VOC 4 TEST TOMORROW, THURSDAY, 10/22
Short Story
"Masque of the Red Death"
Students will be introduced to the story, "Masque of the Red Death"
Goals:
Students will read about Edgar Allen Poe: Text pg. 78
1. Review 451
-Homework is due Friday
2. Introduce Edgar Allan Poe and "Masque of the Red Death"
Goals:
Students will read about Edgar Allen Poe: Text pg. 78
it is located in the packet entitled: "Dangerous Destinies" pg 78 in GC
**There is also an annotated copy of the story in this assignment.
Edgar Allan Poe- Born 1809
One of the first great American storytellers
His work helped define the term "Short Story"
Lived a tragic life
-orphaned at the age of 3
-Lived with a foster family -The Allans (his middle name)
-They paid for his college - However, they stopped paying when Edgar ran up gambling debts
--Married Virginia Clemm- died from tuberculous in 1887
-Poe became antisocial and depressed
-Was found delirious on a Baltimore street and died three days later- 1849
2. Students will discuss the Red Death:
-Ring Around the Rosy: Ring around the Rosy? Yes, you read it right. Most all of us know this common nursery rhyme, but do you know where it originated? Ring around the Rosy is actually a song about the Black Plague that originated in England. It says, "Ring around the rosy" meaning the red, rosy rings that form around the sores when you are infected. "Pocket full of Posy" resembles the sweet-smelling herbs, called posies, that were placed in peoples' pockets because they thought that bad smells contracted disease. "Ashes, Ashes, we all fall down" is translated to be the massive amounts of death and cremation of bodies during the 14th century in Europe when the disease broke out. Not such a fun and friendly nursery rhyme anymore, is it?
-Facts about the Black Death- http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/06/09_black-death.html
3.Students will learn about Symbolism-
Students will read page 338 in their text
-Ring Around the Rosy: Ring around the Rosy? Yes, you read it right. Most all of us know this common nursery rhyme, but do you know where it originated? Ring around the Rosy is actually a song about the Black Plague that originated in England. It says, "Ring around the rosy" meaning the red, rosy rings that form around the sores when you are infected. "Pocket full of Posy" resembles the sweet-smelling herbs, called posies, that were placed in peoples' pockets because they thought that bad smells contracted disease. "Ashes, Ashes, we all fall down" is translated to be the massive amounts of death and cremation of bodies during the 14th century in Europe when the disease broke out. Not such a fun and friendly nursery rhyme anymore, is it?
-Facts about the Black Death- http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/06/09_black-death.html
3.Students will learn about Symbolism-
Students will read page 338 in their text
- Symbols around us; In pairs, students should make a list of symbols encountered in everyday life...for example: A green light tells you that it is your turn to go; A red light tells you that it is your turn to stop; A bell may signal the beginning of the school day
Allegory -
An allegory is a story intended to be read on a symbolic level. In an allegorical story, the characters, settings and events are intended to have meanings independent of the actions in the surface story. For example, a story may stand for the entire world. In fact, the entire story can be seen as a symbol representing a truth about a condition of life.
An allegory is a story intended to be read on a symbolic level. In an allegorical story, the characters, settings and events are intended to have meanings independent of the actions in the surface story. For example, a story may stand for the entire world. In fact, the entire story can be seen as a symbol representing a truth about a condition of life.
Now it is your turn: List as many symbols as you can and indicate their meaning
Read page 173-174 Only
Identify the allegorical symbols:
Prince Prospero
The brazier of fire
the 7 rooms
the colors of the 7 rooms
What is an allegory?
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