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Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849

Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849. As you watch this short movie about Edgar Allan Poe, ask yourself: How did specific events in Poe’s life influence his writing?. At your table, talk about:. What did you learn about Poe that surprised you? What questions do you have about Poe’s life?

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Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849

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  1. Edgar Allan Poe1809-1849 As you watch this short movie about Edgar Allan Poe, ask yourself: How did specific events in Poe’s life influence his writing?

  2. At your table, talk about: • What did you learn about Poe that surprised you? • What questions do you have about Poe’s life? • We’ll share ideas as a class in three minutes.

  3. Early Life How would you describe Poe’s mother and father? What important events happened in young Edgar’s life by the time he turned three?

  4. What is tuberculosis? Now the disease is very rare, because of advances in antibiotics and proper hygiene. In the 1800s, the disease was deadly. It is an infection of the lungs, and was very contagious (can be passed through coughing) during the years Poe was alive. Symptoms include weakness, weight loss, fever, coughing, sweating, and more. Robert Koch, winner of the Nobel Prize in 1905, is credited with discovering the bacteria that caused tuberculosis, and through his discoveries we’ve been able to control this disease.

  5. Tuberculosis What women in Poe’s life were stricken with this disease? How did tuberculosis influence his view of the world and his writing?

  6. Poverty What are some causes of the poverty Poe experienced as a child and as an adult? How might this poverty have affected his writing?

  7. Edgar Allen Poe and the NFL Have you ever wondered how the Baltimore Ravens got their name? Poe lived in Baltimore for a few years. Read this excerpt from his famous poem….

  8. “The Raven” by Edgar Allen Poe Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door."'Tis some visiter," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door— Only this, and nothing more." Who do you think the visitor is? Here is the first stanza to Poe’s famous poem. It has a musical rhythm that made it very popular when it was published.

  9. More about Edgar Allen Poefrom www.enotes.com 2011 Poe was known to revise his writing with painstaking care, spending hours and hours rewriting and fine-tuning. Poe was known to have both a drinking and a gambling problem. These issues might have contributed to his erratic behavior. The circumstances of Poe’s death are not definitive. Some believe his death was the result of injuries from an accident, while others think alcohol or diabetes contributed to his death. Scholars still argue about this topic, and it remains a tantalizing mystery.

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