EDGAR ALLAN POEIntroductory Webquest

WHO IS EDGAR ALLAN POE?

• Edgar Allan Poe is not only a creepy cut-out in Mr. Giacche’s room, he is also a writer of some really creepy poems and short stories!

• He’s a perfect author to study for the cold and dreary days of fall!

“Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary…”

TASK• Your final task of this webquest will be to choose 1 character trait which describes Edgar Allan Poe or his life. You will then defend this decision using at least 3 examples from today’s webquest. This will be written in paragraph form.

• You will learn about:• Edgar Allan Poe’s life and influences

• Different short stories/poems Edgar Allan Poe wrote

• How Edgar Allan Poe used the elements of horror discussed yesterday to make his writing extra spooky

LINK 1

1. Copy and paste the following link into a new Internet tab:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9N-ZZ0Q7SM

2. Watch the youtube video “Draw My Life” about Edgar Allan Poe.

Note: you may need to watch this clip more than once to answer the following questions.

3. On your Webquest Packet, answer the following questions:

-When was Edgar Allan Poe born?

-What was Edgar Allan Poe’s “calling”?

-How many women in Poe’s life died?

- What adjective would you use to describe

Edgar Allan Poe’s life?

LINK 2• Even though that last clip was interesting, it did not tell us everything we

need to know about Edgar Allan Poe so we can complete our Task.

1. Copy and paste the following link into a new Internet tab:

http://www.biography.com/people/edgar-allan-poe-9443160#mysterious-death

2. Read the biography about Edgar Allan Poe’s life to fill in the blanks.

3. On your Webquest Packet answer

the following questions:

-What was Poe’s nickname?

-What work made Poe a “literary sensation”?

-How did Poe die?

LINK 3• Time to look at some poetry

1. Copy and paste the following link into a new Internet tab:

http://poestories.com/read/alone

2. Read Edgar Allan Poe’s poem “Alone” TWICE.

3. On your Webquest Packet answer the following questions:

-What is the tone of the piece? Support your choice with 1 quote. *Remember: tone can usually be summed up in 1 word!

-What event in Edgar Allan Poe’s life would cause him to write a piece

like this?

LINK 4• The creepy stories of Poe:

1. Copy and paste the following link into a new Internet tab: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lzFIcfdH7g

2. Watch the movie trailer for the film Raven.

*This film incorporates many of Edgar Allan Poe’s

stories to create a fictional version of Poe’s death.

3. On your Webquest Packet answer

the following question:

- Choose 1 element of horror discussed yesterday that is shown in

the movie trailer.

-Provide at least 1 example from the movie trailer which shows

this element well.

TIME TO COMPLETE THETASK

• Now that you have a taste of who Edgar Allan Poe was, write a paragraph that expands upon 1 character trait of Edgar Allan Poe or his life. Remember, use 3 examples!

• HINT: a successful paragraph must have a

topic sentence!