Tell-Tale-HEart

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Written by Edgar Allan Poe
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The-Tell-Tale-Heart
Written by Edgar Allan Poe

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Slide 2 - Video

Edgar Allen Poe 
  • Who was he?
  • What did he write about?
  • 5 fun facts

Slide 3 - Slide

Are you excited?

YES!!!
I'm more nervous than excited

Slide 4 - Poll

Which fact is true?
A
Poe's father abandoned him while he was young
B
Poe's parents where in the quote 500 of that time
C
Poe's mother had 12 other children with 3 different men
D
Poe's was left at a strangers door when 3 weeks old

Slide 5 - Quiz

Which fact is true?
A
Poe died of old age
B
Poe died a mysterious death
C
Poe was murdered
D
Poe attempted suicide 4 times

Slide 6 - Quiz

Slide 7 - Video

Could you summarize the key points of the story?

Slide 8 - Open question

Which fact is true?
A
Poe's stories were the main inspiration for the Sherlock Holmes story
B
Poe was called dracula by other writers
C
Poe wrote plays about dark themes such as genocide
D
Poe's stories always concluded someone he loved

Slide 9 - Quiz

Which fact is true?
A
Poe had a cat named catterina
B
Poe had a bird named birdy
C
Poe had a dog named god
D
Poe had a rat named patty

Slide 10 - Quiz

Which fact is true?
A
People suspected him from child abuse
B
He killed his wife when she was 24 years old
C
He married his 13 year old cousin
D
Poe was gay

Slide 11 - Quiz

What is the relationship between the narrator and the old man in ''The Tell Tale Heart''?

Slide 12 - Mind map

Narrator and the old man
It is not explicitly stated in the short story
Personal connection

Slide 13 - Slide

What is the primary reason behind the narrator's obsession with the old man's eye?

Slide 14 - Mind map

Explanation
vulture eye
heartbeat

Slide 15 - Slide

Does the narrator seem cool calm and collected?
010

Slide 16 - Poll

The stressed narrator
Senses
Stress

Slide 17 - Slide

How does the narrator plan and execute the murder in ''The Tell Tale Heart''?

Slide 18 - Mind map

Execution
Stalking
Door
Lantern
Bed

Slide 19 - Slide

Describe the events that lead to the narrator's eventual confession

Slide 20 - Mind map

Build up of Guilt and paranoia
The planning and execution of the murder
The dismemberment of the body
The arrival of the police
The growing intensity of guilt and paranoia
The confession
The climatic ending

Slide 21 - Slide

How does the narrator's guilt manifest itself?

Slide 22 - Mind map

Narrator's guilt
Heartbeat
Paranoia
Confession

Slide 23 - Slide

Analyze the role of suspence and tension?

Slide 24 - Mind map

Explanation
heartbeat
police

Slide 25 - Slide

Discuss the theme of guilt and its effects on the narrator?

Slide 26 - Mind map

Unraveling sanity
Overwhelming guilt
Paranoia
Hallucinations
Confession as a release
The ironic outcome
The descent into madness

Slide 27 - Slide

The glass eye 
  • Meaning
  • setting

Slide 28 - Slide

What is/are the climatic moment in ''Tell-Tale Heart," and how does it impact the narrator's psychological state?

Slide 29 - Open question

Climax
Police response
narrator becomes increasingly paranoid
confesses crime to police
highlights the psychological intensity of the story

Slide 30 - Slide

Motives 
  • Obesession 
  • Desire
  • Insanity
  • Paranoia

Slide 31 - Slide

To conclude, how did you feel reading the story

Slide 32 - Open question

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