Identify & Analyze Mood & Tone in Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart Activity

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Grade Levels

7th - 9th, Homeschool

Subjects

English Language Arts, Literature, Reading Strategies

Resource Type

Study Guides, PowerPoint Presentations, Printables

Standards

CCSSRL.7.1

CCSSRL.7.4

CCSSRL.7.10

CCSSRL.8.1

CCSSRL.8.3

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31 pages/slides

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I used The Tell-Tale Heart to jump start our year-long study of mood and tone and this was a perfect way to begin!

— Michela R.

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This was a very good resource especially for tone and mood.. Easy to follow and understand. My students were certainly engaged.

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Who doesn't love the absolute creepy, terrifying mood that Edgar Allan Poe creates in his stories! And "The Tell-Tale Heart" is one of his finest works. It's the perfect text to analyze and study during the month of October and Halloween! Set the mood and spark interest w/ this harrowing poem by the king of horror himself.

This 31-page Mood and Tone bundle for Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" includes:

* 3-page original text of Edgar Allan Poe's original short story

* 8 pages of literary analysis questions about the mood and tone in the story. These questions discuss many quotes from "The Tell-Tale Heart" and the different moods those passages create.

* 1-page plot chart diagram

* 19-slide PowerPoint for easy review of the 8 pages of questions

* And for fun, here's a link to the SIMPSONS episode of "The Tell-Tale Heart"

COMMON CORE: CCSS.ELA-Literature.RL.1,4,5,10

→ Suggested Answer Key Included!

Enjoy "The Tell-Tale Heart"!

Total Pages

31 pages/slides

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Teaching Duration

2 hours

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CCSSRL.7.1

Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSSRL.7.4

Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of rhymes and other repetitions of sounds (e.g., alliteration) on a specific verse or stanza of a poem or section of a story or drama.

CCSSRL.7.10

By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.

CCSSRL.8.1

Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

CCSSRL.8.3

Analyze how particular lines of dialogue or incidents in a story or drama propel the action, reveal aspects of a character, or provoke a decision.

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