1. Friday, September 5th and Monday, September 8th 10th Literature
Standard 2 & 3
Poe Bio
poe-full-episode
SUSPENSE!!!!! Notes
Listen to “Black Cat” -- keep suspense chart
Timed Write

2. Copy the following notes in your notebook or binder.
Suspense: anxiety or apprehension resulting from an uncertain, undecided, or mysterious situation
Edgar Allan Poe is the master of suspense.
Pacing: advancing or developing something at a particular rate or tempo
Dangerous action: self explanatory
Review: Foreshadowing: a literary device in which the author gives clues as to what will happen later.

3. Edgar Allan Poe’s “Black Cat”
Copy the following chart in your notebook and find at least three examples suspenseful moments as we read Poe’s “Black Cat.” Then, identify each moment as dangerous action, pacing, or foreshadowing.
Suspenseful Moment
Dangerous Action
Pacing
Foreshadowing

4. Edgar Allan Poe’s “Black Cat”
Now, you will write a paragraph analyzing suspense. This is a timed 10 minute write. Turn in when finished.
Ask yourself:
How does Poe use foreshadowing to create suspense?
How does the dangerous action of the narrator establish an ominous mood?
How does knowing the narrator is awaiting execution as the story begins make it more or less suspenseful?