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English
_______ L6 Tell-Tale Heart/Funeral in My Brain Unit

Aim:
Wheredoesthemotifofguiltemerge?HowdoesPoedevelopthisideaintheconclusionofthestory?

L5LearningOutcome:
Inthislesson,studentscloselyreadparagraphs1418ofTheTellTaleHeartandanalyzethetextthroughan
evidencebaseddiscussion.

L5Text:
TheTellTaleHeartbyEdgarAllanPoe(paragraphs14through18)

AddressedStandard(s)

RL.910.2Determineathemeorcentralideaofatextandanalyzeindetailitsdevelopmentoverthecourseofthetext,
includinghowitemergesandisshapedandrefinedbyspecificdetailsprovideanobjectivesummaryofthetext.
RL.910.5Analyzehowanauthorschoicesconcerninghowtostructureatext,ordereventswithinit(e.g.,parallelplots),and
manipulatetime(e.g.,pacing,flashbacks)createsucheffectsasmystery,tension,orsurprise.

L4Vocabulary:

reposed(v.)rested
dissemble(v.)togiveafalseormisleadingappearance
deed(n.)somethingthatisdone,performed,oraccomplished
fatigues(n.)wearinessfrombodilyormentalexertion
gesticulations(n.)animatedorexcitedgestures
audacity(n.)boldnessordaring,especiallywithconfidentorarrogantdisregardforpersonalsafety,conventionalthought,orother
restrictions
vehemently(adv.)emotionally,passionately,intensely
mockery(n.)ridicule,contempt,orderision
hypocritical(adj.)thepretenseofhavingvirtues,beliefs,orprinciplesthatonedoesnotactuallypossess

GuidedPractice

Directions:
Respondtothefollowingquestionsincompletesentences,usingtextualevidencefromtheexcerpttosupportyourresponse?
(WritedowntheanswersontheSAMEsheetoflooseleafasyourL6Aim.LabelthemL6Questions.)

Questions
1. WhatdoesthenarratormeanbyIfoundthatthenoisewasnotwithinmyears?(par.16)
2. Whatishappeningtothenarratorinthisparagraph?(par.16)
3. Describethenarratorswayofspeakinginthebeginningofthisexcerpt.(par.16)
4. Whateffectisthenoisehavingonthenarrator?(par.16and17)
5. Howdothepolicereacttothenarratorsbehavior?(par.17)
6. Whydoesthenarratorthinkthepoliceweremakingamockeryofhishorror?(par.17)
7. Whydoesthenarratorcallthepoliceofficerssmiles
hypocritical
?(par.17)
8. Whatdrivesthenarratortoadmitthedeed?(par.18)
9. WhatistheeffectofPoesuseofpunctuationinparagraphs17and18?

IndependentPractice:QuickWrite#6
Directions:
Respondtothefollowingquestionincompletesentences,usingevidencefromthetexttosupportyourresponse.

Prompt:
Wheredoesthemotifofguiltemerge?HowdoesPoedevelopthisideaintheconclusionofthestory?

Homework
Homework:
FinishtheQuickWrite#6(andanyquestions).DueatthestartofL7.