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“The Tell-Tale Heart” Booklet Project
You will be creating a booklet to prove your mastery of Edgar Allen Poe’s short story, “The Tell-Tale Heart.” The
following is a list of what is expected of you.
I. A booklet containing the following pages, in the correct order, and with these exact details: ………..5 points each
a. Front cover:
o Story title (“The Tell-Tale Heart”) AND author’s name (Edgar Allan Poe)
o Appropriate graphic – a SYMBOL from the story
o Name, date, and period.
b. Table of Contents:
o Titled “Table of Contents”
o NEATLY lists the next 6 pages in this order - 1. Setting, 2. Verbal Irony, 3. Situational Irony, 4.
Dramatic Irony, 5. Metaphor/Simile, 6. Resolution
o A short explanation of the symbol on the front page, explaining what it symbolizes.
c. Setting Page:
o Titled “Setting”
o Labeled “Page 1” in the upper right hand corner
o Includes a description of the following - Protagonist, Antagonist, Time, Place, and Duration
o Appropriate graphic
d. Verbal Irony Page:
o Titled “Verbal Irony”
o Labeled “Page 2” in the upper right hand corner
o Example begins with, “An example of verbal irony is when…”
o Explanation of examples choice beginning with, “This is an example of verbal irony because …”
o Appropriate graphic
e. Situational Irony Page:
o Titled “Situational Irony”
o Labeled “Page 3” in the upper right hand corner
o Example begins with, “An example of situational iron is when…”
o Explanation of examples choice beginning with, “This is an example of situational irony because …”
o Appropriate graphic
f. Dramatic Irony Page:
o Titled “Dramatic Irony”
o Labeled “Page 4” in the upper right hand corner
o Example begins with, “An example of dramatic iron is when…”
o Explanation of examples choice beginning with, “This is an example of dramatic irony because …”
o Appropriate graphic
g. Metaphor/Simile Page:
o Titled “Metaphor” OR “Simile” based on which one you chose
o Labeled “Page 5” in the upper right hand corner
o Example begins with, “An example of a metaphor or simile is …”
o Explanation of example choice beginning with, “This (metaphor/simile) adds to the mood of the story …”
o Appropriate graphic
h. Resolution Page:
o Titled “Resolution”
o Labeled “Page 6” in the upper right hand corner
o Example begins with, “The story was finally resolved when/by…”
o Appropriate graphic
II. Color (VERY MINIMAL white showing!!) and creativity ……………………...……5 points
III. Neatness, organization, no pencil or erasure marks – a finished looking product…5 points
Due on ________________________________
Points Possible _____________