Warm-Up

• What do you know about Edgar Allan Poe? Write down anything you have read or heard about his famous dark writer.

• Watch the mini-bio• Write two things you learned about Poe

Content Language Objective

To understand and explain nuances of character and the way characterization advances plotTo write a CSE paragraph analyzing the characterization of Montresor or Fortunato

Amontillado

Crypt

Conical Cap and Parti-striped dress

Catacombs

Cask

De Grave

Nitre

Motley

Medoc

Vaults

Vintages

Palazzo

Puncheons

Roquelaire

Word Category Chart

• Work with your group to organize ALL the words into three or four categories

Wine

DeGrave

Read and Annotate

• Read and Annotate “Catacombs and Carnival”• Summarize below one key point

Characterization• Characterization is the methods a writer uses

to reveal the personality of characters– What they do (actions)– What they say (dialogue)– Description (narration)

Quickwrite

• Make a prediction based on the two characters’ names:– Montresor (narrator)– Fortunato

• Add your predictions to the characterization notes sheet on the back of your packet– Include a note for each character

Close Reading and Marking the Text

• Underline anything that is interesting, circle anything confusing, and make notes and drawing in the margins.– What do they look like?– How do they behave?– Are they reliable?– What are their personality types?

Narrative Writing Prompt

• “The Cask of Amontillado” begins with this sentence: “The thousand injuries of Fortunato, I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge.” Using what you know about the two characters, write a creative story about one of these “injuries.” Your story should include a well-developed conflict and resolution as well as dialogue and suspense to enhance the plot.

Close Reading and Marking the Text

• Underline anything that is interesting, circle anything confusing, and make notes and drawing in the margins.– What do they look like?– How do they behave?– Are they reliable?– What are their personality types?

Character AnalysisDescribe the characterization of either Montresor or Fortunato. Use text to support your characterization and explain how it develops the character.