1. Edgar Allan Poe
American poet
1809-1849
given credit
short story with inventing
writer the gothic fiction
editor and critic story
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practitioner of the
macabre
Poe’s death
inventor of by B. Vargas
detective and crime 7th Grade English Language Arts remains a mystery
Lamar Bruni-Vergara Middle School
fiction
2. Welcome to the mind of Poe!
In order to enter each story, you will need
to solve a math problem…this is your
“key” to enter. To navigate through the
story, choose your destiny by selecting your
path…
Good Luck and Enjoy!
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3. You need the key…solve the problem
Mr. Poe bought 7 casks of amontillado for
$4,500.00. He later bought another cask
for $740.00. What was the mean cost of
all the casks?
A. $5,240.00
B. $655.00
C. $740.00 Click here for clues
4. You need the key…solve the problem
Mr. Poe bought 7 casks of amontillado for
$4,500.00. He later bought another cask
for $740.00. What was the mean cost of
all the casks? 7 = $4,500.00
+ 1 = $ 740.00
A. $5,240.00 8 = $ 5,240.00
B. $655.00
mean = average
C. $740.00 Click here to return
5,240 8=?
7. The Mystery of Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe’s tales of terror were born out of
his life filled with tragedies. And he used his
suffering to create some of the most powerful horror
stories ever written.
His stories were so disturbing that it led some to
think of Edgar Allan Poe as a mad man or some sort
of demented soul.
Choice:
Do you go inside?
Or:
Do you go home?
8. Too bad. You are faced with a pop quiz. There’s only one way out; hidden somewhere
within a correct answer is the exit.
1. David Poe 2. Elizabeth
1784-1810 Arnold Hopkins
1787-1811
3. John Allan 4. Frances Allan
1779-1834 1785-1829
5. Virginia Eliza Clemm
1822-1847
9. David Poe
a.was a traveling actor
b.was a cadet at West Point
c.fathered four children.
d.all of the above
10. Elizabeth Hopkins
a. died of pneumonia.
b. widowed once.
c. died when Edgar was 5 years
old.
d. was a traveling actress.
11. John Allan
a. left money in his will for
Edgar.
b. disowned Edgar.
c. died of TB.
d. discouraged Edgar to go to
West Point.
12. Frances Allan
a. died at the age of 24.
b. had previously adopted two
other children, William and
Rosalie.
c. was a famous actress.
d. none of the above.
13. Virginia Clemm
a. was 15 when she married Edgar.
b. committed suicide.
c. loved to play the violin.
d. was Edgar’s first cousin.
14. You decide to go home. Unfortunately,
you made Edgar Allan Poe feel
uncomfortable as you stared at him with
that "vulture-like" eye. Poe is upset, and
he plans to murder you.
RUN!!! HIDE!!!
THE END
15. You are overcome with curiosity and show no fear;
you decide to enter the mind of Poe. Suddenly, as you
enter, a black cat jumps toward you and scratches your
right cheek; blood splashes across your face and floor.
You struggle to get the wild black cat off you and run.
Choice:
Do you run towards the back door?
Or:
Do you run into the library?
16. Excellent job on that pop quiz. That wasn’t so
difficult. You’ve made it this far. I see you’re
still bleeding. That deranged black cat seems to
be following you, still; its wailing is driving you
insane. I think it wants something from you or
DO to you, and it’s getting closer.
Choice:
Do you go through the swinging doors?
Or:
Do you go into the closet?
17. As you make your way out the back door, you trip and
fall, slamming head first to the rocky ground. Your
body convulses horrifically and then stops to a
deathly-like halt. People thought you were dead, but
little did they know you were in a coma. As a
result, you are buried ALIVE!!!!
THE END
18. At the library, you are confronted by an old
man with a vulture-like eye. He encourages
you to take a quiz; you try not to notice the
blood stain on his shirt. The old man comes
closer, blood dripping from his chest. He
attempts to give you a sheet of paper.
Choice:
Do you run up the staircase?
Or:
Do you take the paper?
19. You go up the stairs. Your foot
accidentally breaks into the 6th stair. A
huge razor sharp blade swings towards
your direction and slices you in half. That
is the end of you.
THE END
20. You go through the swinging doors. You walk
through the room. You run further into the
house, and in the middle of the room, a creature
known as the Red Death begins to throw out
tuberculosis, a highly contagious and deadly disease.
Choice:
Do you go into the closet?
Or:
Do you go into a passageway under the house?
21. You go into the closet. You are confronted by
an orangutan, who is hanging from the hangar
bar; it fiercely grabs you by your shoulders
with its strong feet. You struggle to free
yourself, but it slices your throat. It throws
you through a trapdoor within the closet. You
are never seen or heard again.
THE END
22. You go into a passageway under the house.
You make your way along, and it safely leads
to a trapdoor that takes you back to where you
started. However, you mysteriously disappear.
Your corpse is later found and has been eaten
by the conquering worm.
Such was the life of Edgar Allan Poe, filled
with tragic twists and turns and no happy
endings.
THE END
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project.
25. Nemo me impune lacessit
(No one attacks me with impunity)
You are
walled alive
for your
insults.
REVENGE is
mine!!!
26. ‘‘True!—nervous—very,
very nervous I had
been and am; but why
will you say that I am
mad?’’
Edgar cuts you to
pieces. Your wrong
answers made him
uncomfortable .
27. You become increasingly
hysterical as you see
Madeline, Roderick’s dead
sister, standing by the
bedroom door. She falls
violently in death upon
you, and you die of terror.
28. Create a News Skit
Based on the students’ learning:
TLW research tuberculosis and promote TB awareness.
Students will be grouped in teams, each with a specific duty:
researcher, PowerPoint designer, writer/editor and news anchors.
English/Language Arts –
Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading/Comprehension
- discuss
- sustain conversation on a topic
- research
- share information
- follow the writing process
- report information on findings via Power Point or any other form of presentation
- answer open-ended questions
- explain own learning
-evaluate research using a rubric
