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Is the narrator Flat or Round? How do you know?
 Round: We learn about his/her perceptions, motivations, fears, conflicts, and reactions.
What is the climax of this story?
 The climax is at the very end of the story when the narrator confesses to the police. We do not see that moment coming, and it changes the direction of the plot.
What literary elements add momentum to this plot?
 Foreshadowing; symbolism; conflict (internal & external); repetition; suspense; character motivation
What do you think is the primary theme of this story?
 A person can never escape the truth and consequences of his or her actions, because a guilty conscience will always haunt you.
What are three examples of SYMBOLS in this story?
 The Eye = evil; darkness = evil, fear, mystery; bed/bedroom = sanctuary, peacefulness; the beating heart = guilt; the lantern light = purity, good
What is an example of Foreshadowing?
 The title, the beating heart
Is this narrator Reliable or Unreliable and why?
 This narrator is unreliable. His/her perceptions of reality are warped, so we can not believe that the EYE was evil or that he/she was not ‘mad’; however, the narrator’s confession to the crime is reliable.

 Why wasn't there any food left after the monster party?
 What is a skeleton's favorite instrument?
 What does a ghost call his mom and dad?

 Get into a group of Four.
 Divide your paper into two columns.
 On one side, write down all the evidence from the story to argue that the narrator is a SANE person.
 On the other side, write down all the evidence from the story to argue that the narrator is an INSANE person.
 DO NOT leave anything off of your list; make it as complete as possible.

 Select Sane or Insane side, if you are unsure, go to the middle.
 Sane starts: One person stands and speaks, “I believe the narrator is Sane because”
 Insane responds: “I understand what your saying, but I disagree because….”
 Sane responds
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 Unsure can ask questions at any time.
 You can change sides at any time.

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A person telling the story who can’t be trusted
A character who we learn a lot about.
A representation of a big, abstract idea through an object or phrase.
A genre of writing that relies on fear to suck us in.
The emotional feeling we have as a reader.
Clues as to the end of the story.
The manner in which the writer decides to present the story.
A character we don’t learn a lot about
Going back to a time before the current story.

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Example: look for punctuation and words such as “like”,
“or”, “for example.”
General: Read the whole paragraph for the meaning of the word.
Synonym/Compare: using a word with the same meaning that you probably know to provide the meaning of the context word.
Antonym/Contrast: using a word with an opposite meaning you probably know to provide the meaning of the context word.
Restatement: the definition is provided in the sentence by reusing it in another manner
Definition: The word is actually defined

 What are the scariest things to go bump in the night?
 What are you afraid of lurking in the dark?

By Edgar Allen Poe

1809-1849

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Edgar Allen Poe was the first
American
Horror Story author.
Poe’s characters experienced much internal conflict, which made him a master of psychological suspense.

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Fiction that plays on our emotions such as fear.
 Good horror makes us think there might be a
POSSIBILITY of the horrible thing actually being true.
Horror fiction contains a monster:
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Someone or something threatening and/or impure
(evil).
If the monster is threatening, we feel scared.
If the monster is impure, we feel disgusted.
 Horror fiction contains a realistic threat

 Most of the lessons have to do with discovering something about the possibility of bad human nature or evil experience.
 Horror Fiction also highlights choices and temptations, good versus evil, plans versus fate, and consequences of actions.

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The atmosphere or emotional feeling of a story
Mood is revealed through the description of the setting, the characters, and the dialogue.

 The author’s attitude toward the subject of their writing, such as positive/negative; compassionate/uncaring
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 NOTE: the MOOD is something that the reader feels. The TONE is something that the writer feels. Mr. T.W.

 Narrator: The person telling us the story.
 First Person: His own experience and recollection of events.
 Unreliable Narrator: A narrator that doesn't know the truth, or doesn't have a realistic version of the true story.
 As readers, we know the truth or otherwise come to distrust the words of the narrator.
 As we read, determine whether this narrator is reliable or unreliable.
 As we read/listen write down clues to the narrator's sanity or insanity.

 Foreshadowing: A technique through which a writer provides clues about the outcome of a story before the end.
 Flashback: A technique through which a writer stops the present flow of a story to tell about something that happened at an earlier date.
As we read the story, write down clues that indicate how the story will end.

 Two moments of intensity in a story.
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This happens when a character has more than one conflict to overcome.
Conflict  tension  Climax
 What are two conflicts that the narrator has to overcome?
 What events cause the conflict for the narrator?

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Acute
Audacity
Conceived
Crevice
Stifled
Derision
Hypocritical
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Stealthily
Vex
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Suavity
Sagacity
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 “Above all was my sense of hearing acute. I hear all things in the heaven and the earth.”
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Synonym: precise
Antonym: dull
 Sharp/keen

 “ I welcomed them to their seats with a wild audacity and triumph.”
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Synonym: bravado
Antonym: wimpy
 Shameless daring or boldness

 “It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain, but once conceived, it haunted me day and night.”
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Synonym: imagined
Antonym: forget
 Thought of

 “It was not the old man who vexed me, but his Evil
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Synonym: bother, bug, irritate
Antonym: ignored
 To annoy or disturb

 “…it was a low, stifled sound that arises from the bottom of the soul.”
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Synonym: quiet, trapped
Antonym: loud
 Muffled

 “I opened the lamp to reveal a tiny crevice…”
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Synonym: space
Antonym: seal
 A crack

 “You can not imagine how stealthily and quietly I opened the lantern.”
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Synonym: sneaky
Antonym: clumsy
 Sinister cautiousness

 “ I talked more quickly, more vehemently…”
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Synonym: certain, with conviction
Antonym: insecure
 With intense emotion

 “They were making a mockery of me! I was tired of such derision and joking!”
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Synonym: make fun of
Antonym: tolerate
 Ridicule

 “I could bear their hypocritical smiles no longer!”
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Synonym: twofaced
Antonym: honest
 False or deceptive, pretending to be who you are not.

 The girl’s smile was a tell-tale sign that she was lying to her mother.
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Synonym: tattletale, a symbol of existence
Antonym: secrets
 Something that reveals or betrays what is not intended to be known

 “Never before had I known the power of my own sagacity, of my own wit.”
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Synonym: smart
Antonym: dumb
 Intelligent

 “There entered three men, who introduced themselves with perfect suavity.”
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Synonym: cool
Antonym: uncool
 Smooth, refined

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“The night waned, but still I worked hastily and in silence.”
Synonym: cease
Antonym: begin
 To approach the end of a period of time.

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In “The Tell-Tale
Heart” the narrator insists he is not mad
(crazy).
As the story unfolds, we are exposed to the darkness of his mind and questionable sanity.

 Fold your paper so that you have 8 squares.
 Number each square. Leave room for writing and drawing
 We will stop and visualize what is happening in the scene.
 Below each drawing, write a sentence explaining what is happening in the frame.

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What terrible thing does the narrator do?
What drives the man to do the deed?
Do you think the old-man knew he was going to die? How?
Why does the man confess his crime to the police?
What does the beating heart represent?
What is meant by “Tell-Tale” Heart? In other words, what does the phrase symbolize?
What effect does the repetition of phrases have on the mood of the story? “with what caution—with what foresight—with what dissimulation.”
Where is this man now that he can tell us the story?
Is the narrator reliable? Why or why not? Use examples from the story to support your answer.
Was the narrator sane and just pushed to the point of horrible behavior, or was he insane all along? Use evidence from the story to support your answer.

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Think of a person, real or fictional, who you think is admirable.
Write down details about each of the following:
 Name of the person (real or fictional, living or deceased).
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How you know or know of this person;
What the person looks/looked like;
What the person does/did in his or her life that was cool enough to admire;
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Why you think of this person as a positive person in your life;
Things about the person you would like to have within yourself.

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A person telling the story who can’t be trusted
A character who we learn a lot about.
A representation of a big, abstract idea through an object or phrase.
A genre of writing that relies on fear to suck us in.
The emotional feeling we have as a reader.
Clues as to the end of the story.
The manner in which the writer decides to present the story.
A character we don’t learn a lot about
Going back to a time before the current story.

 Participial phrases are verbs that end in “ing” and are used with an adjective or adverb to describe the action a noun or pronoun is doing in a sentence.
 These are used to show that more than one thing is happening at a time.
 Turn to page 633
 Write questions 2, 4, and 5 replacing the word in the parentheses with a participle phrase.

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Listen_____ _____________ he became convinced someone was there.
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Work____ _________________I overturned the bed.
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Smile____ _______________I welcomed the officers.