1. Extraordinary English
Day 6

2. Agenda DOL Writing good sentences Continue story
Draw Gothic impression of house
Discuss

3. DOL-8/26
According to a newspaper in Franklin county ohio dog names used a lot in that county include Lady, Bear Maggie and Brandy the dogs name used the most is Max.
Rutherford B. Hayes the nineteenth president of the United States was born in Delaware Ohio in 1822 and following a quiet dramatic election became president in 1877 at age of 54.
Amnesia:Remember::___________:sleep
Mournful:Grief:: ____________:furious

4. Do French Fry Sheet
Worksheet

5. Continue story
What are the elements of Gothic fiction?

6. Questions about yesterday:
What instances of foreshadowing can you find in this tale? Start with the title…
What is unusual about the history of the Usher family
Poe’s narrators are often deranged murderers or crazy men…like Roderick Usher. Why do you think he chose to have a nameless, sane narrator tell this tale, rather than Usher himself?
What problem does Roderick begin to discuss with the narrator?

7. Questions to think about as we read today:
What kind of illness does Roderick suffer from?  What are his symptoms? .
What kind of illness does his sister Madeline Usher have?  What are her symptoms?
What are the qualities of Roderick's paintings?  What example does the narrator describe?  What do you think it means?
In Roderick's song "The Haunted Palace" the narrator says he first perceived Roderick's awareness of "the tottering of his lofty reason upon her throne."  What does the narrator mean?  What story does the song tell?
What is the meaning of this story and what does it suggest about Roderick's mental state?

8. Homework-Essay question
Answer the following question in at least two paragraphs.
In what ways does the state of the house reflect the mental state of the people that live in it? Use specific examples from the story.