Poe the Author

Poe the Author

Edgar Allen Poe was a very famous author who wrote many short stories, long stories and poems. Many other authors were influenced by this great man.

What is the goal of this webquest?

         To learn about the major works of Edgar Allen Poe by identifying 3 of his major works, the genre Poe created, and the authors he influenced.

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

Divide into three groups.

GROUP 1: WORKS

     This group will be researching the major works of Edgar Allen Poe. SKIM over three of the following websites to name THREE major works and give a VERY SHORT summary of each.

https://www.shmoop.com/fall-of-house-of-usher/summary.html

https://www.shmoop.com/the-raven/poem-text.html

https://www.shmoop.com/the-raven/poem-text.html

https://poestories.com/read/blackcat

GROUP 2: GENRE

     This group will be researching the genre that Poe created. Use these websites to summarize and describe what this genre is and what story created it What are its main features? Is it spooky? happy? romantic? Tell us.

http://www.answers.com/Q/What_types_of_genres_did_Edgar_Allan_Poe_write?#slide=1

 https://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/education/edgar-allen-poe-inventor-of-the-detective-story-6351215?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F

https://www.mixbook.com/photo-books/education/edgar-allen-poe-inventor-of-the-detective-story-6351215?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bing.com%2F

GROUP 3: OTHER AUTHORS?

     Did Poe's works inspire other authors? Who? What did they create because of it? Find three authors and one of their more famous works using the following websites.

http://www.oswego.edu/~meckert/Poe/inspired

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/may/23/top10s.poe

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2006/may/23/top10s.poe

Now, we are going to play a very easy game!

This link is for us. You will go to the Kahoot website.

https://create.kahoot.it/create#/new/quiz/done

CONCLUSION

     Edgar Allen Poe was a very famous author who wrote many short stories, long stories and poems. Many other authors were influenced by this great man. He wrote many famous stories, such as The Black Cat, The Raven and The Tell Tale Heart. Poe invented a new genre called Modern Detective. He also inspired many authors after him, such as Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes) and Peter Straub (Ghost story).