Cask of Amontillado Notes

Cask of Amontillado Notes

​Objective: Today you will deepen your understanding of the text, "The Cask of Amontillado", by generating questions before reading.

​Background Information

• ​"The Cask of Amontillado" was written by famous poet Edgar Allan Poe in the 19th century

• ​He is known for his gloomy and sinister poems

• ​"The Cask of Amontillado" is a suspenseful story that explores madness, revenge, and murder.

• ​Died of unknown causes. Even his death certificate is missing.

Poll

If you have been wronged, are you justified in seeking revenge?

• Yes

• No

Let's Review Some Vocab​

​Cask

​a large barrel-like container made of wood, metal, or plastic used for storing liquids, typically alcoholic drinks

​Catacombs

Human-made, underground passageways used as cemeteries with recesses for tombs

​Amontillado

​A variety of dark, dry sherry wine

​Nitre

​A mineral that is common to find in its crystallized form in caves. Breathing it in can cause coughing and sneezing.

​The Masons

• ​A "mason" was a member of a secret "brotherhood" called the Freemasons. Influenced in its origins by the Knights Templar, they would hold elaborate secret ceremonies.

• ​Or someone whose job is to lay brick or stone.

Multiple Choice

Which answer choice is NOT an example of a question you would generate before reading?

• What background knowledge do I have that can help me understand the text?

• What can the title tell me about the story?

• What prediction can I make based off the illustration?

• What was the theme of the story?

Multiple Choice

A member of a secret brotherhood or a man whose job is to lay brick or stone.

• Nitre

• Amontillado

• Catacomb

• Mason

Multiple Choice

​a large barrel-like container made of wood, metal, or plastic used for storing liquids, typically alcoholic drinks

• Amontillado

• Cask

• Nitre

• Catacomb

Multiple Choice

​A mineral that is common to find in its crystallized form in caves. Breathing it in can cause coughing and sneezing.

• Nitre

• Catacomb

• Mason

• Cask

Multiple Choice

Human-made, underground passageways used as cemeteries with recesses for tombs

• Nitre

• Cask

• Amontillado

• Catacomb

Multiple Choice

​A variety of dark, dry sherry wine

• Cask

• Amontillado

• Nitre

• Mason

Open Ended

Based on the pictures and vocabulary, what can you infer (educated guess) the story will be about?