1. by Edgar Allan Poe

2. What to look for… Uniqueness of the overall plot development and structure, including the following:  Characterization  Conflict  Setting

3. Conflict Rising Action Climax Falling Action ExpositionResolution BeginningMiddleEnd Basic Plot Structure

4. Task #1 Identify FOUR Close Reading Signposts…  Reference the textual evidence.  Explain the significance.  Answer the potential question.

5. Task #2 Create a written CHARACTER SKETCH.  Determine FIVE descriptive words for your character.  Use textual evidence to support each inferred description.

6. Task #3 Noting the unique plot structure, determine the two CLIMACTIC EVENTS that occur in the story, explaining why each is a turning point. Next, determine the two CONFLICTS the narrator experiences, providing evidence as to whether or not each conflict was resolved. (Exposition) (Rising Action) (Climax) (Falling Action) (Rising Action) (Climax) (Conflicts)

7. Task #4 Write a SUMMARIZING SENTENCE using the following format:  “ Somebody (character?) wanted (who/what?)…, but (who/what happened?)…, so (who/what happened as a result?)…”