1. How do I prepare to turn in my essay? Top: 1) Grade Sheet with Name, Date, Title filled out 2) Final Draft (Typed or Blue/Black Ink)- with Extra Credit from “How a Writer Dazzles a Reader” Highlighted and Labeled. 3) Rough Draft(s) with obvious editing and revising marks Bottom: 4) Prewrite with Topic/Task/Purpose/Audience Staple Every Item Together!!!!

2. Preparing to Read The Tell-Tale Heart (p. 520-521) 1: Literary Analysis: Read about each topic and record a summary. A)Exposition: B)Conflict: C)Rising Action: D)Climax: E)Falling Action: F)Resolution: 2: Symbols: What roles do symbols play in a story? 3: Vocabulary: Use Frayer Models to gain understanding for the vocabulary on p. 521. (Term and P.O.S.; Definition; What does the word remind you of?; Sentence)

3. Anticipation Guide for “The Tell-Tale Heart” Directions: Part A – Below, describe 5 things that you expect to find in scary stories.

4. Directions: Part B – First, read and copy the following statements and decide whether you agree or disagree with them, placing a check mark in the correct column. After we’ve read the story, go back and decide if the author agrees or disagrees with these same statements. 1. People who are insane always know that they are insane. 2. Sane people sometimes imagine that they hear things. 3. If you commit a major crime, sooner or later you will be caught. 4. When you’ve done something wrong, it’s agony to wonder if you’ll be caught. 5. All people share the same fears (i.e., the same things frighten all people.) Directions: Part A –Describe 5 things that you expect to find in scary stories. Anticipation Guide for “The Tell-Tale Heart” Complete the following activities in your Journal.

5. Record 3 Interesting facts about Edgar Allan Poe

6. Preparing to Read The Tell-Tale Heart (p. 520-521) 1: Literary Analysis: Read about each topic and record a summary. A)Exposition: B)Conflict: C)Rising Action: D)Climax: E)Falling Action: F)Resolution 2: Symbols: What roles do symbols play in a story? 3: Vocabulary: Use Frayer Models to gain understanding for the vocabulary on p. 521. (Term and P.O.S.; Definition; What does the word remind you of?; Sentence)

7. Guided Questions 1.P. 523 What have you learned in the exposition (focus on the 2 nd paragraph)? 2.P. 523 How does the narrator describe himself? 3.P. 524 Illustration: What details of the scene in the picture might make you nervous, as the narrator is? 4.P. 524 In what way is the tension increasing? 5.P. 525 Why is it important that the light shine directly on the eye and nowhere else? 6.P. 525 What is the narrator’s intention toward the old man? Why? 7.P. 526 Do you predict that the author will be this calm throughout the rest of the story? Why or Why not? 8.P. 526 Illustration: What part of the story does this drawing illustrate? 9.P. 527 Will the police officers discover the crime? Explain. 10.P. 527 What new conflict is introduced here? 11.P. 527 What sound does the speaker hear?

8. Review and Assess Thinking About the Literature P. 528 1. Respond: At which point did you find the narrator most frightening? 2.a) Recall: In order, retell the steps of the narrator’s plan. b) Analyze: Why does the narrator enjoy going through the steps of his plan each night? c) Contrast: Contrast the narrator’s opinion of himself with his opinion of the old man. 3.a) Recall: Why does the narrator kill the old man? b) Draw Conclusions: What does the narrator fear? c) Support: What details in the story indicate his fears? 4.a) Recall: How does the narrator behave in the presence of the police? b) Draw Conclusions: What aspects of the narrator’s behavior prove that he is insane? c) Analyze: How would the story be different if the events in it were told by a police officer? 5.a) Recall: What sound drives the narrator to confess the crime? b) Apply: Why do you think people sometimes confess or admit to having done something wrong, even if there is little chance that their wrongdoing will be discovered? c) Extend: The “Tell-Tale Heart” in the title might be the old man’s heart—or it might be narrator’s heart. Offer a brief explanation for both interpretations. Then, tell which interpretation you prefer and why. 6. Take a Position: Do you think the narrator should be put in prison or in a mental hospital for the criminally insane? Explain.

9. Writing Situation You are a newly appointed lawyer for Mr. Nare Rator, the defendant who is on trial for murdering his boss. The State contends that Mr. Rator planned both the murder and disposal of the body. They are charging him with first degree murder which carries a mandatory life sentence or the death sentence, to be determined by the jury. Writing Directions Write a report for the judge explaining that Mr. Rator pleads not guilty due to insanity. He admits to the murder, and has given a signed confession, but he claims to have done this purely with the intention of murdering the eye, not the man. In your report use specific examples and elaboration from Mr. Rator’s confession as support for your plea. Writing Situation You are a newly appointed lawyer for The State, which is prosecuting Mr. Nare Rator, the defendant who is on trial for murdering his boss. The State (you) contends that Mr. Rator planned both the murder and disposal of the body. You are charging him with first degree murder which carries a mandatory life sentence or the death sentence, to be determined by the jury. Writing Directions Write a report for the judge explaining that, while Mr. Rator pleads not guilty due to insanity, he is in fact perfectly sane. He admits to the murder and has given a signed confession, but he claims to have done this purely with the intention of murdering the eye, not the man. In your report use specific examples and elaboration from Mr. Rator’s confession as proof of his sanity.