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POE TAKE HOME SHORT ESSAY TEST DUE FRIDAY 12/2
 Definition for "Tell-Tale": noun  1. a person who heedlessly or maliciously reveals private orconfidential matters; tattler; talebearer. 2. a thing serving to reveal or disclose something. 3. any of various indicating or registering devices, as a timeclock. adjective  9. that reveals or betrays what is not intended to be known: atelltale blush. 10. giving notice or warning of something, as a mechanicaldevice.

POE/DOYLE/SHORT STORIES OPEN BOOK AND OPEN NOTE "TWIZ" ON TUESDAY 11/22
YOU MAY NOT USE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ON THE QUIZ TOMORROW (SO DON'T PRINT AND BRING THEM TO CLASS), BUT YOU MAY UPDATE AND REVISE YOUR NOTES USING THESE DOCUMENTS.

A Poe Connection to Service Learning!
 When Bob Curry and Tom Voss of Dry Hootch came to lunch, Lexie noticed a patch on Mr. Curry's jacket... The patch featured a raven and the word "Nevermore." This patch honors a group of pilots that secretly fought in Laos during the VietNam War Era. They were called "the Ravens."

Raven FAC homepage During the course of American history, there have been many covert military operations. None, however, reached the scope or intensity of the war in Laos during the Viet Nam era. The backbone of this war were the Ravens-Forward Air Controllers (FACs) who flew small, slow propeller driven airplanes. The mission of the Ravens was to support indigenous forces in Laos in their fight against invading forces from North Vietnam.
 * Learn more about the Ravens:**

The Ravens were all volunteers who had previous experience as FACs in South Viet Nam. Due to international treaties, the Ravens were "divorced" from the USAF. They wore only civilian clothes, and operated out of generally small fields at different sites in the Kingdom of Laos. They had cover stories to explain their presence in Laos, but I don't think anyone believed the stories other than USAF headquarters types. Most Ravens knew little or nothing about what they were volunteering for, other than it was classified, exciting, and was far removed from the bureaucratic battles and political rules of engagement in South Viet Nam.

Jim F. Lemon, one of the first Ravens: After 20 minutes of flattery, the commander began to describe a unique posting. "It was a FAC assignment--he'd already convinced us we were the two best FACs in the Air Force--but the rest of it was mysterious," Lemon says. "We'd be operating special airplanes and working a separate and very important part of the war. Most intriguing, we'd be the experts. We'd run our own show. All we had to do was volunteer. There was no question about it--we were eager volunteers."

This war was more intimate than the one pilots were accustomed to in Vietnam, with its bureaucratic rules. Both living with, and fighting alongside, the Hmong proved gratifying to many of the Ravens. "I think all of us very quickly developed sympathy with these people and threw a little bit more of ourselves into the war than what we were seeing perhaps in South Vietnam," Lemon says. "It only took you about a month or two to realize that this was an extraordinary mission."

Poe/Doyle-Inspired Creative Writing Assignment -- Horror/Suspense/Mystery Short Story
-- Assignment Sheet. Follow instructions and due dates as stated on this doc. -- Peer Review.

DON'T FORGET YOUR __**ORIGINAL**__ IMAGE TO ACCOMPANY YOUR STORY. SEE ASSIGNMENT SHEET.

Read our own short stories inspired by Poe or Doyle in the discussion area below.
Students, to submit your short story, please do the following: 1. Sign in. (Instructions on main page of wiki). 2. Select your section's discussion area subject. Be sure you click on YOUR section! <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">3. In the reply box, type your first name and last initial. Please don't use your last name! <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">4. Copy and paste your story in the reply box. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">5. Clean up the formatting of your story. Skip a line between paragraphs and lines of dialog since you cannot indent on wikispaces. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">6. Submit. <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">include component="comments" page="EdgarAllanPoe" limit="100"

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Poe Extra Credit Opportunity!
Edgar Allan Poe's profile page @ Figment Steampunk Poe Contest @ Figment //**Be sure to follow the instructions for teachers and students at the bottom right of the screen!**// Steampunk Poe @ Figment's facebook What's steampunk? @http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steampunk
 * Steampunk Poe @ Figment**

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; text-align: center;">Edgar Allan Poe ====

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Poe Docs:
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> -- Poe vocabulary list. Learn all the words plus their synonyms and antonyms. If a word, synonym, or antonym is on this document, it is fair game on tests and quizzes!

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Life and Times of Poe Project Docs:
<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">See resources for Life and Times of Poe Project below (scroll down). -- Assignment sheet for Life and Times of Poe Project -- Rubric for Life and Times of Poe Project -- Peer Review for Life and Times of Poe Project

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">**Ms. Barth's Posterous space on Poe (still under construction!)**
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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Poe Project -- "The Life and Times of Edgar Allan Poe":
NOTE: You must use at least THREE different sources, and at least ONE must be a book or article. Check the book cart in our classroom and look for these articles listed below on ProQuest. For online research, use the Poe Custom Google Search below. Please remember, you may use only those sources approved by Ms. Barth!

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Articles on ProQuest:

 * Jill Lepore. "THE HUMBUG :A Critic at Large. " //The New Yorker// 27 Apr. 2009: Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest. Web. 20 Oct. 2009.
 * Diane Cole. "Investigate Tales of Edgar Allan Poe. " //U.S. News & World Report// 29 Dec. 2008: Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest. Web. 20 Oct. 2009.
 * Fountain, H., S. Freedman, A. Martin, S. Mydans, I. Urbina, and S. Bilyeu. "Poe in Motion? " //New York Times Upfront// 20 Oct. 2008: Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest. Web. 20 Oct. 2009. -- It would be fun to compare this article to the ones from the Historical New York Times!
 * Gary Scharnhorst. "The History of a Letter: Edgar Allan Poe to Joseph M. Field in 1846. " //ANQ// 19.4 (2006): 26-29. Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest. Web. 20 Oct. 2009.
 * E L Doctorow. "Our Edgar. " //The Virginia Quarterly Review// 82.4 (2006): 241-248. Platinum Periodicals, ProQuest. Web. 20 Oct. 2009.

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Poe Custom Google Search:
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<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Poe Links:
[|Edgar Allan Poe Museum] [|Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore] [|PoeStories.com] [|A Poe Webliography: Edgar Allan Poe on the Internet] Poe at the Philadelphia Free Library Knowing Poe Nevermore: The Edgar Allan Poe collection of Susan Jaffe Tane at Cornell University

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Story and Poem Publication Information:

 * "The Tell-Tale Heart" -- First published in //The Pioneer// in 1843 (http://eapoe.org/works/info/pt043.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tell-Tale_Heart)
 * "The Cask of Amontillado" -- First published in //Godey's Lady's Book// in 1846 (http://eapoe.org/works/info/pt063.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_cask_of_amontillado)
 * "The Masque of the Red Death" -- First published in //Graham's Magazine// in 1842 (http://eapoe.org/works/info/pt038.htm andhttp:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_masque_of_the_red_death)
 * "The Raven" -- First published in //American Review// in 1845. Poe had attempted to publish it in //Graham's Magazine// first, but Graham turned it down. It was originally published under the name "Quarles," not "Edgar Allan Poe." It was an immediate success and was quickly published in many magazines and newspapers across the country. It also prompted a publisher to put out an entire book of Poe's poems. (http://eapoe.org/works/info/pp073.htm and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_raven)

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Poe News :
Poe gets proper funeral -- 160 years on. Another article on Poe's "proper funeral." Poe Bicentennial Celebration website Poe Bicentennial website "Edgar Allan Poe 200 Project" University of Virginia -- From Out That Shadow: The Life and Legacy of Edgar Allan Poe The Poe Toaster was a no-show! A new portrait of Edgar Allan Poe displayed in Baltimore

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;"> Vincent Price:
Mrs. E. met Vincent Price! Ask her about it!

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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Doyle Links:
<span class="wiki_link_ext">The Official Website of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Sherlockian.Net The Official Sherlock Holmes The Sherlock Holmes Museum in London, England The Sherlock Holmes Society of London The New York Times Sherlock Holmes News Sherlock Holmes on Masterpiece Theatre The Science of Deduction -- Sherlock Holmes's website Dr. John Watson's blog

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