Edgar Allan Poe--"The Raven"

Before we read Poe's famous poem, "The Raven," watch The Simpson's version in their House of Horrors series.


Click here to read "The Raven" 

Click the image below to read "The Raven"online.  Use the interactive tool to enhance your understanding of the poem.

Introducing the expert of horror...Edgar Allan Poe

EDGAR ALLAN POE

 "Poe is the supreme short story writer of all time."

     ~Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"What a strange, though enormously talented writer, that Edgar Poe!"
     ~Fyodor Dostoevsky

"You might call him the Leader of the Cult of the Unusual."
     ~Jules Verne

Today you are going to begin learning about the great American Short Story writer, Edgar Allan Poe. He is best known for his horror stories and his haunting poems.


You can also watch this biography from Scholastic

Use the resources below to complete the Scavenger Hunt.
Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
 
Resources
Poe Museum Student Page
Poe Museum Poe's Life
Knowing Poe
Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe 

The Tell Tale Heart-
How well do you know the story?  Click here to take this trivia quiz to find out!

Creating Tweets about your Reading

Find out what your friends are reading and share your books... in 140 characters or less!
This week your job is to create at least three tweets about the book(s) you are reading.

• What would someone need to know about the book? 
• How could you convince someone to read your book in only 140 characters (a character is a letter or space)?
• Create some catchy hashtags to go along with these tweets. 

Write your tweets on the Twitter Handout.  Be sure to write clearly and neatly and check for spelling.  These will be displayed on the bulletin board.

NOTE:  You are writing your tweets on PAPER and putting them on our classroom bulletin board...not creating a twitter account to post your TWEETS...