Directions:
The following is a brief overview of the steps you will need to take to complete this WebQuest. Look below for more detailed instructions.
Within your group you will divide yourselves into the following categories: Reporter, Detective, Editor, and Historian. Keep in mind, everyone will need to help research and write the final product to gain maximum points. You will be evaluated by your group members. Watch the video below before you start your research.
*Individually create a new Google Doc for Part 1 (you may have a document already generated in google classrooms). At the top of the Google Doc, you should include your job. Then, look at the job descriptions below. Each job has specific questions to answer. You should do your research on the websites provided. Include EVIDENCE to support your answers. (This document should be submitted to your teacher for credit).
* As a group create a new Google Slides for Part 2 (you may have one already generated in google classrooms). Share your information with your group and discuss what you learned using the guided questions. Each member should contribute to the discussion, and you should take notes for each question. (This should be submitted to your teacher for credit). As group members are sharing decide what information is important enough to include in your presentation of Poe. **You will be presenting this information to the class. Include 1 statement about his personal life, 1 statement about his literature, and 1 statement about his family (This information may be bulleted on an index card).** Keep in mind that you need to discuss the literature, his family, and his personal life in your group. His entire life was engulfed by the mystery aspects of his literature.
Within your group you will divide yourselves into the following categories: Reporter, Detective, Editor, and Historian. Keep in mind, everyone will need to help research and write the final product to gain maximum points. You will be evaluated by your group members. Watch the video below before you start your research.
*Individually create a new Google Doc for Part 1 (you may have a document already generated in google classrooms). At the top of the Google Doc, you should include your job. Then, look at the job descriptions below. Each job has specific questions to answer. You should do your research on the websites provided. Include EVIDENCE to support your answers. (This document should be submitted to your teacher for credit).
* As a group create a new Google Slides for Part 2 (you may have one already generated in google classrooms). Share your information with your group and discuss what you learned using the guided questions. Each member should contribute to the discussion, and you should take notes for each question. (This should be submitted to your teacher for credit). As group members are sharing decide what information is important enough to include in your presentation of Poe. **You will be presenting this information to the class. Include 1 statement about his personal life, 1 statement about his literature, and 1 statement about his family (This information may be bulleted on an index card).** Keep in mind that you need to discuss the literature, his family, and his personal life in your group. His entire life was engulfed by the mystery aspects of his literature.
Part 1: CONNECTING TO POE’S LIFE – RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Directions: As a group, use the following questions to help you complete your quest to unravel the mystery behind Edgar Allan Poe and what inspired his writing.
**Create a Google Doc for your individual research. Copy and paste the questions into the Google Doc. Divide up the research according to your job: Researcher, Editor, Detective, Historian. Your jobs are listed below. Coordinate your team’s efforts to find out about Poe’s life.
Be sure to submit your research to your teacher on Google Classroom.
1. When was Edgar Allan Poe born?
2. Where was Edgar Allan Poe born, and what was his name at birth?
3. What name was he given at his baptism?
4. Who were Poe’s birth parents, and what happened to them?
5. Who were Poe’s adopted parents, and what did you learn about them?
6. Where was he educated?
7. Record the names and dates of the places Poe lived during his lifetime.
8. What types of jobs did he have?
9. What kind of writing was his first love?
10. Name the new genre Poe is accredited with creating.
11. What famous work was published in 1841, and what was significant about it?
12. What were some of the titles and dates of Poe’s work?
13. Who were the important women in Poe’s life, and when did they die?
14. Who was Poe’s wife, and what was unusual about her?
15. What was Poe’s relationship with his adoptive father? Give 3 or 4 specific examples to illustrate.
16. What were some of the tragic events Poe faced during his life?
17. How do you think these may have influenced Poe’s writing?
18. Do you think Poe’s frequent moves impacted his work? Explain.
19. Do you think the time period in which Poe lived is reflected in his writing? Explain.
20. What other interesting facts or information did you learn about Poe?
**Create a Google Doc for your individual research. Copy and paste the questions into the Google Doc. Divide up the research according to your job: Researcher, Editor, Detective, Historian. Your jobs are listed below. Coordinate your team’s efforts to find out about Poe’s life.
Be sure to submit your research to your teacher on Google Classroom.
1. When was Edgar Allan Poe born?
2. Where was Edgar Allan Poe born, and what was his name at birth?
3. What name was he given at his baptism?
4. Who were Poe’s birth parents, and what happened to them?
5. Who were Poe’s adopted parents, and what did you learn about them?
6. Where was he educated?
7. Record the names and dates of the places Poe lived during his lifetime.
8. What types of jobs did he have?
9. What kind of writing was his first love?
10. Name the new genre Poe is accredited with creating.
11. What famous work was published in 1841, and what was significant about it?
12. What were some of the titles and dates of Poe’s work?
13. Who were the important women in Poe’s life, and when did they die?
14. Who was Poe’s wife, and what was unusual about her?
15. What was Poe’s relationship with his adoptive father? Give 3 or 4 specific examples to illustrate.
16. What were some of the tragic events Poe faced during his life?
17. How do you think these may have influenced Poe’s writing?
18. Do you think Poe’s frequent moves impacted his work? Explain.
19. Do you think the time period in which Poe lived is reflected in his writing? Explain.
20. What other interesting facts or information did you learn about Poe?
Part 2: Group Discussion
Now that you know something about Edgar Allan Poe, it is time to consider what you have found. As a group, and using the information you have learned about Poe’s life, discuss the following questions, copy and paste them into a Google Slides and submit them to the Google Classroom:
1. In what ways was Poe’s life remarkable, despicable, or admirable? Explain.
2. Which of Poe’s qualities or traits proved most troubling and difficult?
3. Which of Poe’s qualities or traits proved most beneficial?
4. Did Poe make any major mistakes or bad decisions? If so, what were they and how did Poe handle or not handle them?
5. What are the two or three most important lessons you or any other person might learn from the way Poe lived?
1. In what ways was Poe’s life remarkable, despicable, or admirable? Explain.
2. Which of Poe’s qualities or traits proved most troubling and difficult?
3. Which of Poe’s qualities or traits proved most beneficial?
4. Did Poe make any major mistakes or bad decisions? If so, what were they and how did Poe handle or not handle them?
5. What are the two or three most important lessons you or any other person might learn from the way Poe lived?
Job Descriptions
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