Background
The Author: Edgar Allan PoeBiography
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Dark Romanticism / Gothic Literature |
The Research Paper Assignment
Conduct research into Edgar Allan Poe's literary works to develop an understanding of Poe's style and voice. Compile peer-reviewed articles from the Gale and INFOhio databases, Google Scholar, and so on. Also read and/or review the pertinent short stories and poems discussed in these articles. Write a research paper, minimum 5-7 pages, in support of an argument about Poe's writing.
Prompt:
Choose one of the following topics to write an essay.
OPTION #1: How do the choices Poe makes about his narrators affect his stories?
OPTION #2: How does Poe's purpose as a writer affect his stylistic choices?
OPTION #3: Considering what you know about Poe's life, his typical stylistic choices, his fiction, and/or his poetry, who was Edgar Allan Poe as a writer?
OPTION #1: How do the choices Poe makes about his narrators affect his stories?
OPTION #2: How does Poe's purpose as a writer affect his stylistic choices?
OPTION #3: Considering what you know about Poe's life, his typical stylistic choices, his fiction, and/or his poetry, who was Edgar Allan Poe as a writer?
Read/Review 3 or More of These Short Stories:
"The Black Cat" at Lit2Go
"The Cask of Amontillado" at Lit2Go
"A Descent into the Maelstrom" at Lit2Go
"Eleonora" at Lit2Go
"The Fall of the House of Usher" at Lit2Go
"The Imp of the Perverse" at Lit2Go
"Ligeia" at Lit2Go
"The Man of the Crowd" at Common Lit
"The Masque of the Red Death" at Lit2Go
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" at American English
"The Pit and the Pendulum" at Lit2Go
"The Purloined Letter" at Lit2Go
"The Tell-Tale Heart" at Lit2Go
"The Cask of Amontillado" at Lit2Go
"A Descent into the Maelstrom" at Lit2Go
"Eleonora" at Lit2Go
"The Fall of the House of Usher" at Lit2Go
"The Imp of the Perverse" at Lit2Go
"Ligeia" at Lit2Go
"The Man of the Crowd" at Common Lit
"The Masque of the Red Death" at Lit2Go
"The Murders in the Rue Morgue" at American English
"The Pit and the Pendulum" at Lit2Go
"The Purloined Letter" at Lit2Go
"The Tell-Tale Heart" at Lit2Go
In Addition You May Choose Any of These Poems:
"Annabel Lee" at Common Lit
"A Dream within a Dream" at Common Lit
"Eldorado" at Poetry Foundation
"The Lake" at Poem Hunter
"The Raven" at Common Lit
"A Dream within a Dream" at Common Lit
"Eldorado" at Poetry Foundation
"The Lake" at Poem Hunter
"The Raven" at Common Lit
See Ms. Haynam if you wish to include another work by Poe not listed above.
The Research:
1. Find at least 5 high quality sources to cite in your paper. Shoot for peer reviewed articles at the Gale and INFOhio databases. Then try Google Scholar. Also, you may use the Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe Poe book that Ms. Haynam has (can photo pages you need).
2. You will also cite Poe's short stories and/or poems that you use to exemplify your points. Use a minimum of 3. The focus will be quoting from the scholarly articles although you may paraphrase or quote from the Poe works in the discussion of the points made in the articles.
3. You will use NoodleTools to cite sources, create notecards, and so on.
2. You will also cite Poe's short stories and/or poems that you use to exemplify your points. Use a minimum of 3. The focus will be quoting from the scholarly articles although you may paraphrase or quote from the Poe works in the discussion of the points made in the articles.
3. You will use NoodleTools to cite sources, create notecards, and so on.