Tell Tale Heart Anticipation Guide

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Anticipation Guide

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The Tell-Tale Heart

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Open Ended

A pet peeve is something that annoys or bothers a person very much (like nails on a chalkboard).

What are your biggest pet peeves?

​Objective: Speaking & Listening

I can engage in collaborative discussions with my peers.

​How to get an A:

• Raise your hand, no calling out, no interrupting, patience, no whining if you do not get called on.​

• Make appropriate and sophisticated statements.

• Listen to your classmates and build off of their responses.

• Don't repeat what someone else has said!! ​

Open Ended

What are things you expect to find in a scary story?

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Agree/Disagree

Make your choice. Prepare to JUSTIFY your thoughts.​

Poll

 People who are insane always know that they are insane.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

Sane (mentally stable) people sometimes imagine that they hear things.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

If you commit a major crime, sooner or later you will be caught.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

When you have done something wrong you feel guilty, even if you’re not caught.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

Many people share the same fears (the same things scare everyone).

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

It is never right, under any circumstances, to kill another person.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

It is possible for a monotonous, constant sound to agitate a person to the point of insanity.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

It is possible to lie so well that neither how you act nor what you say will give you away.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

It is possible to be temporarily insane.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

Poll

Guilt often makes criminals confess.

• Strongly Agree

• Agree

• Disagree

• Strongly Disagree

​Focused

Free-Write​

Choose one of the statements we discussed. Write a paragraph explaining your position on the statement. This is a focused free-write and it will be graded.

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How to get an A:

• use plenty of​ diverse details

• 5 sentences minimum

• minimal run-ons, paragraph makes sense​

Open Ended

Choose one of the statements we discussed. Write a paragraph explaining your position on the statement. Why do you agree or disagree?

This is a focused free-write and it will be graded.

* use plenty of​ diverse details

* 5 sentences minimum

* minimal run-ons, paragraph makes sense​