Today you will meet the inventor of the modern detective story and an innovator for the science fiction genre... Edgar Allan Poe
Part I:
Take a virtual field trip to learn about Poe by clicking the button below. As you explore these sites, please look for the answers to these questions and write them down.
Part I:
Take a virtual field trip to learn about Poe by clicking the button below. As you explore these sites, please look for the answers to these questions and write them down.
1. When was Poe born?
2. What happened to Poe in 1811? 3. In 1831 what book is published? 4. In 1841 what was the first modern detective story? 5. . What happened in 1849? |
1. In what city did Poe live in the 1830s?
2. How does Poe's house today compare to how it was when he lived there? |
Now you get to play detective...click the button that says "How did Poe die?" and go through the interactive parts to see if you can uncover the answers to this age old mystery.
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Part II:
Watch the "Tell Tale Heart"
As you watch this animated video of one of Poe's most famous short stories, pay attention to the narrator/point of view.
Part III:
Edgar Allan Poe was known for playing hoaxes (tricks) on his reader. You will now create your own hoax using the PDF below.
Watch the "Tell Tale Heart"
As you watch this animated video of one of Poe's most famous short stories, pay attention to the narrator/point of view.
Part III:
Edgar Allan Poe was known for playing hoaxes (tricks) on his reader. You will now create your own hoax using the PDF below.
edgar_allan_poe-journalist_trickster.pdf | |
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