Stuidents in grades 9-12 use a poem or story by and an article about Edgar Allan Poe to investigate the relationship between word choice and the reader’s mood and interpretation of a piece of writing. Each student then selects a favorite writer as the focus of a biography and interpretation of a passage of his or her writing.
Students in grades 9-12 identify the conventions of the horror genre and analyze films and texts to uncover these conventions in action. Their work culminates in a class celebration of the genre.
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