A Directed Listening-Thinking Activity for "The Tell-Tale Heart"

Materials and Technology

Student Interactives

Printouts

Websites

Preparation

 

MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY

• Computers with Internet access
  
  
• LCD projector (optional)

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STUDENT INTERACTIVES

Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Writing Poetry

Acrostic Poems

This online tool enables students to learn about and write acrostic poems. Elements of the writing process are also included.

 

Grades   K – 12  |  Student Interactive  |  Writing & Publishing Prose

Comic Creator

The Comic Creator invites students to compose their own comic strips for a variety of contexts (prewriting, pre- and postreading activities, response to literature, and so on).

 

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PRINTOUTS

• "The Tell-Tale Heart" Assignment Sheet
  
  
• Prediction Questions for "The Tell-Tale Heart"
  
  
• "The Tell-Tale Heart" Vocabulary Worksheet
  
  
• Wish and a Star Sheet

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WEBSITES

• 6 + 1 Trait® Writing model
• Poe's Life
• “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Edgar Allan Poe

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PREPARATION

1.	Photocopy "The Tell-Tale Heart" Vocabulary Worksheet and "The Tell-Tale Heart" Assignment Sheet for each student.
2.	Create overheads of The Tell-Tale Heart Vocabulary Worksheet and the Prediction Questions for "The Tell-Tale Heart".
3.	Bookmark the Acrostic Poems and Comic Creator on your classroom or school computers.

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