1. Edgar Allan Poe American poet1809-1849given credit short story with inventing writer the gothic fiction editor and critic story Click to continuepractitioner of the macabrePoes death inventor ofby B. Vargas detective and crime 7th Grade English Language Artsremains a mysteryLamar Bruni-Vergara Middle School fiction

2. Welcome to the mind of Poe! In order to enter each story, you will need to solve a math problemthis is your key to enter. To navigate through the story, choose your destiny by selecting your pathGood Luck and Enjoy! Click on image to continue 3. You need the keysolve the problemMr. Poe bought 7 casks of amontillado for$4,500.00. He later bought another caskfor $740.00. What was the mean cost ofall the casks?A. $5,240.00 B. $655.00 C. $740.00Click here for clues 4. You need the keysolve the problemMr. Poe bought 7 casks of amontillado for$4,500.00. He later bought another caskfor $740.00. What was the mean cost ofall the casks?7 = $4,500.00 + 1 = $ 740.00A. $5,240.00 8 = $ 5,240.00 B. $655.00mean = average C. $740.00Click here to return 5,240 8=? 5. DO NOT ENTER! 6. The Mystery of EdgarAllan Poe ENTER 7. The Mystery of Edgar Allan PoeEdgar Allan Poes tales of terror were born out ofhis life filled with tragedies. And he used hissuffering to create some of the most powerful horrorstories ever written.His stories were so disturbing that it led some tothink of Edgar Allan Poe as a mad man or some sortof demented soul.Choice: Do you go inside?Or: Do you go home? 8. Too bad. You are faced with a pop quiz. Theres only one way out; hidden somewhere within a correct answer is the exit. 1. David Poe2. Elizabeth1784-1810 Arnold Hopkins1787-1811 3. John Allan4. Frances Allan1779-18341785-1829 5. Virginia Eliza Clemm 1822-1847 9. David Poe a.was a traveling actor b.was a cadet at West Point c.fathered four children. d.all of the above 10. Elizabeth Hopkins a. died of pneumonia. b. widowed once. c. died when Edgar was 5 yearsold. d. was a traveling actress. 11. John Allan a. left money in his will forEdgar. b. disowned Edgar. c. died of TB. d. discouraged Edgar to go to West Point. 12. Frances Allan a. died at the age of 24. b. had previously adopted twoother children, William andRosalie. c. was a famous actress. d. none of the above. 13. Virginia Clemm a. was 15 when she married Edgar. b. committed suicide. c. loved to play the violin. d. was Edgars first cousin. 14. You decide to go home. Unfortunately, you made Edgar Allan Poe feel uncomfortable as you stared at him with that "vulture-like" eye. Poe is upset, and he plans to murder you.RUN!!! HIDE!!! THE END 15. You are overcome with curiosity and show no fear; you decide to enter the mind of Poe. Suddenly, as you enter, a black cat jumps toward you and scratches your right cheek; blood splashes across your face and floor. You struggle to get the wild black cat off you and run. Choice: Do you run towards the back door? Or: Do you run into the library? 16. Excellent job on that pop quiz. That wasnt so difficult. Youve made it this far. I see youre still bleeding. That deranged black cat seems to be following you, still; its wailing is driving you insane. I think it wants something from you or DO to you, and its getting closer.Choice: Do you go through the swinging doors? Or: Do you go into the closet? 17. As you make your way out the back door, you trip and fall, slamming head first to the rocky ground. Your body convulses horrifically and then stops to a deathly-like halt. People thought you were dead, but little did they know you were in a coma. As a result, you are buried ALIVE!!!!THE END 18. At the library, you are confronted by an oldman with a vulture-like eye. He encouragesyou to take a quiz; you try not to notice theblood stain on his shirt. The old man comescloser, blood dripping from his chest. Heattempts to give you a sheet of paper. Choice: Do you run up the staircase? Or: Do you take the paper? 19. You go up the stairs. Your foot accidentally breaks into the 6th stair. A huge razor sharp blade swings towards your direction and slices you in half. That is the end of you.THE END 20. You go through the swinging doors. You walk through the room. You run further into the house, and in the middle of the room, a creature known as the Red Death begins to throw out tuberculosis, a highly contagious and deadly disease. Choice: Do you go into the closet? Or: Do you go into a passageway under the house? 21. You go into the closet. You are confronted by an orangutan, who is hanging from the hangar bar; it fiercely grabs you by your shoulders with its strong feet. You struggle to free yourself, but it slices your throat. It throws you through a trapdoor within the closet. You are never seen or heard again.THE END 22. You go into a passageway under the house. You make your way along, and it safely leads to a trapdoor that takes you back to where you started. However, you mysteriously disappear. Your corpse is later found and has been eaten by the conquering worm. Such was the life of Edgar Allan Poe, filled with tragic twists and turns and no happy endings.THE ENDClick here for class project. 23. Red Death is my name, and Ive come for you! 24. Nemo me impune lacessit(No one attacks me with impunity)You are walled alive for your insults. REVENGE is mine!!! 25. True!nervousvery, very nervous I had been and am; but why will you say that I am mad?Edgar cuts you to pieces. Your wrong answers made him uncomfortable . 26. You become increasingly hysterical as you see Madeline, Rodericks dead sister, standing by the bedroom door. She falls violently in death upon you, and you die of terror. 27. Create a News Skit Based on the students learning:TLW research tuberculosis and promote TB awareness. Students will be grouped in teams, each with a specific duty:researcher, PowerPoint designer, writer/editor and news anchors.English/Language Arts Listening, Speaking, Writing, Reading/Comprehension- discuss - sustain conversation on a topic - research - share information - follow the writing process - report information on findings via Power Point or any other form of presentation - answer open-ended questions - explain own learning -evaluate research using a rubric 28. The Bacille of Calmette and Gurin (BCG) vaccine