Halloween Unit - 6th grade

Halloween Unit:
The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe

Miss Montserrat
6th grade
2023

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, author, editor, and literary critic who is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is widely regarded as a central figure of Romanticism and Gothic fiction in the United States, and of American literature. Poe was one of the country's earliest practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.

Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Poe; 19 de enero, 1809 – 7 de octubre, 1849) fue un poeta norteamericano, autor, editor, y crítico literario que es conocido por sus cuentos cortos y poemas, y particularmente por sus historias de misterio y de lo macabro. Es mundialmente reconocido como figura central del Romanticismo y de la Ficción Gótica en Estados Unidos y en la literatura norteamericana. Poe fue uno de los primeros en usar el cuento corto y es considerado el inventor del género de ficción detectivesca, Y también amplio contribuidor del emergente genero de la ciencia ficción. Él es el primer escritor Norteamericano en vivir de la escritura solamente, resultándole una vida y carrera financieramente difícil.

Multiple Choice

When was Edgar Allan Poe born?

• February 19th, 1908

• January 19th, 1809

• May 11th, 1708

• June 13th, 1808

Multiple Choice

When did Edgar Allan Poe die?

• November 7th, 1844

• October 7th, 1849

• January 19th, 1809

• May 12th, 1845

Poe's rules for short stories

​Form

​Style

Short to read in one sitting.

Every word must contribute to the story.

Unreliable narrators

readers are participants and need to decide if the narrator is telling the truth.

​Unity of Effect

​

​Themes

​Violence - Horror - Paradox - Mysteries - Love - Guilt - Grief

​Human Mind

​

​Selfdestruction

Multiple Select

What themes Edgar Allan Poe uses in his short stories?

• Love

• Guilt

• Grief

• Violence

• Horror

Multiple Select

What is part of the Unity of Effect?

• Short to read in one sitting.

• Every word must contribute to the story.

• Theme of Religion

• Mathematical problems.

"The Black Cat" by Edgar Allan Poe