1. Biography of Edgar Allan Poe Objective: To apply reading strategies while reading a challenging text and create inferences based biographical information

2. Quickwrite Pretend that you were able to interview Edgar Allan Poe. Write down 3-4 questions you would like to ask him. Think Pair Share: – When you share your partners share their questions, try to answer them as if you were Poe. What might be a reasonable answer based on the short stories you have read?

3. Biography Read the biography of Edgar Allan Poe Apply the following reading strategies: – Circle and look up words you do not know – Paraphrase the central idea of each paragraph – Underline 1-2 phrases that support the central idea of each paragraph

4. Poe Biography Notes and Inferences For the paragraph you are assigned – Write the central idea as a complete sentence – Cite one sentence that supports the central idea BEST – Make an inference: How did this impact his writing? What could this say about his themes? – Make a connection to one of his stories – Cite an example from the story (This may be used as information for the introduction of your Style Analysis Essay to introduce Edgar Allan Poe.)