1. Edgar Allan Poe

2. Date: October 15 th, 2010 Standards: 1.9 Information, Communication, and Technology Literacy Objectives: To research information using books and complete the following questions.

3. Date: October 18 th, 2010 Standards: 1.6 Speaking and Listening Objectives: To complete a worksheet upon listening. Bell Ringer: Take notes on Edgar Allan Poe.

4. What about Poe? Born: Boston, Massachusetts 1809 Died: Baltimore, Maryland 1849 Both parents died while he was a child.  Adopted by the Allan Family. Attended University of Virginia. Alcoholism Married his 13 year old cousin – Virginia. Writer of: poetry, short stories, plays Reason for death is unknown!

5. Poe’s Style

6. Date: October 19 th, 2010 Standards: 1.2 Reading Critically in All Content Areas Objectives: To understand and apply Dark Humor. To demonstrate plot understanding through discussion.

7. Dark Humor - situations that are usually viewed seriously (such as: sickness, death, crime, war, terrorism, etc.) are treated in a humorous way.

8. Bell Ringer: Illustrate a cartoon that uses Dark Humor. OR Write a brief (4-6 sentences) situation/story that uses Dark Humor.

9. Date: October 20 th, 2010 Standards: 1.1 Learning to Read Independently Objectives: To make predictions about a text. To answer questions related to the text. Bell Ringer: Word Splash Predict what this story is about by writing a sentence. To demonstrate understanding of a text.

10. Word Splash Bell Ringer Context Clues: words and phrases that surround the word to help you decide what the word means. mad horror animals friendship pets wife cellar superstition Pluto guilty violence murder

11. Context Clues = words and phrases that surround the word to help you decide what the word means.

12. Date: October 21 st, 2010 Standards: 1.1 Learning to Read Independently Objectives: To demonstrate plot understanding through discussion. To begin writing a story.

13. Bell Ringer: Use Context Clues to decide the meaning of the bolded word in the following sentence: It did not make its appearance during the night --and thus for one night at least, since its introduction into the house, I soundly and tranquilly slept.

14. Date: October 22 nd, 2010 Standards: 1.1 Learning to Read Independently Objectives: To write an ending to a story. To use context clues for definitions.

15. Bell Ringer: Read and correct the following. edgar Allan Poe was a fyction writer and poet born in bostin, Massachusetts. his parents dyed when he wuz very young and he died in baltamore, Maryland (9)

16. Bell Ringer: Write a spooky poem (or paragraph) that contains Literary Devices: imagery, similes, metaphors. Example: Pumpkins splatter, a mouse scurries to hide. A monster’s rage glows in both of his eyes. He growls under his breath, his teeth crawling out. He looks to the moon and begins to shout.

17. Date: October 25th, 2010 Standards: 1.1 Learning to Read Independently Objectives: To read stories aloud and review. Bell Ringer: Write (at least three sentences) about which story (of the two we read) you liked best, using 3 rd Person Point of View and supporting reasons why.

18. Date: October 26th, 2010 EXAM

19. Date: October 27th, 2010 Standards: 1.1 Learning to Read Independently Objectives: To correct exams and read stories aloud. Bell Ringer: Make a list of steps (at least three) you will follow for story writing in the future.