Tuesday, October 11, Irony / POV and Edgar Allen Poe

Objective: By the end of class, students will understand and be able to identify the different kinds of irony, learn facts about Edgar Allen Poe and make predictions about one of his short stories, Cask of Amontillado.

DO NOW

Write down the definitions of the first five vocabulary words on page 172 of your holt textbook.

1. Review Power Point of IRONY.

2. View video of Sarah Palin / turkey savior video.

3. Read background information on 172 together.

4. Read biography on Edgar Allen Poe on page 180 of your holt text and write down ten facts about him in your notebooks.

4. Look at cover page of Cask of Amontillado and view flocabulary introduction to help

make predictions.

a. How do you think Poe's life impacts the story?

b. Do you think the narrator of the story is actually Poe?

c. What is Amontillado?

d. What leads someone to seek revenge? How can obsession with vengeance lead to tragedy?

e. What might be ironic about the name Fortunado in the story? Do you think this person is going to be fortunate or unfortunate?

5. Review and exit pass.