Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" Activity Pack
Open Classroom
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Grade Levels
9th - 12th, Homeschool
Resource Type
Standards
CCSSRL.9-10.7
CCSSRL.11-12.1
CCSSRL.11-12.3
CCSSRL.11-12.6
CCSSW.9-10.3
Formats Included
- PDF
Pages
31 pages
Open Classroom
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Description
Spend a few days with what’s been called Poe’s “perfect” short story: “The Cask of Amontillado” from my American Romantic and Transcendental Writers Unit and my American Literature Bundle (please do not purchase both). Students develop their vocabulary and their literary analysis skills before spending some time analyzing Poe’s use of setting and irony. Students wrap up Poe’s story with a flash fiction gothic horror story assignment and/or a test. All teacher notes and keys included. CCSS aligned.
This activity pack includes the following:
* A Vocabulary Activity with a Vocabulary Quiz
* “The Cask of Amontillado” Reading
* Analysis Questions with Teacher Notes
* Setting Analysis Graphic Organizer with Teacher Notes
* Irony and Sarcasm Overview; Irony Analysis Graphic Organizer with Teacher Notes
* Film Comparison Activity with Teacher Notes
* Flash Fiction Gothic Horror Writing Assignment with Rubric
* 20 Question Multiple Choice Test
This activity pack includes the following:
* A Vocabulary Activity with a Vocabulary Quiz
* “The Cask of Amontillado” Reading
* Analysis Questions with Teacher Notes
* Setting Analysis Graphic Organizer with Teacher Notes
* Irony and Sarcasm Overview; Irony Analysis Graphic Organizer with Teacher Notes
* Film Comparison Activity with Teacher Notes
* Flash Fiction Gothic Horror Writing Assignment with Rubric
* 20 Question Multiple Choice Test
Total Pages
31 pages
Answer Key
Included with rubric
Teaching Duration
1 Week
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Standards
to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
CCSSRL.9-10.7
Analyze the representation of a subject or a key scene in two different artistic mediums, including what is emphasized or absent in each treatment (e.g., Auden’s “Musée des Beaux Arts” and Breughel’s Landscape with the Fall of Icarus).
CCSSRL.11-12.1
Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
CCSSRL.11-12.3
Analyze the impact of the author’s choices regarding how to develop and relate elements of a story or drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is ordered, how the characters are introduced and developed).
CCSSRL.11-12.6
Analyze a case in which grasping point of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire, sarcasm, irony, or understatement).
CCSSW.9-10.3
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
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