Author biography project poster

The king of American Gothic literature can be celebrated any time of the year, but we tend to teach our Edgar Allan Poe unit around the fall months. We bring in the spooky backdrop of Halloween.

Are you looking for new and exciting ways to celebrate one of the darkest writers of all time? Introducing Edgar Allan Poe activities into your classroom will make for a fun Fall with spooky stories. While Edgar Allan Poe’s work is very dark in nature, students love how they welcome Fall (and a little “darkness”) into their ELA classroom.

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I know what you might be thinking, “Edgar Allan Poe’s work can be difficult to comprehend and work through.” While his writing style can be hard to grasp, students will delve into stories like The Tell-Tale Heart, and poems like, The Raven.

Flip Book Activities

One way to bring Poe’s work into your classroom is with some fun interactive notebook style flip book activities. These