The Life and Works of Edgar Allan Poe

In this Web Quest, you will be learning about the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe! Completion of this Web Quest will help you better understand Poe's writing and influences. 

You have been transported back in time to the early 19th century. In order to make friends with the literary circles there, you must know about the new up and comer Edgar Allan Poe. This webquest will prepare you for your journey!

For the next 5 questions, go to https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edgar-Allan-Poe

1. Which of his works led the way for the modern detective story?
2. After his parents died, who did he go to live with?
3. Where was he educated before college?
4. What caused him to leave the University of Virginia?
5. What kind of work did he do in Richmond?

For the next 3 questions, go to https://poets.org/poem/raven

1. What was the word that the raven repeated?
2. Where was the raven perched?
3. What was the speaker doing when the raven appeared?

For the next 3 questions, go to https://poets.org/poem/annabel-lee

1. When the speaker says "So that her highborn kinsman came /And bore her away from me", what do you think he meant? Use context from the poem to answer. 
2. How did the speaker feel about Annabel Lee?
3. Give two possible causes of death for Annabel Lee based on the text with textual evidence.

For the next 5 questions, go to https://www.poemuseum.org/who-was-edgar-allan-poe

1. True or false: Edgar Allan Poe was one of the most important and influential American writers of the 20th century.
2. How many of Poe's works are listed on the page?
3. Poe was an early pioneer of what genre?
4. How did Poe transform the genre of horror?
5. Which of his works made him world famous upon its publication?

Watch this video ( https://youtu.be/SuaHMpAtO6A )and select 5 interesting facts

For the next 5 questions, go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

1. What year was Poe born?
2. How old was his cousin when they got married?
3. How did his wife die?
4. How did his mother die?
5. In which branch of the military did Poe enlist?

For the last question, go to https://www.poemuseum.org/poes-biography

1. How is the Poe of legend different than the real Edgar Allan Poe?

Students now know more about the life and works of Edgar Allan Poe! 

Students will have used technology to find the necessary answers!

The following websites and images have been used in this webquest:

1. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Edgar-Allan-Poe
2. https://poets.org/poem/raven
3. https://poets.org/poem/annabel-lee
4. https://www.poemuseum.org/who-was-edgar-allan-poe
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuaHMpAtO6A
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe
7. https://www.poemuseum.org/poes-biography

I had to utilize many technological skills to put this Web Quest together and I have enjoyed learning more about one of my favorite authors in the process! This is my first Web Quest, but I certainly plan on making more in the future.