We have read Poe's biography and "The Fall of the House of Usher" in class. You can read some more of his stories online, too! The narrators have a lot in common with Edgar Allan Poe.
Read "Berenice" -- a story about a man who is getting ready to marry his cousin. She becomes very sick. The only thing that still looks normal about her is her teeth. The narrator becomes obsessed with her teeth. One night she dies and is buried. The narrator goes into some kind of trance thinking about her teeth. He is awakened by a servant running to him screaming about something he discovered.... Hmmm. What could it be?
Read "The Black Cat" -- The narrator was always an animal lover and kind man until he became an alcoholic. Then he starts changing and is followed around by a black cat. He does terrible things to the cat... but the cat gets even.
Read "The Tell-Tale Heart" story-- The narrator lives with an old man and takes care of him. He likes the old man, but he hates HIS EYE. The narrator becomes obsessed with the eye and decides he must get rid of that eye. He watches the old man every night at midnight, waiting for the perfect opportunity. Does he go through with it?
"The Tell-Tale Heart" e-book - You don't need a tablet. You can read it online with pictures! (You will have to click the arrows in the corners of the pages to move from page to page.)
In the past, we have watched a DVD of "The Tell-Tale Heart." We probably won't have time to watch it this year, but you can try to play the online games anyway.
Play games based on the DVD:
1. Click "registering as a student"
2. Pass code is: 47philadelphia
3. Enter EXITTIX username (user ID): (last name & first initial ). Like: denneyc.
4. Then click on "Submit Student Registration" button
5. On the next page, re-enter the registration code and user name. Then you can play the game. You do not have to register every time -- just the first time.
Read "Berenice" -- a story about a man who is getting ready to marry his cousin. She becomes very sick. The only thing that still looks normal about her is her teeth. The narrator becomes obsessed with her teeth. One night she dies and is buried. The narrator goes into some kind of trance thinking about her teeth. He is awakened by a servant running to him screaming about something he discovered.... Hmmm. What could it be?
Read "The Black Cat" -- The narrator was always an animal lover and kind man until he became an alcoholic. Then he starts changing and is followed around by a black cat. He does terrible things to the cat... but the cat gets even.
Read "The Tell-Tale Heart" story-- The narrator lives with an old man and takes care of him. He likes the old man, but he hates HIS EYE. The narrator becomes obsessed with the eye and decides he must get rid of that eye. He watches the old man every night at midnight, waiting for the perfect opportunity. Does he go through with it?
"The Tell-Tale Heart" e-book - You don't need a tablet. You can read it online with pictures! (You will have to click the arrows in the corners of the pages to move from page to page.)
In the past, we have watched a DVD of "The Tell-Tale Heart." We probably won't have time to watch it this year, but you can try to play the online games anyway.
Play games based on the DVD:
1. Click "registering as a student"
2. Pass code is: 47philadelphia
3. Enter EXITTIX username (user ID): (last name & first initial ). Like: denneyc.
4. Then click on "Submit Student Registration" button
5. On the next page, re-enter the registration code and user name. Then you can play the game. You do not have to register every time -- just the first time.
