1. The Masque of the Red Death - Poe

2. Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849 Orphan Married his 13 year old cousin Cause of death unknown Gothic genre: death, macabre

3. Vocabulary 1.August (adj): inspiring reverence or admiration; dignified; majestic 2.Dauntless (adj): not easily intimidated; fearless 3.Eccentric (adj): deviating from the norm; odd 4.Impetuous (adj): liable to act without consideration; rash; impulsive 5.Sagacious (adj): having acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; wise

4. Pop Culture Vocab For each adjective, come up with one pop culture figure that embodies the meaning of the word. Write a short sentence that contains an appositive to demonstrate the meaning of the adjective. Example: Lady Gaga, a raw meat-wearing pop star, is eccentric

5. Color Associations For each color, come up with as many associations as you can. The associations could be words, feelings, or ideas – Blue, purple, green, orange, white, violet, black, red

6. The Masque of the Red Death

7. BLUE

8. PURPLE

9. GREEN

10. ORANGE

11. WHITE

12. VIOLET

13. BLACK/RED

15. Allegory: symbolic representation of ideas or concepts through literal terms LiteralFigurative (Symbolic of …)

16. Allegory: representation of ideas or concepts through literal terms LiteralFigurative (Symbolic of …)

17. Writing Activity Write Prince Prospero’s Obituary – A news article that reports the recent death of a person, along with an account of the person’s life, and information about the upcoming funeral Prince Prospero Epitaph – A short text honoring a deceased person, usually written in poetic verse, sometimes written as a warning to the reader

18. Famous Epitaphs Shakespeare: – Good friend for Jesus sake forbear, to dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed by the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones. Martin Luther King, Jr – "Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty I'm Free At Last." Anna Hopewell – Here lies the body of our Anna Done to death by a banana It wasn't the fruit that laid her low But the skin of the thing that made her go.