Who in Literature was Edgar Allan Poe???

Introduction

For this WebQuest you will research the Romantic Period and Edgar Allen Poe. You will discover why he was so important for his time and why his works are still read today.

Task
  1. Reasearch who EAP was
  2. Create an associated vocabulary web for three words of your choosing
  3. EAP PowerPoint on a designated subject
Process

  1.   As you research Edgar Allen Poe research the following questions

    • What was going on in the world during the time that Edgar Allen Poe was writing?
    • Who were some of EAP's contemporaries 
  2. Define Romanticism
  3. Create a PowerPoint Presentation about Edgar Allan Poe-BE CREATIVE! Use Visual Aids like Videos, Movie Clips, Paintings, Pictures, and Excerpt from his works
  4. Group Project: Elements of a Short Story: See Directions in Process Menu

Create a PowerPoint Presentation on your element of a short story

  • Slide 1: Name of group members and title of your presentation.
  • Slide 2: Definition of your element of a short story; add vocabulary terms associated with 
  • Slide 3: Connect your definition to The Cask of Amontillado 
  • Slide 4: Quotes from the story that demonstrate your element of a short story
  • Slide 5: 

Group 1: Character: There are two characters in the story: Fortunato and Montresor

Group 2: Setting: 

Group 3: Conflict

Group 4: Plot

Group 5: Theme

  1. Write an Analytical Essay about The Cask of Amontillado 

Critical EssaysEdgar Allan Poe and Romanticism

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/p/poes-short-stories/critical-ess…

The Cask of Amontillado

http://www.enotes.com/topics/cask-amontillado

Click the "Theme" tab and tell which themes did Poe use in The Cask of Amontillado and The Black Cat?

Conclusion

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  1. As you research Edgar Allen Poe research the following questions

    • What was going on in the world during the time that Edgar Allen Poe was writing?
    • Who were some of EAP's contemporaries?
  3. Define Romanticism
  4. Create a PowerPoint Presentation about Edgar Allan Poe-BE CREATIVE! Use Visual Aids like Videos, Movie Clips, Paintings, Pictures, and Excerpt from his works
  5. Group Project: Elements of a Short Story: See Directions in Process Menu
  6. Write an Analytical Essay about The Cask of Amontillado 
Credits

Critical EssaysEdgar Allan Poe and Romanticism

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/p/poes-short-stories/critical-ess…

The Cask of Amontillado

http://www.enotes.com/topics/cask-amontillado

Click the "Theme" tab and tell which themes did Poe use in The Cask of Amontillado and The Black Cat?