2. Welcome! Wednesday, may 3rd
Please come in quietly.
Have a seat in your assigned seat.
Write in your agenda.
Add to your Table of Contents:
Page 127: “Tell-Tale Heart” Questions 4-6

3. set The teacher will show a cartoon of ”The Tell-Tale Heart.”

4. Clear Target Today we will read “The Tell-Tale Heart”
So that we can answer questions 4-6.
We’ll know we’ve got it when we can identify specific examples of something the narrator has said to prove he is insane.

5. Today we will read “The Tell-Tale Heart”
so that we can answer questions 4-6.
“The tell-tale heart”
Copy down the following question on page 127 of your ISN; answer the question.
Question 4: Reread paragraph 4. Why is it ironic that the old man feared robbers? What should he have feared?
Write in complete sentences.

6. Today we will read “The Tell-Tale Heart”
so that we can answer questions 4-6.
“The tell-tale heart”
Check for Understanding: The narrator says that the old man was still sitting up in the bed listening […], hearkening to the deathwatches in the wall.
What are deathwatches?
Deathwatches are beetles that burrow into wood and make tapping sounds, which some people believe are a sign of approaching death.

7. Today we will read “The Tell-Tale Heart”
so that we can answer questions 4-6.
“The tell-tale heart”
Copy down the following question on page 127 of your ISN; answer the question.
Question 5: Reread paragraph 9. Identify four sensory details and explain the effect of each to the reader.
Write in complete sentences.

8. Today we will read “The Tell-Tale Heart”
so that we can answer questions 4-6.
“The tell-tale heart”
Check for Understanding: What is one example of something the narrator has said or done that indicates he is insane?

9. Today we will read “The Tell-Tale Heart”
so that we can answer questions 4-6.
“The tell-tale heart”
Copy down the following question on page 127 of your ISN; answer the question.
Question 6: Poe once wrote that every word in a story should create a “single, overwhelming impression.” In your opinion, what impression was he trying to create in this story?
Write in complete sentences.

10. Clear Target check Today we will read “The Tell-Tale Heart”
So that we can answer questions 4-6.
We’ll know we’ve got it when we can identify specific examples of something the narrator has said to prove he is insane.

11. Closure The teacher will pass out a half sheet with questions on it.
Today we will read “The Tell-Tale Heart”
so that we can answer questions 4-6.
Closure
The teacher will pass out a half sheet with questions on it.
Use your responses to questions 4-6 in your notebook to help you complete the half sheet.
Make sure your name is on your half sheet.
When you are done, you may pack up your materials.