•““The Tell-Tale Heart The Tell-Tale Heart Stations”Stations”

•You must label every station.You must label every station.•Label your paper correctly. Label your paper correctly. •We will work on the stations We will work on the stations Wednesday and Thursday in Wednesday and Thursday in class.class.•You must turn them in Friday. You must turn them in Friday. •You will have sslam time on You will have sslam time on Friday to finish any stations not Friday to finish any stations not completed!! We will not work on completed!! We will not work on these in class on Friday!! these in class on Friday!!

Station #1 IDEA VocabularyStation #1 IDEA Vocabulary

• You may write on this paper.You may write on this paper.

• Choose 6 words and complete the chart.Choose 6 words and complete the chart.

• Be sure to complete each section Be sure to complete each section thoroughly.thoroughly.

• Remember to choose 6 different things Remember to choose 6 different things for elaborate on all 6 words. (You can for elaborate on all 6 words. (You can not use the choices more than once.) not use the choices more than once.)

Station #2 Drawing ActivityStation #2 Drawing Activity• You work for a newspaper as the staff's artist. One of You work for a newspaper as the staff's artist. One of

your coworkers comes to you with a great story on Edgar your coworkers comes to you with a great story on Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and asks you to Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart" and asks you to illustrate it. For this news assignment, you must do the illustrate it. For this news assignment, you must do the following: following:

•   Choose a memorable scene from the story (example: the Choose a memorable scene from the story (example: the murder scene, the confession scene, etc.) and illustrate it murder scene, the confession scene, etc.) and illustrate it in color. in color.

• Give an explanation of the picture - what is happening in Give an explanation of the picture - what is happening in this scene? Be as specific as possible. You must write at this scene? Be as specific as possible. You must write at least 5 sentences explaining.        least 5 sentences explaining.        

• Finally, you must include two kinds of figurative Finally, you must include two kinds of figurative language, which you come up with on your own, to make language, which you come up with on your own, to make your description more interesting (choose two: your description more interesting (choose two: alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, idiom, and alliteration, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, idiom, and personification)personification)

• You may refer to your literature book under literary terms You may refer to your literature book under literary terms to refresh your mind on figurative language.to refresh your mind on figurative language.

• You are to draw on the plain white paper and it must be You are to draw on the plain white paper and it must be colored.colored.

Station #3 Comic CreatorStation #3 Comic Creator• You will need to create a comic strip/movie You will need to create a comic strip/movie

slide with at least six blocks that slide with at least six blocks that summarizes a portion of the story “The summarizes a portion of the story “The Tell-Tale Heart”Tell-Tale Heart”

• Think about six important parts of the Think about six important parts of the book. In each movie clip, sketch the scene book. In each movie clip, sketch the scene that shows that important part. that shows that important part.

• Remember details that you see, feel, Remember details that you see, feel, taste, and hear. Write a short title for taste, and hear. Write a short title for each scene on the top of the clip.each scene on the top of the clip.

• This will be your rough draft copy. When This will be your rough draft copy. When you are finished, you will need to use the you are finished, you will need to use the comic creator for the finished product.comic creator for the finished product.

• You may write on the paper provided.You may write on the paper provided.

Station #4 IPODSStation #4 IPODS• 11) First, push play on the iPod to play “The Tell-Tale Heart song.” ) First, push play on the iPod to play “The Tell-Tale Heart song.”

Look and Listen to the words as the song plays.Look and Listen to the words as the song plays.

• 2) Please write the questions on your own paper. Then read and 2) Please write the questions on your own paper. Then read and answer the following questions in answer the following questions in complete sentences: complete sentences:

A.A. Describe your mood prior to hearing this song. Describe your mood prior to hearing this song.B.B. How do you feel after you have listened to it? How do you feel after you have listened to it?C.C. What is your opinion of the song? What is your opinion of the song?

D.D.What judgement would you make about the songwriter?What judgement would you make about the songwriter?E.E.What choice would you have made if you had his same What choice would you have made if you had his same

feelings?feelings?F.F.What is one question you would ask in an interview with the What is one question you would ask in an interview with the

narrator?narrator?

• You may need to listen to the song more than once.You may need to listen to the song more than once.

• **On the back of your paper, draw a picture of your **On the back of your paper, draw a picture of your visualization as you listen to the song.visualization as you listen to the song.

  

Station #5 Computer Station #5 Computer ResearchResearch• 1) Using the internet, look up information about the author.1) Using the internet, look up information about the author.  • 2) Write the answers to the questions at your station on your own 2) Write the answers to the questions at your station on your own

sheet of paper. sheet of paper.   • 3) All questions must be complete!3) All questions must be complete!    • **Questions may also be found on my website if you run out of **Questions may also be found on my website if you run out of

time in class!!time in class!!  • ***You may use any search engine you prefer.***You may use any search engine you prefer.

• When you finish the author research, work on the comic creator. When you finish the author research, work on the comic creator. The website is on the back of the research questions.The website is on the back of the research questions.