OCS Edgar Allan Poe Webquest and Wiki
- Log in to email.
- Go to squares/grid and click sites.
- Click red button that says create.
- Choose blank template and name it Poe Wiki by (your names).
- Select a theme.
- Click create at top of page.
- Click pencils to edit pages, add text, and pictures. Then, when you are done, click save in blue button at top.
- Click icon with + to add pages – add a pages one at a time. As you are adding each page, click the button under select location that puts the pages under “home” page and click create.
- Then click blue button save.
- You must go back to your home page before you add each page.
- Name the pages Biography, American Gothic, America in 1800s, Poe Hauntings, Poe Literature
Webquest:
- Biography of EA Poe – what were the important people/moments in his life – create a timeline
- Gothic Literature – what is it and how do you recognize it?
- GothicLiterature.ppt
- 1800-1850 America – what was going on that was important?
- Poe Hauntings – stories of his ghost
- Poe stories – find 1 story and 2 poems – and analyze the stories for 1) gothic elements and 2) traces of Poe’s biography – where does he write about his own life?
Webquest Questions
Biography
- When was Edgar Allan Poe born and when did he die?
- Create a timeline of 3-4 important events/moments in Poe’s life that affected how he looked at the world.
- Identify 2 women Poe loved and discuss his romances.
- List 2 problem/issues that Poe dealt with in his life.
American Gothic
- Define gothic literature
- List 2 important American gothic writers in the early to mid-1800s
- List 3-4 characteristics found in a gothic story
1800-1850 America – what was going on that was important
- List 5 events – culturally, economically, historically, politically that shaped American transcendentalism and anti-transcendentalism (gothic) literature
Poe Hauntings – stories of his ghost
- Describe 3 stories of Poe haunting one of his residences
Poe stories – find 1 story– and analyze them for 1) gothic elements including tone and how the elements enhance the central idea of the story and 2) purposeful use of figurative language
Wiki –
1. Create a wiki using google sites.
2. Have 5 pages(one for each section)
3. Each teammate will be responsible for information from one section of the webquestand contain at least one picture/video per page based on the information gathered from their section.
4. FOR THE LITERATURE PAGE: an excerpt of the story and the complete poems must be placed/uploaded on the page and you must highlight/bold gothic and literary elements in each text. There should be a color-coded key that identifies the elements.
Extra Credit to create a vine that fits the tone and mood of gothic literature and embed it on the gothic literature page
ConcernsAreas that Need Work
(Below Standard) / Criteria
Standards for this Performance / Advanced
Evidence of Exceeding Standards / Points Awarded
Biography
-includes timeline, 2 articles on his life, loves, and problems. Must have at least 2 pictures/videos
15 points
American Gothic
Includes article on definition and characteristics and an article onimportant gothic writers. Must have at least 2 pictures/videos
15 points
History
Includes 2 articles about historical events and give details with an explanation of how the event led to gothic ideas. Must have at least 2 pictures/videos
15 points
Poe Hauntings
Includes 2 articles on stories of Poe’s hauntings. Must have at least 2 pictures/videos
15 points
Poe Stories
Includes story excerpt and 2 poems that are highlighted and color coded. Each text should have 2-3 paragraph analyses.
30 points
Conventions: There are few grammatical errors. The author uses academic vocabulary rather than slang.
Maximum10 points