Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Aim : “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe Do Now: Have you ever admitted to a crime or bad action, even if you did not get in trouble, because you felt guilty?

Announcements City Harvest Food Drive Next Monday, October 31, is School Spirit Day. Thursday and Friday are Parent/Teacher conferences College Preparatory Workshop with Ms. Persaud, next Tuesday, November 1 st.

Agree Disagree ____ _______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 torture to wonder if you’ll be caught. ____ _______5. All people share the same fears (i.e., the same things frighten all people.)

Characters Narrator Old Man

Making Predictions 1.Who do you think the narrator is speaking to? 2.Write down what you think the author means by “work.” 3.Why doesn’t the narrator leave when he realizes the old man is awake? 4.Whose heart do you think the narrator is hearing? 5.What noise do you think the narrator hears? 6.What is the narrator feeling right now? 7.Were any of your original predictions correct?

LITERARY ELEMENT: In Medias Res In Medias Res means "into the middle of things.” A narrative that begins somewhere in the middle of the story— usually at some important point in the action.

Homework Since “The Tell-Tale Heart” begins in medias res, write the beginning of the story. How did the narrator become insane? How did he grow to hate the narrator? What was he like before he was crazy? Your prequel should be at least 2 paragraphs. Write or type this on a separate sheet of paper. I will collect it tomorrow.