The Tell-Tale Heart, by Edgar Allan Poe

TEST IN TESTWEEK
Short story reader.  90 minute test.  Open questions and Multiple choice.  Stories to know:
1. Mr Know-all: done in class last week
2. Open Window: LessonUp lesson given as homework for today
3. Today: Tell-Tale Heart
4. Wednesday: Genesis and Catastrophe
5. Next Friday: When They Learned to Yelp
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This lesson contains 14 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 3 videos.

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TEST IN TESTWEEK
Short story reader.  90 minute test.  Open questions and Multiple choice.  Stories to know:
1. Mr Know-all: done in class last week
2. Open Window: LessonUp lesson given as homework for today
3. Today: Tell-Tale Heart
4. Wednesday: Genesis and Catastrophe
5. Next Friday: When They Learned to Yelp

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Formal Letter
March 9th On Computer in room 3_10
90 minutes

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Tell-Tale Heart 
Edgar Allan Poe

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The Horror Story
The horror story ("griezelverhaal") originated around 1800.  Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), together with Mary Shelley (1797-1851), the author of Frankenstein and Bram Stoker (1847-1912), the author of Dracula, were among the popular authors of this genre of fiction and helped it achieve the popularity it still has today.

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Slide 5 - Video

Assignment
With the use of the next slides we will be analysing Tell-Tale Heart.
First you will read and hear the story.  Then you will hear a teacher explain it.
Then there will be some questions.  So take notes.

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Slide 7 - Video

What do you think the narrator hears? Is it the heart of the old man?

Slide 8 - Open question

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Slide 9 - Video

In your own words, what are the two main messages of this story?

Slide 10 - Open question

01:24
Why is it ironic? Are there more examples of irony in the story?

Slide 11 - Open question

02:58
The teacher first says the eye may be a symbol of authority, later she says a symbol of evil. Knowing how the story ends, what do you think and why?

Slide 12 - Open question

06:21
Why does Poe want us to think about Lady MacBeth? What is the similarity?

Slide 13 - Open question

08:46
Do you want to change or add anything to your list of examples of irony?

Slide 14 - Open question