Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit - The Black Cat - Tell Tale Heart - The Raven

Print and go short story annotations activities and projects for your next Edgar Allan Poe unit, Tell Tale Heart unit, Raven unit, or Black Cat unit! These short stories with comprehension questions contain short story annotations activities, graphic organizers, projects, questions, and answer keys. The included activities ask students to think deeply about text while practicing elements of literacy analysis. This Poe unit is a great addition to a short story unit on classic literature.

✅While this unit works anytime of the year, I love to do it around Halloween, and use the completed projects as spooky hallway displays!

✅Be sure to check out the thumbnails and preview for detailed information and images of exactly what is included in this resource.

✅BONUS - EDGAR ALLAN POE ONE PAGER RESOURCE NOW INCLUDED IN BUNDLE! SEE BELOW FOR MORE INFORMATION!

See all of the included resources by clicking on the links below:

• The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit - Questions - Activities

• The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Poetry Analysis Unit - Questions - Text Annotation

• The Tell Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe Short Story Unit - Questions - Activities

This creative and engaging package includes the following:

⭐Edgar Allan Poe Biography and Scavenger Hunt Activity: A full page reading passage on the life of Edgar Allan Poe is included, along with comprehension questions. An alternate classroom scavenger hunt activity is also included, with fact cards for students to hunt for and record. Detailed instructions and answer keys included!

⭐Full Text Stories/Poem and Annotation Activities: Full text versions of "The Black Cat", "The Raven", and "The Tell Tale Heart" are included. Short story annotation activities are built in to each page. This is great way to have students practice annotation skills and pulling key details from text. Regular versions of the stories/poem are also included.

⭐Group Discussion Cards: 15 different group discussion cards are included for each story/poem. These fun cards can be laminated for durability, and make for an engaging group activity. These are great for encouraging discussion and getting students to think deeply about the text.

⭐Comprehension Questions: A full page of comprehension questions for each story/poem are included. These ask students think deeply about text and search for text evidence. A full answer key is included.

⭐Story Element Questions: A full page of story element questions is included for each story/poem. These ask students to analyze the text and provide information on setting, protagonist, antagonist, point of view, and more. Students are also asked to provide a short summary. A full answer key is included.

⭐Comprehension Pennant Projects: A giant pennant project for each story/poem is included. These ask students to present their analysis in a fun and engaging way. Completed projects make great bulletin board displays!

⭐Edgar Allan Poe Projects and Graphic Organizers: A variety of different projects and graphic organizers for each story/poem are included. These include comic book creations, modern narrative writing, a movie poster project, and more. These activities are designed to help students analyze the texts while also being really fun and engaging.

⭐Edgar Allan Poe Final Essay: A final essay project, with rubric, is included. This essay asks students to pull text evidence from all three included texts to support their answers.

⭐TPT Digital Easel Activities - A digital version of these resources has been added for you to use online with your learners. All of the teacher pages and answer keys have been removed, so it is ready to assign. Text boxes have been added for you, so students can easily type in answers. Activities that are not designed to be done online, such as foldable activities, graphic organizers that require artistic elements, and final projects have been removed from the digital version of this resource.

✅BONUS EDGAR ALLAN POE ONE PAGER RESOURCE NOW INCLUDED IN BUNDLE!

⭐One Pager Information: A full page of information describing One Pagers - a great way to learn more about how to use this powerful teaching tool in your classroom.

⭐One Pager Tips and Tricks: A full page of tips and tricks to help you get the most out of using One Pagers in your classroom.

⭐One Pager Criteria: A full page of student instructions and criteria for them to follow when creating their One Pagers.

⭐One Pager Rubric: A One Pager Rubric is included to help make marking these fun projects easy.

⭐Image Inspiration: A page of full color images relating to Edgar Allan Poe are included, to help students struggling with ideas about what to draw and get those creative juices flowing.

⭐One Pager Templates: 6 different One Pager templates are included. Students can choose the templates that best suit their creative needs.

What teachers like you are saying about the resources included in this package:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"There is no better collection of poems and short stories to use around Halloween than those from Edgar Allen Poe. I absolutely love this resource and your students will be so excited. Definitely worth the buy!"

-Terry B

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"The only resources I need when planning the Poe unit!"

–ELA with Miss Greene

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"This unit is extremely useful in helping me to plan my own short story unit. It has everything I need to teach the story, as well as assess students' understanding."

-Charlotte R

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐"My students loved using this resource as we read through "The Raven". It provided structure and broke it down so we could analyze the poem stanza by stanza. This was a great resource for me since this is the first time I've taught this poem."

–Patricia E

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• The Raven Short Story Unit | Edgar Allan Poe | Questions | Text Annotation

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