Gothic Literature: The Fall of the House of Usher Analysis
Explore Edgar Allan Poe's The Fall of the House of Usher, identifying elements of gothic literature, parallel structures, and the author's purpose. Analyze characters, settings, and themes while drawing conclusions about the story's eerie atmosphere.
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Happy Halloween! Today, we will read one more spooky tale by Edgar Allan Poe: The Fall of the House of Usher Gothic Literature: Part Two
Bellwork Monday, October 31, 2016 As you are completing today s bellwork, please have last week s BW out on your desk, so I can check it for completion. (Black Cat and Trick or Treat) Bellwork for today: Please organize your binders according to the five sections (Bellwork/Exit Tickets, Notes, Handouts, Graded Work, and Vocabulary). Make sure everything is hole punched and placed on the rings.
Topic/Objective Monday, October 31, 2016 Identify elements of Gothic literature in Poe s The Fall of the House of Usher (pp. 292-310 in Orange Textbook). Read critically and identify parallel structure and draw conclusions about the author s purpose.
Classwork Monday, October 31, 2016 Activating background knowledge: Think about scary or eerie stories you have read or films that you have seen. Give one-word descriptions of what you expect to find in these works. Make a class list on your Cornell Notes.
Classwork Monday, October 31, 2016 Close read of last sentence of first paragraph on p. 294. Paraphrase this sentence in your notes. What is the parallel structure used here by Poe? What is a tarn? Check notes. . . Do the words did we identified appear in this tale? What words should we add?
Classwork Monday, October 31, 2016 What similarities and differences do you notice between The Masque of Red Death and The Fall of the House of Usher ? What picture do you have of the three places Poe has described? the natural landscape the mansion within that landscape the room within that mansion
Classwork Monday, October 31, 2016 Find the parallels between the descriptions of Roderick Usher (p. 298) and those of the estate(p. 293-297). Describe Roderick Usher s affliction. Speculate what may be happening to him mentally. What do we know about Roderick Usher s twin? (p. 300) With what activities do Usher and the narrator engage themselves? What can you infer about Usher based on this knowledge?
Exit Ticket Monday, October 31, 2016 What is Gothic literature? Do you enjoy Poe? Why (not)?
Bellwork Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Read The Haunted Palace pp. 302-303. This poem was published five months before it appeared in this short story. Some scholars believe it is possible that the poem inspired the tale. What do you think the poem symbolizes? SHARE OUT
Topic/Objective Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Identify elements of Gothic literature in Poe s The Fall of the House of Usher (pp. 292-310 in Orange Textbook). Read critically and identify parallel structure and draw conclusions about the author s purpose.
Classwork Tuesday, November 1, 2016 In one of his letters, Poe says the palace symbolizes the human mind, a mind haunted by phantoms a disordered brain. Usher acknowledges that he is losing his mind by singing this song. What happens to Madeline? Usher asks the narrator on p. 306, And you have not seen it? To what is he referring?
Classwork Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Describe the weather on this night and the effect it has on both the reader and the characters in the story. How do the events in the House of Usher parallel the events in the Mad Trist of Sir Launcelot Canning? How does Usher explain the clamorous noises they are hearing? Explain, in your own words, the story s conclusion. How do you feel about the reliability of the narrator?
Classwork Tuesday, November 1, 2016 Interpret which details of the interior of the house suggest that the narrator has entered a realm that is very different from the ordinary world. Inferwhich details in Usher s appearance suggest that he has been cut off from the outside world for many years. Do you think the narrator is a reliable witness of the events he describes? Explain your opinion.
BellworkWednesday, November 2, 2016 How are modern horror stories similar to or different from the Gothic literature of Poe s time?
Classwork Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Grab Cornell Notes and fill out the header with the following information: name, date, class period. Topic/Objective: The Elements of Essays and Speeches. Essential Question: What kind of knowledge changes our lives? Open your textbook to p. 444. The answers to the Cornell Note Questions can be found on pp. 444-447.
Classwork Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Fill in the following questions and skip lines to include notes: 1. What is an essay? 2. What is a speech? 3. What is the purpose of expository writing? 4. What is the purpose of argumentative writing? 5. What is the purpose of narrative writing? 6. What are the elements of essays and speeches?
Classwork Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Fill in the following questions and skip lines to include notes: 1. What are the five types of essays and the purpose of each? 2. What are the six types of speech and the occasion for each? 3. What types of support provide the best evidence for speeches? 4. How do authors effectively organize their ideas for speeches? 5. What are rhetorical devices? Define each and provide an example.
Classwork Wednesday, November 2, 2016 Fill in the following questions and skip lines to include notes: 1. What is figurative language? 2. Provide a definition and personal example for each of these types of figurative language: Simile Metaphor Imagery Personification 3. What is connotation?
Thursday, November 3, 2016 For this Close Reading of Address to Students at Moscow State University by Ronald Reagan, we will use the SOAPStone graphic organizer. Identify the central idea. What figurative language does Reagan use? What examples does Reagan give to highlight democracy in the United States? Which rhetorical devices does Reagan use in his speech? What is Reagan s final simile? What is being compared?
Bellwork Thursday, November 3, 2016 Grab a new SOAPStoneorganizer and write down the following information at the top: name, date, class period. Topic/Objective: Review the Elements of Essays and Speeches. Organize yourselves in groups of 3-4. Move your desks together in a cluster.
Friday, November 4, 2016 OBJECTIVES Students will: analyze a speech for rhetorical devices and their purpose. identify an author s purposeful manipulation of language. identify elements of argument within a speech.
Group Work Friday, November 4, 2016 SPEECHES: Kennedy s Ich bin ein Berliner Speech http://millercenter.org/president/speeches/speech- 3376 Reagan s Tear Down this Wall Speech TASKS: Read the speech carefully. Stop at the end of each paragraph and jot down a one-sentence summary. Highlight any vocabulary you do not understand. Take note of the elements on the SOAPStone graphic organizer. Be sure to add the rhetorical devices used and the evidence used. (see your notes for examples) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjWDrTXMgF8 Robert Kennedy s On the Death of MLK Speech http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/rfkonml kdeath.html George W. Bush s After September 11th Speech https://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/gwbus h911addresstothenation.htm
Bellwork Friday, November 4, 2016: Place this week s BW in the basket and read the following: On Monday, you will be combined into two groups of 6-8 people and participate in a graded discussion of the speech you analyzed. Take this time to get together with your group, finishthe SOAPStone graphic organizer, and decide who will speak about each of the topics. The work should be evenly distributed according to the topics each person feels comfortable answering. The following rubric will be used:
Discussion Rubric for Speech Analysis Content States the purpose Organizes the content Supports ideas Incorporates examples Summarizes main ideas clearly and concisely Delivery Demonstrates awareness of audience Speaks clearly with appropriate vocabulary and information Uses tone, speed, and volume appropriately Demonstrates complexity of vocabulary and thought Appears comfortable with audience
Exit Ticket Friday, November 4, 2016 What kinds of things do you need to remember when you are being graded for a presentation? What will I (the teacher) look for when evaluating you?
Speech Topic Ideas: Who Can Run for President The Length of the School Day Compulsory School Attendance Oversexualizing Women Salary of Pro Athletes Sitting or Kneeling during the National Anthem The 2ndAmendment (the right to bear arms) Excessive Use of Technology Which Lives Matter Teen Indifference Immigration Dakota Pipeline Legalization of Marijuana Legal Drinking Age Legal Voting Age
Speech Topic Ideas: Electives as Essential in Schools (music, art, foreign languages, drama, etc.) Should schools have mandatory life skills class? School classes be based on a period of time or individual work? Abolishing standardized testing (SAT, ACT, Civics Test, AzMERIT) Propose a change to the current school schedule (eg. Earlier/later start time, fewer/more hours, four day weeks, year-round school, etc.) Lack of Attention on Poverty in the United States Students should not be required to read classic literature Violence in Video Games leads to real-life violence Cyber Bullying Obesity and Body Shaming Required Community Service for High School Students
Format Requirements: 1-2 typed pages (ONE FULL PAGE, but absolutely no more than TWO) 12 point font, Times New Roman You must include at least one example of Restatement, Repetition, Analogy, or Parallel Structure You must include facts, statistics, or expert opinion Choose an organizational structure to connect ideas: Chronological order, compare-contrast, cause-effect, or problem-solution.
