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Name:
Date:
Kalanj
English 2010 – 2011
Blk:
Unit 2: Short Stories
Cask of the Amontillado
Due: ___________
by: Edgar Allen Poe
The Museum of Edgar Allen Poe: http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php
Activities:
A) Character Sketch: This activity was worked on and completed during class
When complete, use a highlighter to assess you work on the provided rubric.
Then complete your good copy of the character sketch AND the rubric to this
sheet.
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B) Web Quest: Explore the Museum of Poe website
(http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php)and browse through the links.
Afterwards, answer the questions on this sheet. We will be go through this in
class.
Complete/
C) Questions: Complete the attached questions to the best of your ability. We
will be going through them in class. And remember, use your
close reading skills !!!
incomplete
-disc. marks
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Name:
Date:
Kalanj
English 2010 – 2011
Unit 2: Short Stories
Basic Poe Web Quest
Blk:
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http://www.poemuseum.org/index.php
Explore the above website and browse through the links. Afterwards, answer the following
questions.
1. Name 6 types of writing Poe has created
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
2. Complete this sentence: Poe is widely acknowledged as the inventor of the
____________________ and an innovator in the _________________ genre, but he made his
living as America’s first great literary critic and theoretician.
3. Poe was born on __________________.
4. By what age had Poe written and compiled enough poetry to publish his first book?
______________
5. What was the name Poe’s first published book?_________________________
6. How old was he when he published it? ____________
7. What did Poe die of? __________________________
8. How old was he when he died? ____________________
Create 2 more questions using information from this site.
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Name:
Date:
Kalanj
English 2010 – 2011
Blk:
Unit 2: Short Stories
Questions
1. How does not knowing what Fortunato did to Montressor intensify the horror of this story?
2. Explain how Montressor’s family motto is related to the story? To the actions of
Montressor?
3. How does Montressor manipulate Fortunato? What CHARACTER TRAITS make Fortunato
easy prey for Montressor?
4. What is the setting? What details of the setting contribute to the horror of this story?
5. What might Fortunato’s name mean? Why might Fortunato’s name be IRONIC?
.
6. Who is the PROTAGONIST of this story? Justify your answer.
7. Who is the ANTAGONIST of this story? Defend your answer.
8. Would the story be better or worse if you knew what Fortunato did to Montressor?
Explain.
9. Who is the narrator of this story? What kind of narrator is he?
10. Explain a symbol in the story.
11. Did listening to a pre-recorded reading of the story change your interpretation of it?
Explain.