Edgar Allan Poe Short Stories Unit
Monday, Oct. 27
(in class) – Assign
groups and stories
(HW) Read your
short story the
first time and
answer the Study
Guide questions to
discuss with your
group
Tuesday, Oct. 28
(in class) –
Wed., Oct. 29
(in class) –
Discuss the story
with your group
and complete a
Group Study Guide
questions sheet
Explain suspense,
mood, and tone
Monday, Nov. 3
(in class) – Define
criteria for bracket
competition
Tuesday, Nov. 4
(in lab) –
Work on
presentation
Brainstorm
presentation with
group
(HW) - Complete
presentations
(HW) - Read your
short story the
second time and
complete the
Multiple Choice
questions and
Vocabulary sheets
Wed., Nov. 5
(in class) –
Group
presentations and
bracket voting
Thurs., Oct. 30
(in class) –
Review Multiple
Choice questions
and Vocabulary
Assign
presentation parts
and begin work
(HW) – Study for
Individual
assessments on
short story
comprehension
and vocabulary
Thurs., Nov. 6
(in class) –
Group
presentations and
bracket voting
Friday, Oct. 31
(in class) –
Individual
assessments on
short story
comprehension
and vocabulary
(HW) - Gather
your information
to begin your
slides Monday
Friday, Nov. 7
No School –
Teacher In-Service
Champion is
crowned!
As you read and discuss your short story with your group, each person will need to:
 Record your own notes, definitions, and literary devices that Poe uses on one loose leaf
page FRONT AND BACK. This paper will be collected from each student at his/her
presentation time. It is worth points.
 Answer the Study Guide questions to discuss with your group
 Answer the Multiple Choice questions and Vocabulary sheets to discuss with your group
 Take Individual assessments on your story and the vocabulary
As a group, you will:
 Discuss and complete a Group Study Guide questions sheet
 Create a slide show and give a presentation with:
o Story title, author, setting, and visuals representing your story
o Explanation of the scariest, most suspenseful part of the story with textual evidence
to show it
o A plot diagram representing your story and explaining the story development
o Definitions and examples of three literary devices used in the story (ex.: alliteration,
assonance, rhyme, simile, metaphor, personification, allusion, analogy, flashback,
foreshadowing, irony, symbolism)
o Explanation of the mood and tone of story with specific vocabulary to support it,
and define the vocabulary for clarification
All textual evidence must be accompanied by page numbers from the story.
Standards being assessed: Reading Literature, Speaking/Listening