Day 2

Poe's Short Stories Lesson Plan

Classroom Activities

  1. 1

    Translation Activity

    Kind of Activity:

    Individual Writing

    Objective:

    Students will translate a key phrase from the text.

    Common Core Standards:

    CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2

    Structure:

    Make sure students have read “The Purloined Letter” before this activity.

    Explain to students that by now, they have probably noticed that Poe uses non-English words in his stories sometimes. Seeing words in another language for works you have to read for school can bring up complicated feelings. Give students a moment to talk about how they feel when they encounter these non-English words. Allow students to discuss for about 10 minutes.

    Then, instruct students to translate the phrase at...

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