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The Masque of the Red

DeathEdgar Allan Poe

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Goals• Content Goal- to

summarize text, recognize and interpret symbolism, and draw conclusions (+1)

• Language Goal- to answer in complete sentences restating the question in the answer using text based details as support (+1)

Vocabulary Word Sort

• On your paper, draw a big rectangle, divide it into four sections and label it like the one below.

• On the next slide is a list of vocabulary words that you will write into the category you think each fits. There is at least one word per category.

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Things Adjectives

Events Untouchable Things

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Pre-teaching VocabularyWord Sort- with

partners• masque• ebony• avatar• castellated • abbey• august• reveler• brazier• piquancy• arabesque• cessation• disapprobation• habiliments• wanton

Things Adjectives

Events Untouchable Things

Gothic window

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Word Sort Discussion

Share your answers with the quad.How similar were your choices?Why did you sort the words the way you did?

Word Sort Answers + Definitions• On the following slides are the answers for the

word sort and the definitions.• You earn points for having the correct

definitions in the correct categories, so make the changes you need.

• Yes, some of your guesses may work how you defined the words, but the words here are sorted by their use in the story. Congratulations for knowing some of this vocab in other contexts!

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Things – copy each word and definition (+5)abbey- monastery or convent

brazier- metal bowl to hold burning coals

habiliments- clothing

reveler – synonym for partier

ebony – a very dark, black wood

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Events – copy each word and definition (+1)

• masque- costume ball with masquerade theme

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Adjectives – copy each word and definition (+4)

arabesque- elaborately designed

august- imposing & magnificent

castellated- having castle-like battlements

wanton- immoral & lustful behavior

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Untouchable Things –

copy each word and definition (+4)disapprobation- disapproval

piquancy- pleasantly sharp quality

cessation- stopping

avatar- manifestation of an unseen force

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Biography, Symbols, PerformerRead each section and write

an important note for each:•Edgar Allan Poe- page 76 (+1)•Symbols- page 77 (+1)

Vincent Price- (1911-1993)

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During Reading: Symbolism

Prospero

red

abbey

wall

welded gates

external world

knights, dames, courtiers

blue room

purple room

green room

orange room

white room

violet room

black room

ebony clock

clock chimes

Copy this chart & guess what each might symbolize (and why) in the blank box. The guessing should take place while you read. Use text-based details to assist in your guesses.+16

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Homework – Mid-story

• Read to page 81 as homework.

• After reading the description of the black room (p. 79-80), draw, color, or paint an accurate depiction of the room including all the details the story provides. (+10)

• walls

• curtains

• carpets

• light source

• window

• other decorations

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Day 2• Content Goal- to summarize text, recognize and

interpret symbolism, and to draw conclusions.• Language Goal- to answer in complete sentences

restating the question in the answer using text based details as support

•Homework Viewing- Share your drawing of the black room with your partner. Explain why you drew what you did using the book as evidence.– Who will share their own drawing

under the document camera?

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Assessment1. (LC02) Write a summary of

the decorations in the black room. Include three main details from the story in your summary. (+3)

2. (LC04) Besides the word “stopping,” what could Poe have used in place of our vocabulary word cessation to communicate the same meaning? Why is your choice of word as effective? (+3)

Les Masques et la Mort

James Ensor (1897)

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Assessment3. (LA07) Why does Prince

Prospero retreat to this abbey ? Include two details from the story in your answer. (+3)

4. (LT10) What conclusion can the reader draw about Prince Prospero’s death? Provide at least two details from the story to support your conclusion. (+3)

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Post-ReadingAdaptation Formula: This is the

story’s formula- just change the specific details and rewrite it as a paragraph-long “story.” (+8)

1. Wealthy “prince” or “princess”2. His friends & entourage3. Religious location to hide in4. Pandemic disease to hide from5. Excessive and/or immoral use of time

(keep it general and appropriate)6. Personification (avatar) of the disease

appears7. Battle between “prince” and “disease”8. Disease wins by…