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Edgar Allan Poe

American poet, short story writer, editor and critic
and one of the leaders of the American Romantics.(Wikipedia)
(1809 - 1849)


(Liens vérifiés le 26/09/2009)


 

 


The writer -

'The Black Cat' - 'The Pit and the Pendulum' -
'The Raven' - 'The Tell-Tale Heart' -

Interactive activities - Lesson plans

 
The writer :
  • Edgar Allan Poe (Wikipedia)
    1 The life of Edgar Allan Poe
    2 Death
    3 "Memoir" - Griswold's biography of Edgar Allan Poe
    4 Literary and artistic theory
    5 Legacy and lore
    5.1 Preserved home
    6 Notable works
    6.1 Poems
    6.2 Stories
    6.2.1 The Auguste Dupin stories
    6.3 Longer Works
    6.4 Essays
    6.5 Play
    7 Adaptations
    8 Poe as a character
    9 Notes
    10 General references
    11 External links

 

  • Knowing POE :
    The Literature and Life of Edgar Allan Poe - with an interactive timeline.     (knowingpoe.thinkport.org)
    "The site is filled with fun features, visuals, sounds     , video , music, mysteries, and learning exercises." (Education World)

 

  • Classic Tales of Horror - Lesson plans (teachervision.fen.com)
    Your middle and secondary students will enjoy exploring these classic tales of horror from     W.W. Jacobs and Edgar Allan Poe :
    "The Monkey's Paw" - "The Raven" - The Black Cat"

 

 

"The Black Cat" (1843) :


  • The Black Cat (short story)
    "It is a study of the psychology of guilt, often paired in analysis with Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart." In both, a murderer carefully conceals his crime and believes himself unassailable, but eventually breaks down and reveals himself, impelled by a nagging reminder of his guilt."
    1 Plot
    2 Analysis     2.1 Allusions 2.2 Major themes
    3 Publication history
    4 Adaptations     4.1 In film 4.2 In television
    5 References
    6 External links
    (Wikipedia)

 

 

'The Pit and the Pendulum' :

 

 

'The RAVEN' (1845) :


The Raven By Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849)
- Background and Annotated Text
(cummingsstudyguides.net)

 


The Raven
Listen to Elizabeth Blair's report on "The Raven"
Hear actor Basil Rathbone's classic rendition
of "The Raven"
(npr.org)

 


POEtry -
A Close Look at The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe
- with a slideshow of images to learn more about Edgar Allen Poe and his most famous poem, The Raven.
(pics4learning.com)

 
A Halloween Classic:
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
- The difficult words are explained
(about.com)


Atmosphere & Symbolism in "The Raven"
- a lesson plan
(lessonplanspage.com)




Listen to "The Raven".
"On this segment of HarperAudio!,
British actor Basil Rathbone offers an intense reading of American writer Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven." In this recording, Rathbone renders Poe's anguished, darkly
romantic classic using the full range of his dramatic talent.
(town.hall.org)


The Raven - an Interactive Study Resource
"a look at the vocabulary and literary devices
in Edgar Allan Poe's famous poem, The Raven.
This unit lets users view each stanza of the poem,
pointing out Poe's use of some common literary devices.
By moving the mouse over the highlighted words,
users can learn more about Poe's use of these devices."
(teachersfirst.com)

 
Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven"
Summary
Symbols
Words
The Philosophy of Composition
Related Information
Works Cited...
Complete Text to "The Raven"
Complete Text to "The Philosophy of Composition"
(The Poe Decoder)


Classic Tales of Horror - Lesson plans
Your middle and secondary students will enjoy
exploring these classic tales of horror
from W.W. Jacobs and Edgar Allan Poe :
"The Monkey's Paw" - "The Raven" - The Black Cat"
(teachervision.fen.com)

 

 

The Tell-Tale Heart (1843) :

 

  • The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe (Wikipedia)
    It "is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe written in 1843.
    It follows an unnamed narrator who insists on his sanity after murdering an old man with a vulture eye.
    The murder is carefully calculated, and the murderer hides the body by cutting it into pieces and hiding it under the floorboards.
    Ultimately the narrator's guilt manifests itself in the hallucination that the man's heart is still beating under the floorboards..."

  • 'The Tell-Tale Heart' - A Study Guide
    Plot Summary - Setting - Characters - Type of Work - Themes - Style - Imagery - Symbolism -
    Foreshadowing - Was Madeline Murdered? - Complete Free Text - Author Information
    (cummingsstudyguides.net)

  • A Directed Listening–Thinking Activity for 'The Tell-Tale Heart'
    with a vocabulary worksheet, an assignment sheet, prediction questions...
    (readwritethink.org)

  • CLASSROOM ACTIVITY :
    "Read aloud the opening paragraphs of one of Poe’s signature stories, such as 'The Tell-Tale Heart'.
    Ask students to note their reactions to the story as they listen..."
    (readwritethink.org)

     

 

 

INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES :

  • Edgar POE - interactive activities created by Amélie Silvert

 

 

LESSON PLANS :