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The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe Abridged - Print & Digital

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Selena Smith
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Grade Levels
7th - 12th
Resource Type
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16 PDF; 7 Google Slides; Google Form
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Thank you for this resource! It was helpful to have a shortened version of the story to help my students.
My students love this story, but always have difficulty getting into the story due to the length and the language. Thank you for helping with this!

Description

Looking for an abridged version of "The Fall of the House of Usher" by Edgar Allan Poe that has all the meat of the story without the repetitive and wordy parts? This resource helps struggling readers grasp the story with a much easier-to-understand version about half the size of the original. Plus, it is print and digital!

What's included . . .

Lesson instructions that include a bell ringer and link to a video trailer to spark students' interest in the story

Clean copy of abridged version of "The Fall of the House of Usher" plus Poe biographical sketch

Reading Guide with answer key

Reading Quiz in 2 versions with answer key - Editable.

Digital version of story with additional images to capture students' attention (a digital link is also included for a copy without the extra images.)

Google Slides reading guide with text boxes already inserted

Google Form for reading quiz - Editable

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Total Pages
16 PDF; 7 Google Slides; Google Form
Answer Key
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Teaching Duration
2 days
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Standards

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Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text, including determining where the text leaves matters uncertain.
By the end of grade 11, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, in the grades 11-CCR text complexity band proficiently, with scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.By the end of grade 12, read and comprehend literature, including stories, dramas, and poems, at the high end of the grades 11-CCR text complexity band independently and proficiently.

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