craft
• plot diagram
• symbolism
• point of view
• figurative language
• vocabulary
• connections
• summary

FEEDBACK FROM TEACHERS:

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Spectacular resource for teaching this unit. The flip book is an amazing addition to add to the teaching of this text. My students love it! (Denise S.)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I used this for our classroom as a guided practice station and the kids loved it! (Celeste G.)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My students really enjoyed doing something different when it came demonstrating knowledge and understanding of the story. I would definitely recommend this resource. (Rebecca T.)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The pre-reading questions were great to get students interested in the text and connect it to their own lives. (Payton W.)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ The students are engaged and are able to take a deep, comprehensive look at The Tell Tale Heart. (Rachel M.)

Want to test-drive this resource before purchasing it?

Click here to download Tic Tac Tale, one activity in this resource, for free!

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