The Dark Romantics – Edgar Allan Poe

The Raven

Continuing with Poe, we will read his classic poem “The Raven.” This poem follows Poe’s style of mystery and madness. You can read this poem in the textbook on page 326 or by visiting this link.

Upon completing the poem, complete the following assignment.

The Fall of the House of Usher

We will continue learning about the romanticism era by starting off with Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher.” This short story is filled with excitement and suspense based on a mysterious man and the house in which he lives in. This story can be found on page 308 of the textbook, or you can read the text directly from the Internet.

After finishing the text, you are required to complete the questions at the end of the story in the text on page 325. Your final assessment will be to create a brochure selling Usher’s house using the vivid details that was described to you in the story. For a rubric of this assignment, click here.

Welcome Back!

We hope you all had a wonderful holiday break. We’d like to take this time to welcome you to American Literature and American Literature Honors.  Some of you are new to our class, and we’d like to welcome you to an adventure in literature and writing that you will never forget.

You will find a copy of the spring 2009 syllabus by clicking the tab that says “About” at the top of the page. Please become acquainted with the requirements and expectations of the class. Also, you can always have access to your teacher through this blog, email and via telephone. For Mr. D’Agostino’s or Ms. Royal’s contact information, click the tab at the top that reads “About.” Please take advantage of this site as a tool to assist you with staying connected to your class.