Grade Level: 10th Grade
Purpose of Webquest
This Webquest is designed to help the students that participate to learn more about Edgar Allan Poe's life and the works of literature
that he created. It also helps the students learn to analyze information that they have researched and organize it into a form that can
be presented to the public. They also gain experience in creative writing.
It should be done during the last few weeks of a semester. It is not a project that can be finished in just one week. The goal is to
give the student sufficient time and resources to become more deeply familiar with one of Americas great authors.
Standards
This unit on Poe will address the standards in Technology, English, and Literature as well as other content areas. The unit was
designed with tenth grade state standards in mind, but can be used a grade level up or down.
NET Standards
4 Technology communications tools
4.a Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, and interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.
4.b Students use a variety of media and formats to communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple audiences.
5 Technology research tools
5.a Students use technology to locate, evaluate, and collect information from a variety of sources.
5.b Students use technology tools to process data and report results.
5.c Students evaluate and select new information resources and technological innovations based on the appropriateness for specific
tasks.
6 Technology problem-solving and decision-making tools
6.a Students use technology resources for solving problems and making informed decisions.
6.b Students employ technology in the development of strategies for solving problems in the real world.
Kansas Literature Standards
1.3.3 The student understands and uses the references available in the classroom, school, and the public libraries (e.g.,
dictionaries, thesauri, atlases, encyclopedias, internet) that are appropriate to task.
1.4.4 The student generates and responds logically to literal, inferential, and critical thinking questions before, during, and after
reading the text.
1.4.12 The student establishes a purpose for reading (e.g., to be informed, to follow directions, to be entertained, to solve
problems).
1.4.13 The student follows directions explained in technical text.
1.4.14 The student identifies or describes evidence that support conclusions in persuasive text.
Kansas English Standards
1.1.4 The student analyzes and understands implications of plagiarism. (e.g. ethical, legal)
1.1.5 The student understands and independently uses appropriate strategies to generate narrative text. (e.g. brainstorming,
listing, webbing, working in pairs or in cooperative groups and identifying information from print sources)
1.1.15 The student demonstrates correct use of mechanics and simple punctuation (e.g. periods, question marks, exclamation
marks, commas)
1.1.16 The student uses correct grammar for clarity.
1.1.17 The student spells familiar and most unfamiliar word correctly utilizing available resources.
Credits
Photos: Animation Factory
Google Images
Information
http://fayette.k12.in.us/~cbeard/poe/masque.html
http://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/contents/000/0044/0044.mp3
http://www.aquela.com/roleplaying/Masque/
http://www.aquela.com/roleplaying/Masque/
http://www.cummingsstudyguides.net/Guides2/Masque.html
http://www.nextext.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=books.menu&target=allanpoe&type=student
http://www.pambytes.com/poe/poe.html
http://www.nps.gov/edal/
http://www.eapoe.org/index.htm
http://www.poemuseum.org/index.html
http://www.quia.com/fc/30222.html
http://www.scsc.k12.ar.us/2000backeast/Trip/Members/SchullerL/TriviaGame.htm
http://textual.net/poe/blackcat.htmhttp://ia300126.us.archive.org/0/items/PublicDomainPodcast/PDP1EAPTheBlackCat.mp3
http://www.poedecoder.com/essays/blackcat/
http://www.enotes.com/black-cat-salem/black-cat/
http://www.nextext.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=books.menu&target=allanpoe&type=student
http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz2497491c982e0.html
http://www.teachersfirst.com/share/raven/st1.html
http://content.loudlit.org/audio/raven/pages/01_01_raven.htm
http://www.poedecoder.com/essays/raven/
http://www.usna.edu/EnglishDept/poeperplex/raven.htm
http://www.nextext.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=books.menu&target=allanpoe&type=student
http://www.easylit.com/poe/comtext/prose/pit.shtml
http://content.loudlit.org/audio/pitandpendulum/pages/01_01_pitandpendulum.htm
http://www.bookrags.com/The_Pit_and_the_Pendulum
http://litsum.com/pit-and-the-pendulum/
http://www.nextext.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=books.menu&target=allanpoe&type=student
http://www.quia.com/ba/131816.html
