The Fall of the House of Usher Complete Unit - Digital & Print

Looking for engaging materials for "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe that your students will enjoy and not complain about? This unit in both print and digital format will have your students interacting with this difficult Poe text in no time.

What's included . . .

► Step-by-step lesson plans for 6 days.

► Daily aligned Common Core Standards

► Clean copy of original story - printable and shareable link (digital story comes in a clean version and a version with added pictures to capture students' attention.)

► Clean copy of abridged story for struggling readers - printable and shareable link (digital story also has clean version and added picture version to choose from). Abridged version has all the meat of the original with about half the pages to read.

► Reading guide with answer key (works with both original and abridged versions)

► Reading comprehension printable quiz in two versions with 10 multiple choice questions and answer key -works with both versions of the story.(Editable) Also comes in an editable self-checking Google Form with answers scrambled.

► Unique vocabulary puzzle that relates to the story but is challenging and fun to solve. This can be printed for a hands-on activity or completely digitally where students move the puzzle pieces in Google Slides.

► Close reading drawing & writing activity where students use text-based descriptions to recreate the inside or outside of the Usher mansion and write a paragraph using quotes from the text to explain their choices. A house template is provided along with examples and a rubric for grading it. Students can also complete this digitally.

► Task for evaluating author's choices

► Research on a real-world issue related to the story.

► Hands-on plot activity for categorizing exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution - with answer key. Can be used as a worksheet if you do not want students cutting and pasting. Students move pieces for the interactive digital version into the correct places on the plot pyramid.

► Viewing guide for the 1960 movie starring Vincent Price is included if you choose to watch it along with a comparison/contrast activity for print and non-print texts.

► Final test with 30 printable questions in 2 versions with answer key (Editable). Also comes in an editable, self-checking Google Form with answers scrambled.

This unit has so much to offer! Collaboration and individual work, close reading, incorporation of quotes, research, and hands-on activities add variety to the classroom and make learning more fun and engaging.

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