Lesson+9

**Lesson 9:** **﻿Poespace-A Network of Characters from the Works of Edgar Allan Poe**

**Description of lesson:**

Poespace is a “Poe” network used to share a character’s personal information. Now that the students have finished reading the short stories and poetry by Edgar Allan Poe, they must work individually to design a Poespace webpage for a significant character. The students will have to use a combination of details from the short stories or poetry and their imagination to complete the requirements.

**As****signment:**

Students will use the below criteria to create their poespace webpage on a particular character. This lesson will bring the short stories and poetry of Edgar Allan Poe to a close as students anlayze important characters. Students will work in the computer lab or on laptops in the classroom to put together their final project. The students will be provided examples of what the final project will look like and they will present their final webpages to the class. The assignment will take at least 2 class periods to complete. Any work not completed in class will need to be completed for homework.

Webpage Requirements: Bio Profile Information o activities (at least 2) o interests (at least 2) o favorite music o favorite quotes (at least 3) o about me: 5 quick lines about your character o education o song: 1 song that would represent your character (include song title and artist) The Wall Contacts Photos Incorporate at least 6 vocabulary words from the Poe unit, and indicate words using boldface, italics, or underlining.
 * create a short biography of your character (100 word minimum)
 * character’s network (job/school/community)
 * gender
 * “looking for”
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in;">birthday/age
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in;">family
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in;">hometown
 * contact information (address, phone number, email)
 * personal information – CHOOSE 4 OF THE FOLLOWING:
 * 5 posts/comments from at least 3 different characters
 * at least 5 friends or contacts with pictures and names
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in;">1 central photo of your character
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in;">3 additional photos relevant to your character’s life

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Resources/materials needed: **


 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">PowerPoint template

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"> media type="custom" key="8950632" <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Technology reflection:**
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Computers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">Copies of the short stories and poetry by Edgar Allan Poe
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">PowerPoint presentation including extensive examples of final project

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">﻿The technology used in this lesson will introduce students to a creative way of using PowerPoint. Students will relate their social network, Facebook, to a creative social networking page of ﻿one character from the Edgar Allan Poe unit. Students will also have a template created by the teacher in order to be successful in their own webpage using PowerPoint.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 14pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Evaluation:**

**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">﻿ **<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 12pt;">This lesson's main focus is on characterization and asks students to think critically when creating a social networking page related to a character from one of Poe's works. While its main focus in not on showing students how to use PowerPoint, it introduces students to this powerful presentation tool in a way that relates current trends to literature and characterization.