The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe with Adapted/Abridged Text - Print & Digital

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Thank you so much for this. It made teaching The Black Cat so much easier, and the resources kept my students engaged.
This resource was challenging for 6th but with some scaffolding, it can be done! Great for higher students.
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Description

This week long lesson on the short story “The Black Cat” by Edgar Allan Poe can be printed, used digitally, or a combination of the two. All resources are Google Drive resources (primarily Google Docs unless otherwise noted as Google Slides, Google Forms, etc.). These resources include support for struggling readers and writers and/or special education students, such as adapted and abridged texts, chunked questions, graphic organizers, repeated skill practice, and suggested transitions for writing.

This lesson focuses on the skills of first person point of view and unreliable narrator. Terms covered include: first person point of view, third person limited point of view, and third person omniscient point of view, tone, voice, persona, and unreliable narrator.

Includes:

*Note taking Google Slides with guided practice

*3 adapted, abridged versions of the text with questions (about 1/3 of the original text)

*Vocabulary homework (print & Google Form versions)

*Vocabulary based warmups and closings (Google Slides with Google Form submission)

*Vocabulary quiz (print & Google Form versions)

*Constructed response prompt (Google Slides) and form

*Extension activities

*Answer keys

*List of related Common Core standards (CCSS)

*Usage guide

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Teaching Duration
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Standards

to see state-specific standards (only available in the US).
Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text.
Analyze how and why individuals, events, and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text.
Assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.
Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

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