Essential Question: What is the allure of fear?

Spine-tingling movies, books,
and experiences are everywhere.
What draws us to explore—and
to enjoy—frightening themes?



• Introduction to Edgar Allan Poe ppt.
  
• Poe Background Test

TEXT: "The Fall of the House of Usher:



Unit intro Worksheets:

• Page 4: Unit Goals
  
• Page 5: Academic Vocabulary Explanatory Text
  
• Page 9: Quick Write
  

"The Fall of the House of Usher" Worksheets:

• Page 31: Comprehension Check
  
• Page 32: Close Read the Text
  
• Page 33: Analyze Craft and Structure
  
• Page 34: Language Development
  
• Page 35: Conventions
  

"The Fall of the House of Usher" RP Worksheets:

• Analyze Craft and Structure
  
• Concept Vocab and word study
  
• Denotation and connotation
  
• Sentence Structure
  

TEST: "The Fall of the House of Usher" p. 241

Retest: "Fall of the House of Usher":

"The Casl of Amontillado" Full Online Text

• The Cask of Amontillado ppt.

• The Cask of Amontillado Test
  

• The Masque of the Red Death ppt.
  

• The Pit and the Pendulum 

"House Taken Over" Worksheets:

• "House Taken Over" Comprehension Check page 43

TEST: "House Taken Over"

"Where is Here" Worksheets: 

• Comprehension Check p. 77 #1-5 only
  

TEST: "Where is Here"

"Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear" Worksheets: 

• Comprehension Check: "Why Do Some Brains Enjoy Fear" #1-4 only p. 95
  

Poetry Worksheets:

• Comprehension Check p. 109 over "Beware..."; "The Raven"; "Windigo"
  

• "How Maurice Sendak's 'Wild Things' Moved Children Books Toward Realism" p. 20; "Sleep Paralysis: A Waking Nightmare" p. 21; "The Feather Pillow" p. 22; "Stone Age Man's Terrors Still Stalk Modern Nightmares" p. 23