1. Grab a sheet from the green chair and then Reflect and Respond in a ½ page or more:
How is Poe’s “The Raven” story affected by the fact that its narrator is insane? Why would a horror writer create an insane narrator to tell his stories rather than a more reliable one?

2. Please get out your scary story homework

3. The Black cat
As you listen, complete the sheet to the best of your ability
It will ask you to consider the events of the story as well as:
How is the narrator unreliable?
Why is this narrator so intent in telling us the story?

4. Homework
Write a story with an unreliable narrator. You may use existing characters or storylines or create your own. Before starting your story, please circle the option that best describes your narrator:
-are insane
-are too young to understand
-are liars or criminals
-don’t know the whole story
-can only process limited information