Eldorado Poem Analysis with Lesson Plan

Impress your friends and neighbors with your literary smarts by showing off a deep understanding of “Eldorado” by Edgar Allan Poe. Here’s a poetry analysis lesson plan with handout for doing an “Eldorado” poetry analysis lesson: Eldorado Poem Analysis Lesson Plan. “Eldorado” Literary Analysis Notes My initial analysis produced the following observations. Rhyme Scheme: aabccb, except […]

Stanza by Stanza Summary of “The Raven” with Lesson Plan

Poe’s “The Raven” is not only an American classic, it’s a favorite of high school students around the world. That being said, it’s still poetry and, therefore, can be difficult to understand. Read this summary of “The Raven” to review the poem and get a better understanding. You can find a handout for the “Raven” […]

“Masque of the Red Death” Movie with Lesson Plan

Just in case reading “Masque of the Red Death” isn’t creepy enough, here’s  “Masque of the Red Death” movies to freak people out. And here’s a “Masque of the Red Death” movie lesson plan to freak out your administrator. It involves reading a high engagement short story, watching a 12-15-minute video interpretation of the aforementioned short […]