Poe's Short Stories

September 6, 2018

Standard: 

RL.11-12.1 Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.

RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

RL.11-12.9 Analyze how two or more texts from the same period treat similar themes or topics and compare the approaches the authors take.

Obj: I can cite strong evidence to support analysis of themes in multiple texts and compare the authors approach to it.  

EQ: How does environment shape identity?

Starter: 

Unpack the quote below.

Then, connect this quote to one of the texts we have read in this unit. 

(Song of Myself, Walden, Society and Solitude, Declaration, and Story of an Hour)

Vocabulary: 

Word: Anti-Transcendentalism

Part of Speech: Noun

Dictionary Definition: humans had to struggle for goodness; evil was its own entity and sin was an active force--the exact opposite of the innate goodness the Transcendentalists believed in

Your Definition: 

Activity: Determine whether you agree more with transcendental or anti-transcendental ideas. 

Activity: 

1.  Literature Circles

Select and read one of the two short stories below. 

Edgar Allan Poe's Short Stories: 

Masque of the Red Death

The Sphinx

Then, you will discuss these works in  small literature circles.  

You will each be responsible for a specific role and sharing that information to your group.

Roles
Discussion Director (5 questions) 

Summarizer (5 sentences) and Researcher (3 facts)

Literary Luminary (3 quotes with a plan)

Illustrator (1 image)

Connector ( 3 connections)

Follow the instructions on the handout and complete the form. 

Closure: 

Describe how Poe sees the idea of the individual.