1. EDGAR ALLAN POE Khyrel Harvey 3 rd Period October 26,2011

2. EDGAR ALLAN POE Born on : January 19 th,1809 Died on: October 7 th, 1849

3. 5 SHORT STORIES AND 5 POEMS 5 STORIES  The Angel of the Odd  The Balloon Hoax  The Fall of the House of Usher  The Island of the Fay  Hop-Frog  Never bet the devil your head 5 POEMS Spirits of the Dead Eldorado The Haunted Palace To the River The Valley of Unrest

4. EDGAR ALLAN POE BIOGRAPHY Edgar Allan Poe was born on January 19 th, 1809.His parents, David and Elizabeth, had three children which were Henry, Edgar, and Rosalie. Poe’s mom died when Edgar was 2. When Poe turned 6 he went to school in England for 5 years. He learned Latin and French, as well as math and history. Later on he would return to America and go to the university of Virginia but he dropped out in less than a year. Then Poe,18, would go to Boston to join the army in 1827. He did so well that he attained the rank of sergeant major. In 1835, Edgar got a job as a newspaper editor because he won a contest with his story, “The Manuscript Found in a Bottle.” After about a year Edgar Allan Poe would go on to marry his first cousin, Virginia Clemm. But also before Poe married Virginia, he went to the army in 1827 and he was 18.

5. EDGAR ALLAN POE BIOGRAPHY(CONTINUED) In 1836, Poe moved from editor of the newspaper because of his poor salary so he went to be editor of the Southern Literary Messenger. Poe would then go on to move to many publicists. In 1845, Poe and his family moved to a small cottage near what is now East 192 nd street. But Poe Started to get depressed as he began to see Virginia’s health fading away. Virginia then died in 1847, 10 days after Poe’s birthday. Poe then planned to marry Sarah Royster Shelton in October. On October 3 rd Poe was found at Gunner’s Hall unconscious. Poe would later die in the hospital on October 7 th 1849. His last words were “Lord help my poor soul.”

6. MY THEORY ON POE’S DEATH In my opinion I think Edgar Allan Poe died from a combination of his brain disease syndrome and his really bad drinking problem. I think that Edgar Allan Poe had a bad drinking problem ever since his wife, Virginia, died.

7. (WITH 10+ SENTENCES IN PARAGRAPH(S) FORM)-CHOOSE YOUR FAVORITE “POE” STORY THAT WE HAVE READ AND SUMMARIZE THE STORYLINE. EXPLAIN HOW HE USED SUSPENSE OR SYMBOLISM. HOW DOES IT ADD TO THE MEANING?  (Remember, paragraph form…use more than one ) (Slide 1 of 2)

8. FINISH PARAGRAPHS ON YOUR FAVORITE STORY (slide 2 of 2)

9. CONCLUSION (5+ SENTENCES) INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:  How is Poe like the “father of the modern day horror story?  Did you make any connections with his life or stories?  Did you enjoy his stories….why/why not?

10. WORKS CITED  Giordano, Robert. “Biography of Edgar Allan Poe.” Poe Stories.com-An Exploration of Short Stories by Edgar Allan Poe. (27 June 2005). 19 October 2011.http://www.poestories.com/index.phphttp://www.poestories.com/index.php  SparkNote Editors.SparkNotes on Poe’s Short Stories.” SparkNotes.com. (2002). (19 October, 2001.) http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/poestories/