The Fall of the House of Usher Unit: Close Read, Vocab, Activities, Test, & More

Looking for engaging materials for "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe that your students will enjoy and not complain about? This unit will have your students interacting with this difficult Poe text in no time.

What's included . . .

► Step-by-step, day-by-day lesson plans for 6 days.

► Daily aligned Common Core Standards

► Clean copy of original story

► Clean copy of abridged story for struggling readers. (All the meat without the wordiness and about half the length of the original.)

► Reading guide with answer key (works with both original and abridged versions)

► Reading comprehension quiz in two versions with 10 multiple choice questions and answer key (works with both versions of the story) - Editable

► Unique vocabulary puzzle that relates to the story but is challenging and fun to solve

► Close reading drawing & writing activity where students use text-based descriptions to recreate the inside or outside of the Usher mansion and write a paragraph using quotes from the text to explain their choices. A house template is provided along with examples and a rubric for grading it.

► Task for evaluating author's choices

► Research on a real-world issue related to the story.

► Hands-on plot activity for categorizing exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution - with answer key. Can be used as a worksheet if you do not want students cutting and pasting.

► Viewing guide for the 1960 movie starring Vincent Price is included if you choose to watch it along with a comparison/contrast activity for print and non-print texts.

► Final test with 30 questions in 2 versions is included with answer key. - Editable

❤️This unit has so much to offer! Collaboration and individual work, close reading, incorporation of quotes, research, and hands-on activities add variety to the classroom and make learning more fun and engaging.

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