The student will write an essay focusing on Poe's use of irony, sounds and foreshadowing in The Cask of Amontillado. Ask the class to write in their journals, indicating the scariest movie they have ever seen. Make sure that they also write a brief description of why the movies were so frightful. He used a variety of literary techniques, in addition to fresh and thoughtful storylines in order to create an effect of sheer horror. In order to do this most effectively, split students into groups, with one person from each group operating the computer, one person documenting the findings, and the other group members guiding the group's efforts.
Groups can then split up and the documenters can report their findings to the class.
Split students into groups of 4. After each piece has been read, the Vocabulary expert will provide meaning for any difficult words or phrases and the summarizer will provide a summation of the story. Each group will be assigned one of the three literary devices used by Poe, so this will work best if 2 groups cover each of the devices. Groups are to finish reading the story and write down 3-5 examples of the device as it is used in the tale. They are also to write an explanation of each of these examples.