

If incorporating the holidays into your classroom is against school policy or just inconsiderate due to students' different religious backgrounds, considering spreading the scary spirit with author Edgar Allan Poe. It would be difficult for me to chose a favorite Poe short story, but "The Black Cat" is definitely one of them. I mean, who doesn't love a drunk guy who goes crazy and stabs his cat in the eye for ignoring him?! I use an adapted version of the short story to make it accessible for all levels of students. It's an excellent text for discussing the reliability (or unreliability) of a first person narrator.


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"The Raven" is my absolute FAVORITE poem by Poe (I'm sure a lot of people feel this way). Being out of the classroom this year, I'm really sad to not be able to teach it! Enjoy it for me :)
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The Black Cat was a favorite with my Mexican high school students. They LOVED making trailers for the story :)
ReplyDeleteI love your fall themed informational text!
ReplyDeleteI love your argument essay idea for Poe's death! What a creative and timely assignment :)
ReplyDeleteGreat essay idea!
ReplyDeleteLooks like you have a wonderful variety of ways to keep your students engaged. Thanks for all of the ideas!
ReplyDeleteLove the idea of using the Simpson's episode with The Raven. That would definitely make it easier for many kids to relate to!
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