Lesson 10 - "The Tell-Tale Heart"

🕐 Lesson Overview

Bellringer - Vocab Practice
Edgar Allan Poe
Begin Reading: "The Tell-Tale Heart"

⭐ Objectives

I can identify the mood and tone of a literary text.
I can analyze how an author’s choices create mood and tone.

📏 Standards

🗽 NYSNGSS

8R4:
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings. Analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning, tone, and mood, including words with multiple meanings.
8R6 - RL:
In literary texts, analyze how the differences between the point of view, perspectives of the characters, the audience, or reader create effects such as mood and tone.
8W5:
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. Apply the grade 8 Reading Standards to both literary and informational text, where applicable.
8L5:
Demonstrate understanding of figurative language, word relationships, and nuances in word meanings.
8L6:
Acquire and accurately use general academic and content-specific words and phrases; apply vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression.

🗒️ Lesson Plan

Anticipatory Set

The teacher will display the following passage, with blanks, on the board.[^1] Students will need to read the passage and fill in the blanks with one of the six vocabulary words for "The Tell-Tale Heart."

As I dribbled the soccer ball up the field, I felt a sudden, (1) ____ pain in my stomach. I wanted to cry out in (2) ____, but I refused to let the cramp (3) ____ me. I drowned out the pain and focused instead on the cheering of the crowd and my coach's advice as she shouted from the sidelines, "Shoot the ball!"

The teacher will take attendance as students complete the activity. After sufficient time has elapsed, the class will review the passage and fill in the correct vocabulary words. The class will then review the agenda and objectives.

Developmental Activity

The teacher will introduce information about Edgar Allan Poe, focusing specifically on the macabre nature of his work. The class will then begin reading aloud from "The Tell-Tale Heart," using the Equity Sticks strategy to switch off readers on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis. The teacher will pause to explain key vocabulary, to check for understanding, and to highlight stylistic features and choices Poe makes to create the tone.

Closure

With five to ten minutes left in the period, the teacher will stop the reading and have students begin the "The Tell-Tale Heart" Reading Check assignment. The expectation is that the class will finish reading the story in the following lesson.