Poe and Edmodo

English 2 – Literary, Analysis, and Composition (LAC 2)
Grade 10
Mrs. Paula Stinson

 

 GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:       

This week, students will:  

·         Familiarize themselves with Edgar Allan Poe’s life and death
·         Explore/utilize social networking site Edmodo
·         Read “The Cask of Amontillado”
·         Recognize the impact of Poe’s choice of setting, tone, language, and literary devices on this story’s mood and plot

Upon completion of this week, students will be able to:  

·         Participate in both an Edmodo poll and class discussion on Poe’s death and support their theories with evidence extracted from the website provided
·         Engage in live class discussion to interpret and analyze literary devices in “The Cask of Amontillado”
·         Complete student guide to showcase comprehension of “The Cask of Amontillado”

Evaluation and Assessment:

·         Checklist for Edmodo assignment posted at the end of lesson plan

LESSONS THIS WEEK:   

• Edgar Allan Poe
• “The Cask of Amontillado”

ASSIGNMENTS DUE (INSTRUCTIONS):
 o    Navigate the website Knowing Poe at http://knowingpoe.thinkport.org/default_flash.asp. Under Poe the Person, explore “It’ll Be the Death of Me…”  After examining the theories of Poe’s death, visit Edmodo and complete the poll and post a response to the prompt.  Respond to at least two of your fellow classmates.  Please refer to the checklist below. 
o    Read “The Cask of Amontillado” and complete the student guide

FOR EXTRA RESOURCES:  

Class documents, PowerPoints, and supplemental materials are posted under Course Documents in Blackboard.

 

For additional information on Edgar Allan Poe and his various works, visit www.online-literature.com/poe/ (works are located on the left side of the page).

 

Edgar Allan Poe Glog – posted under Glogster tab in Blackboard 

 

 “It’ll Be the Death of Me…” Assignment (20 points) 

Initial Post – 5 points (Response must be relevant, on task, and evident that website provided was utilized)
Two responses to fellow classmates – 10 points (Responses must be meaningful and thoughtful…why you agree/disagree, additional thoughts.  No general responses (Good job, I agree/I disagree with you, Great response, etc.)
Completed poll – 5 points (Polling response must match your initial post)

 

 

   

 

I chose to integrate social networking into my high school lesson plan for the introduction of Edgar Allan Poe.  Poe’s works, life, and especially death always provoke a lively discussion among my students.  They also really enjoy navigating the interactive website provided.  The site covers many facets of Poe’s life as  a person and a writer, but his mysterious death is what really intrigues the students.  After the students explore Poe the Person:  “It’ll Be the Death of Me…,” they are presented with many theories of his death.  After examining these theories, the students are instructed to choose the mode of death they believe took Poe’s short tragic life.  Using Edmodo, the students can use the polling feature to choose Poe’s cause of death.  They will also need to defend their choices using the information presented in the website.  I have used this assignment as a class discussion in the past, and the discussions were always fantastic!  However, I think the integration of Edmodo would enhance this discussion with its easy-to-use functions and features.