Edgar Allen Poe

Video Biography

• http://www.biography.com/video.do?name=edgarallanpoe

Poe Biography

• While watching the film, you will need to write the following information in your journal:

– Ten facts that you learn about Poe’s life.

– Write three specific reasons why Poe was inspired to write about creepy, sad, and suspenseful experiences.

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allen Poe

Acute (Adjective)

Highly sensitive

Raptors have acute hearing and vision, which is estimated to be eight to ten times that of humans. The ears of a raptor are an important tool in locating prey.

Example Sentence: The teacher’s acute hearing benefitted her when the students whispered their gossip of the day.

Vexed(verb)

Irritated

Example sentence: I vexed my cat when I tried giving her a bath.

Sagacitynoun

Keen perception, with foresight and judgment; wisdom

Example sentence: The student’s sagacity shocked the teacher: she thought he was just another mindless teenager hooked on video games and Red Bull.

Dissemble (Verb)

To hide the truth; pretend

Example Sentence: Halloween is the perfect day to dissemble.

Stifled (Adjective)smothered

Example Sentence: The heat stifled the kitten, making him collapse with exhaustion.

Crevice (noun)A crack

Example sentence: He slipped through the crevice in the ice, falling to his untimely death

Audacity(noun)

Shameless daring or boldness

Example sentence:

She had the audacity to stand up to the angry teacher.

Vehemently(Adverb)

With intense emotion

Example sentence: She vehemently screamed at the dog who used her beautiful front yard as a toilet.

Derision(Noun)

To Ridicule

Example sentence: The derision from the harsh audience made the actor leave the stage in shame.

Hypocritical(adjective)

False or deceptive, like a person who is pretending to be what he or she is not

Example sentence: When the health teacher was caught eating at McDonald’s every day, he was called hypocritical.

Story Time• Now write a complete story, using

the words we just went over within your sentences. You can change the form of the word (from noun to adjective, singular to plural, etc.) if you so wish. Remember to use imagery, have a definite/clear plot, and flesh out your character(s). It should be AT LEAST a page long.