- The Edgar Allan Poe Museum Website: The main purpose of the site is to promote the museum. Fans of Poe, however, can find biographical information, a family tree of Poe, theories about his death, selected works, educational resources, and an online store. The site makes certain all information is credible and accurate.
- The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore Website: Don't let the poor web design and subpar formatting deter you from the site. It's full of useful biographical information, studies of his writings, and copies of his short stories and poems. The site's main goal is to promote the Poe Society of Baltimore.
- Poestories.com: This is the Edgar Allan Poe of Edgar Allan Poe websites. In addition to biographical information, his complete short stories and poems, and a timeline of his writing, Poestories.com contains a photo gallery, quotes, summaries, wordlists, guestbook, links, and a forum. It is the most thorough of all Poe websites.
- The Knowing Poe Website: The site includes an excellent section for teachers with internet activities and lesson plans, and a section for parents to share Poe with their families.
Webquest Questions
- Provide the following biographical information: birthdate; birthplace; death date.
- What tragic childhood events influenced his writing?
- There are 13 theories on what caused Poe's death. List five of them.
- According to the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, what state did Poe call home?
- What does the Poe Society of Baltimore think about this claim?
- What famous military academy expelled Poe in 1831?
- Who did Poe marry? How old was she?
- What do you think about the marriage?
- What is "Murders in the Rue Morgue" the first of?
- When were "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Black Cat" written?
- When was "The Raven" published?
- Check out the Poe photo gallery. Which picture looks most like the Poe you envision while reading his stories?
- Sign the guestbook at Poestories.com.
- List five examples of "Poe in Your Life."
Besides your PowerPoint Project or Cardboard must include the following aspects:
1 Who was Edgar Allan Poe? Why is he a relevant author?
2 Timeline including events in Poe´s life and other historical events
3 Biography
3 Relevant quotes
4 Works
5 Photo Gallery
6 Bibliography
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- 3º ESO The linguistic contents for Unit 4 are:Vocabulary:- Life events- Uses of getGrammar:- Future tenses: will, be going to and the present continuous for future- Can, could and will be able toFunctional language- Phrases for invitationsPronunciation- Contractions (modal verbs)- Linking wordsPlease click the links on the left side of the page to do some exercises online.
