Edgar Allen Poe Webquest

Introduction

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To better understand the author's style, background and possible inspiration for Tell Tale Heart you will work with a small group to research the author. 

Task

Use each of the following sites to complete your webquest. Each contains the information you need to answer the questions provided:

  1. The Edgar Allan Poe Museum Website: The main purpose of the site is to promote the museum. Fans of Poe, however, can find biographical information, a family tree of Poe, theories about his death, selected works, educational resources, and an online store. The site makes certain all information is credible and accurate.

  2. Poestories: In addition to biographical information, his complete short stories and poems, and a timeline of his writing, Poestories.com contains a photo gallery, quotes, summaries, wordlists, guestbook, links, and a forum. 

  3. The Knowing Poe Website
  4. http://www.poe200th.com/the-tell-tale-heart---a-story-of-memorable-fiction/ 

Process

Use the websites on the previous page to complete the assigned questions. You may look at the websites in the task tab as many times as you would like but your goal is to locate the answers to ALL of the assigned questions.

It's a quest so you will have to do some hunting around for your responses!

Evaluation

Access the Google Classroom document titled "EAP Webquest". Share it with your group and me (jsander@humbleisd.net)

Be sure to write in complete sentences. Some questions have more than one part so make sure that you address all parts. All of the information you need can be found in each of the links, you just have to take the time to LOOK.

  1. Provide the following biographical information: birthdate, birthplace, death date.
  2. What tragic childhood events influenced his writing?
  3. There are 13 theories on what caused Poe's death. List five of them that you believe are the most plausible.
  4. What famous military academy expelled Poe in 1831? Why?
  5. Where did Edgar Allan Poe write the tell tale heart?
  6. When were "The Tell-Tall Heart" and "The Black Cat" written?

Conclusion

Be prepared to share your responses to the class.