The Tell Tale Heart Literary Analysis Lesson Plan for 8th Grade Example Students

Topic:The Tell-Tale Heart Literary Analysis

Objectives & Outcomes

• By the end of this lesson, students will be able to analyze the literary devices used in Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart and understand their significance in the context of the story.

Materials

• Copies of The Tell-Tale Heart for each student
• Handouts with examples of literary devices and their definitions

Warm-up

• Have students close their eyes and think of a scary story they have heard or read before.
• Ask them to share the title and a brief description of the story with the class.
• As a class, identify the elements of suspense, mystery, and horror in the story and discuss how the writer may have achieved these effects through the use of specific literary devices.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the story "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe and explain that it is a classic example of horror writing.
• Discuss the main characters and their motivations.
• Analyze the use of specific literary devices such as imagery, repetition, and symbolism to create suspense, mystery, and horror in the story.
• Have students work in small groups to analyze specific passages from the story and identify the literary devices being used.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs to analyze a specific passage from the story and identify the literary devices being used.
• Have each pair present their findings to the class and discuss as a group.

Independent Practice:

• Have students choose a different passage from the story and create a visual representation of the literary devices present in their chosen passage.
• Students can use a variety of mediums, such as drawing, painting, collage, or digital art, to create their visual representations.
• Have students present their visual representations to the class and explain how the chosen literary devices contribute to the overall meaning of the passage.

Closure:

• Review the key points of the lesson, including the importance of using literary devices in writing and the meaning behind each of the -selected literary devices.

Assessment:

• Administer a short quiz to assess the students' understanding of the meaning behind the literary devices and their use in writing.-Closure:
• Hold a small group or individual closure activity where students share their stories and discuss their use of literary devices.