Instructions: Look at each website to answer the questions that go along with the website.
1. www.poemuseum.org
a.) What type of person was Edgar Allan Poe considered to be?
b.) When Poe was thirteen who advised Poe not to publish his poetry?
c.) In 1826 and after, how was Poe's life? What troubles was he suffering?
d.) Who wrote a fictitious story about Poe? Why?
2. www.biography.com/people/edgar-allan-poe-9443160
a.) How did Poe capture the imagination and interest of his readers?
b.) What happened to Poe's parents?
c.) When did Poe go to West Point?
Assignment: Create an obituary for Edgar Allan Poe detailing his life and his major works. The obituary needs to be done in PowerPoint, so that the slide can be brought to class. It can be in color or black and white. A picture of Edgar Allan Poe needs to be on the slide. Turn in the answers to the questions and the PowerPoint slide together
1. www.poemuseum.org
a.) What type of person was Edgar Allan Poe considered to be?
b.) When Poe was thirteen who advised Poe not to publish his poetry?
c.) In 1826 and after, how was Poe's life? What troubles was he suffering?
d.) Who wrote a fictitious story about Poe? Why?
2. www.biography.com/people/edgar-allan-poe-9443160
a.) How did Poe capture the imagination and interest of his readers?
b.) What happened to Poe's parents?
c.) When did Poe go to West Point?
Assignment: Create an obituary for Edgar Allan Poe detailing his life and his major works. The obituary needs to be done in PowerPoint, so that the slide can be brought to class. It can be in color or black and white. A picture of Edgar Allan Poe needs to be on the slide. Turn in the answers to the questions and the PowerPoint slide together