Teacher Lecture Presentation for The Tell-Tale Heart

1. “THE TELL TALE HEART”

2. EDGAR ALLAN POE
MASTER OF THE MACABRE(*HOOK)
• 5 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT EDGAR ALLAN POE
1. POE WAS ORPHANED AT AGE 2 AND RAISED BY VERY WEALTHY FAMILY
2. POE WAS A DRUNK AND GAMBLER WHO HAD MAJOR GAMBLING DEBTH & WAS EVENTUALLY
DISOWNED BY HIS WEALTHY FOSTER FAMILY
3. POE’S VERY YOUNG COUSIN/WIFE DIED OF TUBERCULOSIS(DOWNWARD SPIRAL FOR POE)
4. POE’S SUDDEN & BIZARRE DEATH REMAIN A MYSTERY(HE DIED PENNILESS)
5. POE BECAME A FAMOUS WRITER AFTER DEATH (HE WOULD NEVER KNOW HOW POPULAR HIS
POEMS & SHORT STORIES WOULD BE)

3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES/LEARNING TARGETS &
ELA COMMON CORE STANDARDS
• STUDENTS WILL READ TEXT AND DEMONSTRATE COMPREHENSION BY ANALYZING THE PASSAGE
USING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE (RL 8.1,RL8.2)
• STUDENTS WILL MAKE INFERENCES AND SUPPORT RESPONSES WITH TEXTUAL EVIDENCE(RL 8.1)
• STUDENTS WILL CLOSE READ AND ANNOTATE SELECTED PASSAGES TO ANALYZE EVENTS IN THE
STORY THAT PROPEL ACTION(RL 8.3)
• STUDENTS WILL PARTICIPATE IN RANGE OF CONVERSATIONS INCLUDING ONE-ON-ONE,SMALL
GROUPS, WHOLE GROUP TO EXPRESS IDEAS AND BUILD UPON OTHERS IDEAS SL8.1A,SL8.1B)
• STUDENTS WILL MAKE CLAIM AND SUPPORT WITH EVIDENCE AND CLEAR REASONING(W8.1)

4. “THE TELL TALE HEART”
MAKE AN INFERENCE:
WHAT DOES THE TITLE MEAN?
WHO IS TELLING THE STORY?
PREDICTION: WHAT STORY DO YOU THINK WILL
BE TOLD? (*DISCUSS WITH YOUR PARTNER)

5. “THE TELL TALE HEART”
GUIDING QUESTIONS(NOW YOU):
INFER & ANNOTATE YOUR TEXT:
• WHAT ARE THE NARRATOR’S THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS?
• WHAT IS THE NARRATOR TRYING TO CONVINCE THE READER OF?
• WHAT DOES THE NARRATOR WANT THE READER TO KNOW ABOUT HIS STATE OF MIND? HOW DOES HE EXPLAIN IT?
(*GIVE DETAILS FROM TEXT TO SUPPORT RESPONSE)

6. “THE TELL TALE HEART”
Guiding Question(NOW YOU):
Identify: How does the narrator feel about the old man?
What are the feelings that are associated with the eye?
Explain the symbolism of the “vulture eye”
Is the narrator trustworthy? Based on his obsession with
the old man’s eye, do you trust the reliability of the
narrator?(Think about his state of mind) Give evidence
from text to support your response

7. “THE TELL-TALE HEART”
AND HAVE I NOT TOLD YOU THAT WHAT YOU MISTAKE FOR MADNESS IS BUT
OVER-ACUTENESS OF THE SENSE? --NOW, I SAY, THERE CAME TO MY EARS A
LOW, DULL, QUICK SOUND, SUCH AS A WATCH MAKES WHEN ENVELOPED IN
COTTON. I KNEW THAT SOUND WELL, TOO. IT WAS THE BEATING OF THE OLD
MAN'S HEART. IT INCREASED MY FURY, AS THE BEATING OF A DRUM STIMULATES
THE SOLDIER INTO COURAGE.
• GUIDING QUESTIONS(NOW YOU):
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(*MAKE ANNOTATIONS IN YOUR TEXT)

8. “THE TELL-TALE HEART”
PREDICTION/INFER:

9. “THE TELL TALE HEART”
GUIDING QUESTION
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EVIDENCE FROM THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR RESPONSE

10. THE EIGHTH NIGHT: MURDER TAKES PLACE
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(USE TEXTUAL
EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT RESPONSE)
• NOW YOU

11. “THE TELL TALE HEART”
GUIDING QUESTIONS (NOW YOU)
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12. “THE TELL-TALE HEART”
GROUP DISCUSSION QUESTION
NOW YOU
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• USE TEXTUAL EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT
YOUR RESPONSE

13. “The Tell Tale Heart”
Dramatic Monologue
(Vince Price)
(Narrator telling story to
silent listener)

14. *”THE TELL-TALE HEART “
DRAMATIC MONOLOGUE GROUP
DISCUSSION
How does the the monologue
help you understand Mood &
Tone of story?

15. “THE TELL TALKE HEART”
1953 FILM

16. IS THE NARRATOR OF ”THE TELL TALE
HEART” LEGALLY INSANE?
• Narrator could not distinguish fantasy from reality
• Narrator could not tell right from wrong
• Narrator could not control his behavior
DID THE NARRATOR FULLY UNDERSTAND WHAT HE WAS DOING WAS WRONG?
ARE THE DETAILS IN IS THE NARRATOR’S MEMORY OF THE MURDER
TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE?

17. T-CHART
GRAPHIC ORGANIZER:
GUILTY OR NOT GUILTY BY
REASON OF INSANITY
(USE EVIDENCE FROM TEXT
TO SUPPORT YOUR CLAIM)
Theme: T-Chart
Claim/Thesis
Evidence/Details
*Examples from the story
**Direct textual Evidence(Give paragraph#)
Analysis/Explanation
**This shows...because
**This proves....because
**This demonstrates….because
1)EVIDENCE #1
2)EVIDENCE#2
1) Explanation for evidence #1
2)Explanation of how your evidence#2

18. CULMINATING ACTIVITY
ARGUMENT:
1) (*USE EVIDENCE FROM TEXT THAT THAT
YOU BELIEVE MOST STRONGLY PROVES THE NARRATOR’S PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE)
2)
3)
4)