Short story The Tell-tale heart and first autumn

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Short story The Tell-Tale Heart and The First Autumn

Learning objectives

At the end of this lesson, I know and can explain the following literary devices/concepts:

Literal and figurative meaning

Reliable / Unreliable narrator

Symbols from The tell-tale heart

I understood this short story and was able to answer the questions AND I can explain the literary devices in my own words

1. Yes, I definitely understood and can explain it
2. Yes, I think and hope so
3. I'm not completely sure but have tried
4. Did we have homework? Not possible :)

Explain the title:
The Tell-Tale Heart

It's the heart that finally gives the murderer away

What can you say about the symbolism in the story? (Eye/Heart)

The two main symbols in the story are the "tell-tale heart," which is the heart of the dead and dismembered man that beats so loudly that the guilty murderer can hear it, and the old man's "vulture eye." The heart beating beneath the floor boards represents the narrator's guilt. 

Who is the narrator in The Tell-Tale Heart? Is it a reliable or unreliable narrator? Why?

The murderer

What's the irony when it comes to the narrator?

ironic: his own speech betrays himself ( for policemen.

the policemen are villains in his view, but he is actually the villain!

He thinks the policemen make fun of him.

He thinks he is not mad, but the more he explains and to convinces the reader, the reader think he is mad.

Can you explain the title of the story?

It's the first time the children understand that it's autumn. They realise the seasons change. 

What is the setting of the story?

The back garden of a home. 

Start of autumn.

Friday beginning of the weekend for the father. 

How old are the children?
Why do you think this?

The children are quite young.

First time they actively observe the changing of the seasons. 

"A small black ant was crawling over his nose" - What does the activity suggest and point forward to?

How do the trees at the start foreshadow death?

Leafs come down. 

They are dead. 

Exit Questions

Answer the following questions based on the short stories we have discussed and analyzed so far

Based on this lessonup -> I understood this short story, was able to answer the questions AND I can explain the literary devices in my own words

1. Yes, I definitely understood and can explain it
2. Yes, I think and hope so
3. I'm not completely sure but have tried
4. Did we have homework? Not possible :)

Do you feel prepared for the SE test so far?

1. Yes
2. No
3. Almost

What would you like to practice / Wat do you need for the SE test?

Questions?

To do - Monday after the holidays:

Short stories 6, 7 (and 8)

Then we have 1 lesson left for recap/questions/quiz before SE week