1. SAT Word Warm Up: 4/13/11 Write an ACROSTIC poem with the following poem using at least 10 of your SAT words for this week. The poem should discuss something you are afraid of: FEARSOMELYFEARSOMELY

9. Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) Father of psychological thrillers- combines horror and mystery Gambling problem, dropped out of college Joined army, got dismissed Very dark, depressing writings Never made much money while alive Someone leaves 3 roses & a bottle of cognac on his grave every year- no one knows who or why

10. Why so crazy ? Father abandoned his family Mother died when he was very young Step dad was too hard, then to lenient (bipolar) Married his young cousin who died soon after their marriage began

11. Important to American Lit. - why? Revolutionary usage of similes and metaphors similesmetaphors Pioneer of detective and science fiction Revealed the human mind as one of the scariest elements on earth Wrote with passionate intensity about the mysterious and dreamlike

12. Your Assignment Groups of 2 or three (1 laptop per group) Read “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe online together and annotate it.“The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe – At least 10 annotations (each one used at least once) – Your first annotation should have all group member’s names in it At the end, email your annotations to my email address: – emilysuzannebyrd@gmail.com Time limit- 35 minutes- read fast!

13. Reading/Viewing “The Tell-Tale Heart” Things to look for & comment on using annotations: – Symbolism Symbolism – Similarities between love and hate Similarities between love and hate – Allusions to animals Allusions – Things this story reflects about America in the 1800sAmerica in the 1800s – Things that make this story a psychological thrillerpsychological thriller – Things this story reminds you of (and add a link)

14. After Viewing: Homework Assignment Write an ACROSTIC poem using the following website: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resource s/interactives/acrostic/ACROSTIC http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resource s/interactives/acrostic/ Use “Tell-Tale Heart” as your anchor word. The poem should tell a summary about the “Tell-Tale Heart” Email the poem to emilysuzannebyrd@gmail.com