Ask students to explore the effect on them as readers of a story by Hawthorne in the third person and by Poe in the first person. Students can explore the consequences of these alternative techniques by writing a short film scenario for one episode from each author. To conclude, invite students to report on modern-day tales of the supernatural that they have enjoyed. Encourage students to cite other motifs that modern tales of the supernatural share with their 19th-century precursors. Explore also the competing tendencies within the genre toward allegorical or symbolic meaning on the one hand and the creation of extreme emotional effects on the other.
Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts.
Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiencees for a variety of purposes. Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems.