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Edgar Allan Poe and his Spooky Life, Writings, and Death
Today's lesson will involve you going on a "webquest" to learn all about one of Baltimore's most famous celebrities, Edgar Allan Poe. Go to the link below and answer 10 of the following questions by going to the sites provided. Add the following to your Edgar Allan Poe blog:
- An image of Edgar Allan Poe (with site location)
- The complete sentence answers to 10 of the questions below with source sites below the questions.
- Any personal experiences that you have with Poe or his stories/poems as a final personal reflection on Edgar Allan Poe.
Edgar Allan Poe Website Questions
- Provide the following biographical information: birthdate; birthplace; death date.
- What tragic childhood events influenced his writing?
His mother died of tuberculosis
- There are 13 theories on what caused Poe's death. List five of them.
- According to the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, what state did Poe call home?
- What does the Poe Society of Baltimore think about this claim?
- What famous military academy expelled Poe in 1831?
- Who did Poe marry? How old was she?
- What do you think about the marriage?
- What is "Murders in the Rue Morgue" the first of?
- When was "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat" written?
- When was "The Raven" published?
- Check out the Poe photo gallery. Which picture looks most like the Poe you envision while reading his stories?
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- Post a comment in the Edgar Allan Poe forum about your favorite Poe story. Print it out and attach it. Appropriate posts only.
- Sign the guestbook at Poestories.com.
- Summarize at least two Poe short stories you have never read.
- Listen to the audio version of the Raven. What do you think of it?
- Who is the Poe Toaster?
Unofficial nickname given to a man who for years went and donated to Edgar Allan Poe
- List five examples of "Poe in Your Life."
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