Teaching ELL Students in an ELA Classroom: Edgar Allan Poe in Espanol

January 23, 2017 By Leave a Comment

It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain; but once conceived, it haunted me day and night. Object there was none. Passion there was none. I loved my students. Many had wronged me. Many had given me insult. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: American Romanticism, Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allan Poe, ELL, Fall of the House of Usher, Pit and the Pendulum, Tell-Tale Heart, The Raven

Thanksgiving Short Stories for Middle School or High School

November 8, 2016 By Leave a Comment

If you're like me, you thought, "Hey, it's Thanksgiving soon! I think I'll teach Thanksgiving short stories for middle school or high school." So you did a web search for "Thanksgiving short stories for middle school or high … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cask of Amontillado, Cask of Amontillado, Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket, Edgar Allan Poe, Fall of the House of Usher, Harrison Bergeron, Scarlet Ibis, Short Stories

“The Cask of Amontillado” Themes: Quotes from the Cask of Amontillado

October 12, 2016 By Leave a Comment

Before you read my clever introduction, here's a Cask of Amontillado quotations writing assignment: Quotations Writing Assignment for Cask of AmontilladoTHE thousand lesson plans of Fortunato I had borne as I best … [Read more...]

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Point of View Lesson Plans and Five More Short Stories for Teaching Point of View in Literature

September 26, 2016 By Leave a Comment

My "Secret Life of Walter Mitty" lesson plans were a big hit. The world's greatest teachers came from throughout the world to congratulate me. Then I dusted off some point of view lesson plans I borrowed from the guy who'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cask of Amontillado, Edgar Allan Poe, Literary Analysis, Owl Creek Bridge, Scarlet Ibis, Short Stories, Yellow Wallpaper