Short Story of the Month - I'm Lovin' Lit

1 3 2018 erin cobb Story of the Month "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeTable of ContentsTerms of Use2 Table of Contents3 List of Activities, Common Core Standards Alignment, & Difficulty Levels4 Digital Components/GoogleClassroom Guide5 Teaching Guide, Rationale, Lesson Plans, and Procedures: EVERYTHING6-11 Activity 1: Tone Interactive Notebook Lesson12-13 Activity 4: Comprehension Guide/Objective Summary w/Key14-19 Activity 5: Comprehension Quiz (Basic Facts Recall) w/Key20-21 Activity 6: Plot Diagram GraphicOrganizer w/Key22-23 Activity 7: Tone Analysisw/Key24-27 Activity 8: Vocabulary Guide: WordUsage w/Key28-31 Activity 9: Literary Device ScavengerHunt w/Key32-33 Activity 10: ACE Questions (Text Evidence Activity) w/Key34-39 Activity 11:Annotation Guide (Evidence of Insanity)40-42 Activity 12: Analyze Text Evidence of Insanity w/Key43-48 Activity13: Organize and Classify Evidence w/Key49-50 Activity 14:Write an Outline for Argumentative Essay 51-52 Activity 15: Essay Rubric for Argumentative Essay53 Activity16: Story vs.

2 Short Film AnalysisGraphic Organizer w/Key54-55 Activity17: Comprehension Skills Test w/Key56-61 Activity 18: *Modified Comprehension Skills Test w/Key62-67 Activity19: Original Article: The Strange Life of Edgar Allan Poe68-69 Activity 20: Poe Article TextStructure Activity ( )70-73 Activity 21: Essential Question74-75 TEKS ALIGNMENT76 List of Activities & StandardsDifficulty Level: *Easy **Moderate **ChallengeActivity 1: Tone Interactive Notebook Lesson* 2: Practice Mood and Tone Printables** 3: Journal Question* 4: Comprehension Guide/Obj. Summary* 5: Comprehension Quiz* 6: Plot Diagram Graphic Organizer** , , 7: Tone Analysis** , 8: Vocab Guide: Word Usage** , 9: Literary Device Scavenger Hunt** , , , , 10: ACE Questions for Text Evidence** 11: Annotation Guide for Text Evidence** , , , , 12: Analyze Text Evidence of Insanity ** , , , , 13: Organize and Classify Evidence** , , , , 14: Write an Outline for Argumentative Essay** , , , , 15: Rubric for Argumentative Essay** , , , , 16: Story vs.

3 Movie Analysis** , 17: Comprehension Skills Test** , , , , , 18: *Modified Comprehension Skills Test** , , , , , 19: Original Article: The Life of Edgar Allan Poe* 20: Poe Text Structure Activity** , 21: Essential Question** , , , 2018 erin cobb Story of the Month "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeTeacher s Gu ideCommon Core Standards Alignment5 2018 erin cobb Story of the Month "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeTeacher s Gu ideInstructions for Google Classroom Digital ComponentsAll student activities are available in digital format compatible with Google Classroom. They are available in two formats: Google Slides and Google SlidesFirst, I have made all student pages in Google Slides format. Students can simply add text boxes to any area they wish to type on. To access the Google Slides for this Short Story unit, copy and paste the link below into your browser:(link available only in full resource)Google FormsI have made the assessments available in Google Forms.

4 Here, they are self-grading, and I have set them all up with answer keys so they are ready to go for you. You ll need to find these two files in your download folder to use Google Forms. The first file contains the links to the Forms, and the second file is explicit instructions for 2018 erin cobb Story of the Month "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeTeaching Guide, Rationale, Lesson Plans, and ProceduresI have also discussed here how I use each activity and included hints and links to help you, too. I went ahead and mapped out the days for you. Feel free to take or leave what you like. Even if you don t plan to follow this schedule, I still recommend reading through this section to get the most out of these lessons and activities were designed to meet the needs of eight graders during the first half of the school year. The stories, activities, questions, and assessments will become increasingly rigorous and challenging as we progress through the s Gu ideDay 11.

5 Activity 1: 20-25 minutesTone mini-lesson interactive notebook lesson included, tone only pulled from lesson that included both mood and tone in case you needed to reteach/review this with your students. Notice that although mood is shown in the sample images, they are constructed the exact same Activity 2: 20-25 minutesI included a mood and tone practice. Note that this is included as a separate file in the download folder and is an excerpt from Practice & Assess Literature Grades Activity 3: 5-10 minutesJournal prompt -discuss if desired. Separate file (PPTX) in the download 1 Activity 2 Activity 37 2018 erin cobb Story of the Month "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeTeacher s Gu ideDay 21. Read Story w/Comprehension Guide: 35-45 minutesRead the Short Story for understanding. Discuss as needed. I ve included several options for doing this.

6 Because this Story is in the public domain, I was able to include those options here for 1 (My Recommendation) Left/Right Summary: (6 pages) As students read original Story text on the left, they ll fill in the blanks on the right to help them understand the super high level text as they read (The Lexile for TTH is 1350L!)*Note that this is a separate file in the download folder labeled TTH Text Option 1 Comp Guide* Option 2(If your students have a copy of the text) Just print out the comprehension guide included in this document (Activity 4).Option 3 Text Only This option is the Story /text only on the fewest pages as possible (3)Challenge Even though it s a very difficult text, consider putting students into groups of 3 and letting them grapple with the text AS LONG AS they ve got the Comprehension Guide from Option 1 or Option 2 above.

7 Then regroup and review the 4 (Option 1)Activity 4 (Option 2)Activity 4 (Option 3)1. Activity 5: 25 minutesQuiz Basic Comprehension (Recall Facts) This quiz checks for basic comprehension and recall of the Story . There are no higher order thinking questions on this quiz, no inferring, no analyzing, no drawing conclusions, etc. so I do not recommend that students use a copy of the Story for thisquiz unless they need that as a testing Use Use this as a cold read opportunity after student completes first read independently.*NOTE* Key included as always, not shown Activity 6: 30 minutesPlot diagram routine practice mapping out the parts of the plot. Some students will think (and I ve even seen other sources say) that the climax of the Story is the murder. It is actually not the murder and here s why -the Story continues to build, becoming increasingly tense and heated, until the climax of the narrator sitting on top of the old man s 2018 erin cobb Story of the Month "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeTeacher s Gu ideDay 3 Day 41.

8 Activity 7: 25 minutesTone Analysis -Simple and straightforward students read excerpts and analyze the tone of each in a few different ways. In some cases, students identify (underline) specific words and phrases that represent the tone they selected or Activity 8: 25 minutesVocabulary Guide Word Usage another very straightforward activity. Here, students must select the sentence (out of 4 choices) that uses the vocabulary word the same way as in the provided excerpt from the Story text. Answer keys included, but not shown 5 Activity 6 Activity 7 Activity 81. Activity 9: 25 minutesLiterary Devices Scavenger Hunt I came up with this as a way to challenge students to identify several devices within the Story that I didn t have time to address individually, like irony, personification , hyperbole, and Activity 10: 30 minutesACE Text-dependent questions.

9 I ve included two versions of this student page the first version has separate spaces broken down for answer, cite, and explain as students work through the ACE method. I ve also included a version without the prompts in case your student are past this. Check my store for the FREE interactive notebook lesson if you need it!9 2018 erin cobb Story of the Month "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeTeacher s Gu ideDay 5 Days 6, 7, and 8*I m including all 3 days together since students will be doing small parts leading up to one essay ( Short , just a paragraph) on day 8. But even if you don t want to do the essay, definitely consider doing at least Activities 11, 12, and maybe 13 for the literature standards. J1. Activity 11: 30 minutesAnnotate Story , highlighting text evidence that proves the narrator is Activity 12: 45 minutesAnalyze each piece of evidence from Activity 11, explaining HOW it proves the narrator is insane.

10 I ve included a version where students add evidence and one that already has 12 pieces of evidence to Activity 13: 30 minutesOrganize insanity evidence into categories see sample on how to Activity 14: 30 minutesWrite an outline for the argumentative essay categories are broken down and organized in a visually pleasing way for students to Activity 15:50 minutesWrite the essay rubric included, editable version also 9 Activity 10 Activity 11 Activity 12 Activity 13 Activity 14 Activity 15 2018 erin cobb Story of the Month "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan PoeTeacher s Gu ideDay 91. Activity 16: 50 minutesStudents view a Short film version of The Tell-Tale Heart and consider the extend to which the movie stays faithful to or departs from the Short Story version. Hard-hitting specifically here! Have students complete the first column before watching the movie super helps with confusion during the movie.