1. Friday, November 30 th Topic: Understanding Allegory Level: Applying and Synthesizing Agenda: 1.Finish “The Masque of the Red Death” 2.LMG – Allegory Poster A/A: Participation Points Allegory Poster- Due end of class!

2. Group 1: Prince Prospero (different from mine) Group 2: East (regarding the order of the rooms) Group 3: West (regarding the order of the rooms) Group 4: The Clock Group 5: The Masked Stranger Group 6: The Black Room Group 7: The Seven Rooms Group 8 : The Clock Group member: A: Claim B: Illustration C: Quotes D: Graphic Design Write your role in notes

3. Think about the over-arching lesson/philosophy of the story… How does it connect to the lesson? What ideas can does it represent? How is it described by Poe? What is significant about its location?

4. “ The Masque of the Red Death” by Edgar Allan Poe Graphic Design Graphically design what allegorical item your group has Fill the space! Illustration Color Fill space – Details Details Details!!!! Illustrate and allegorical representation Quotes Include 3 quotes from the text Provide the line number Allegory Write what the idea the allegory symbolizes as a claim 2-3 complete sentences Prince Prospero Characters’ names are used to contribute to the symbolic context of an allegorical story, which is seen in “The Masque of the Red Death”, by Edgar Allan Poe. Prospero, the Prince, suggests financial prosperity. He exploits his wealth and ignores the intrusion of the Red Death in his kingdom by locking him, and his friends, up in his lavishly adorned castle. “It was a voluptuous scene, that masquerade.” (Line 27) “The abbey was amply provisioned. With such provisions the courtiers might bid defiance to contagion. “ (Line 16) “The external world could take care of itself” (Line 19)