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Edgar Allan Poe Author Study (picture credit given to www.poestories.com) Choice 1: You may write a biography about Edgar Allan Poe. (5 paragraph essay) Edgar Allan Poe Author study Early life: Struggling writer: - - - - - - Final days and Closing: Write famous works: about your - thoughts and ideas - about Edgar Allan - Poe and some things you learned. -Intro: Recently in ELA we have explored an author study about Edgar Allan Poe. (I have learned, I really like, There are some really cool things about his poetry, He makes a lot of personal connections to his writing....) *You can use and expand any of these ideas in your introduction. -Early life...(loss, death, adopted) -Struggling writer...(money, death, alcohol) -Famous writer, after death (Tell Tale Heart, Annabel Lee, The Raven) -Closing.... I learned a lot about Edgar Allan Poe. I didnʼt know that much about EAP, he is now an author I would like to read more about. Choice 2: Write a response and interpretation to your favorite Edgar Allan Poe piece of writing that you have read in class. Edgar Allan Poe Favorite writing pieces My favorite writing piece that I -I really enjoyed this writing read during my author study of piece because...... Edgar Allan Poe was.... -In my opinion this was the best - writing piece because.... I have noticed a deeper In closing I have learned a lot meaning to the about Edgar Allan Poe and some poem_________. of his most famous writings. -The poem uses ﬁgurative -I would recommend the (poem language to describe or short story) to...../because...... - -In the future I would like to read more writing by Edgar Allan Poe. -My favorite Edgar Allan Poe writing piece was........ -I like this poem or story because.......... -In my opinion the best part of the poem or story....... -I think the deeper meaning (ﬁgurative meaning) of the poem is.... -I would recommend Edgar Allan Poeʼs writing to...... -Edgar Allan Poeʼs short stories end with an interesting twist......For example, (The Tell Tale Heart, Alone, Annabel Lee, A Dream Within A Dream, For Annie, The Sleeper, The Spectacles, The Raven) .

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