Courtney Warren 37 students Language Arts 0 IEP

November 9, 2011 17 GSSP 50 minutes long

Grade 8 0 LEP

Edgar Allan Poe-The Tell Tale Heart

Context Edgar Allan Poe is a new unit for this class. They have had an introduction to his work in seventh grade, but this unit will be much more in depth. During this unit, they will read The Tell Tale Heart, Annabel Lee, The Fall of the House of Usher, and possibly a few other poems by Poe. Objectives The students will be able to work in groups to analyze and explain on a crime scene report what happened in The Tell Tale Heart. The students will be able to listen and fill in the blanks in a note sheet about Poes life. Standards Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Write arguments to support claims with clear reasons and relevant evidence. Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Determine a central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to supporting ideas; provide an objective summary of the text. Procedures 1. Class will start with an introduction to the life of Edgar Allan Poe with a note worksheet. The students will have a sheet with the notes on it but will have to listen to be able to fill in the blanks. (Note sheet attached) 2. After the notes are done, the students will listen to a reading of The Tell Tale Heart and read along in their textbooks. 3. After the story is over, they will get into their detective groups and fill out a crime scene report. (Crime scene report attached)

Assessment Formative: By circulating around the room throughout the lesson, I will be checking to make sure the students are paying attention as well as if they have any questions. Summative: The crime scene report worksheet will collected and graded. Reflection I think this lesson went well. The students worked together in groups to complete a crime report. They analyzed the story by answering the questions on the report. By working together they were able to help each other to understand the story. Students were explaining to and teaching other students. The lesson was a little out of order because I didnt have any copies when I got there so I had to start the lesson with listening to the story then jump back to the notes before the students could work on the worksheet. But for the most part, it ran smoothly and the students seemed to enjoy the story and the crime scene report worksheet. If I could change anything I would want to give the students more time to complete the worksheet. I would also put the students in smaller groups. The groups they were in were formed for another assignment, but smaller groups would have worked better for this assignment.

Edgar Allan Poe Born January 18, ______ in Boston, Died October 7, ______ in Baltimore He was an author, poet, __________, and literary critic. Poe is considered a _________________ author who is known for his ___________ and __________ (stories about death, pronounced meh-ca-bra). He is also one of the first to write short stories and detective stories. He was born in Boston but became orphaned when his mother died. Poe was taken in by the _______ family and moved to Richmond, Virginia. The Allans never formally adopted him. He attended one semester at the University of ____________ but dropped out because of financial reasons. He also went to the military academy, ______________, but failed and only then did he begin his literary work. Poe moved to Baltimore and married his ___ year old cousin, Virginia Clemm, in 1835. In 1845, Virginia became sick and in an attempt to make enough money to save her life, Poe wrote his most famous work,_____________. However, he only made $10 and Virginia died in 1837.He could often be found laying on her grave talking to his deceased wife. In 1839, Poe was engaged again, this time to his teenage sweetheart from Richmond, Elmira Royster. Poe insisted that his aunt from ______________attended the wedding so he told Elmira that he would be going on a short trip to Boston, 3 days at most, to get his aunt. After 5 days he had still not returned, so Elmira went to Baltimore and began asking people if they had seen Poe. He was identified in a hospital where he had been taken and no one had known who he was. Poe was suffering from an unknown illness and some injuries. He died soon after being identified. There is speculation to this day as to what killed him. Some say it was____________, others claim________; still others believe he was_____________. Recently, his descended family got his remains tested and found traces of rabies, though the results can still be debated. Although, there are reports that during his time at the hospital, Poe was delusional, __________at the mouth, and wanted to constantly be drinking________; all symptoms of__________. The Poe Toaster is a mysterious man who every year on the anniversary of Poes________, comes to his grave and leaves three _______ and a bottle of French cognac. This tradition went on for sixty years, from 1949 until 2009. _____ was the first year that no one showed up at the grave, and no one showed up this year either.

The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Name_________________________

CRIME SCENE REPORT

You are one of the officers in the house when the murderer confesses. Use the knowledge you have gained from the story to complete this scene report to turn in to your superior officer. This will be Suspect crime and Victim: used as evidence in the upcoming trial, so make sure your descriptions are clear and true to the scene. Explain the Motive:
Draw a picture of the murderers motive:

Was this murder premeditated?

If so, explain how it was premeditated:

Give a detailed description of the suspects testimony (how was the crime committed in step-by-step detail of the suspects story):

How was the body disposed of? Where was it located?

Based on what you have heard and seen, do you think the murderer is guilty, simply insane, or both? Explain: