"The Masque of the Red Death" project choices-due 9/25

-Write a one page report on Edgar Allen Poe/include the death of his wife/don’t just copy and paste-must be in your own words
-Write an essay on the symbolism in the story/must be in your own words/1 page
-Make a 3D representation of one of the rooms
-Draw a scene from the story
-Make a mask to represent an element of the story-examples-wealth; death; horror; time

Extra Credit Poem-Deadline extended to 9/25

Write a ballad and bring it to class or post it on the blog by Monday
Must be suitable for school and an original work by you
May borrow loosely from a traditional story such as “Star Wars”
Needs to be at least 20 lines long and tell a complete story with emphasis on a hero or heroine who overcomes a conflict
May be rhymed or unrhymed
May use any rhythmic pattern you choose, but should have a recognizable rhythm

Short Story links

"The Bridegroom"
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081005181346AAKrYgu
"Contents of a Dead Man's Pocket"
http://www.is.wayne.edu/mnissani/20302005/Deadman.htm
"The Monkey's Paw"
http://gaslight.mtroyal.ca/mnkyspaw.htm
"The Masque of the Red Death"
http://www.online-literature.com/poe/36/

New grandbaby

Where the Wild Things Are

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOEFnppm_A&feature=related

(YouTube reading of book)
After reading the children's book "Where the Wild Things Are," we are using the questions as guidelines to write a one and a half page essay. Tie the ideas together without actually writing the questions. You may alter the order. Due Friday.
Where the Wild Things Are
Use the following questions to help build a one and a half page essay. Do not write the actual question, but be sure to include the answer to each.
1. Describe Max.
2. Describe Max’s mother.
3. Why did Max’s mother punish him?
4. Was she right to do so? Why or why not?
5. Explain how the punishment suited the problem.
6. How did Max pass the time while in his room?
7. Where do you think he might have learned the trick for taming the wild things by staring into their eyes without blinking?
8. Why did they make him “king of the wild things”?
9. What do you think Max did during the “rumpus”?
10. What lesson did Max learn when he returned to a hot supper?
11. How do you think he will behave the next morning? Why?
12. What lesson do you think the author was trying to tell with the story?
13. Include a personal experience about when you were punished by being sent to your room. What did you do?
14. Include a personal experience where you used your imagination to help you through a challenging experience.