Edgar Allan Poe and the tell tale heart!

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At the end of today's class you will be able to tell me what an unreliable narrator is and you will be able to give me two symbols from the story


Let's meet Edgar Allan Poe
The tell-tale heart
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This lesson contains 13 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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in Today's class
At the end of today's class you will be able to tell me what an unreliable narrator is and you will be able to give me two symbols from the story


Let's meet Edgar Allan Poe
The tell-tale heart
questions

Slide 1 - Slide

Slide 2 - Video

Which phrase best sums up Poe’s guiding principle for writing fiction?
A
Shock and awe
B
Unity of effect
C
The iceberg principle
D
Deep hidden meaning

Slide 3 - Quiz

Which of these themes appears prominently in a number of Poe’s stories?
A
The triumph of “rugged individualism”
B
The complexity of family life
C
Unrequited love
D
The tendency toward self-destruction

Slide 4 - Quiz

Poe’s mother and wife both died at what age?
A
34
B
38
C
24
D
47

Slide 5 - Quiz

Which of these figures is a character created by Poe?
A
C. Auguste Dupin
B
Robinson Crusoe
C
Sherlock Holmes
D
Jane Eyre

Slide 6 - Quiz

what is gothic fiction?

Slide 7 - Mind map

what is an unreliable narrator?

Slide 8 - Mind map

let's listen to this Gothic story!

Slide 9 - Slide

Slide 10 - Link

In your own words explain the title

Slide 11 - Open question

The narrator claims that he is not mad, Is there any evidence that he is?

Slide 12 - Open question

Mention and explain a symbol that is present in the story

Slide 13 - Open question