Illustration by Matthew Childers

The Fall of the House of Usher

Vote for the picture that best represent the House of Usher (congratulations for your work!) –> https://padlet.com/michelepenelon/boau02qotkrtj0k7

Read p. 5 to p. 7 from : « I have said that the sole effect of my somewhat childish experiment… »  to  »…irredeemable gloom hung over and pervaded all ».

Useful vocab for this passage (to write in the margins): Useful vocabulary extract nb 2

Questions on worksheet for extract 2 –> Extract number 2

YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN COMMENT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE OR POST PICTURES, LINKS etc…

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Look at the PPT and decide which picture best  illustrates the beginning of the short story. Justify your answer  –>   pix the fall of the House of Usher PPT

Read the short story by Edgar Allan Poe : Usher

Do some research about Edgar Allan Poe’s life and fill in this page : Scan0001

The fall of the House of Usher (graphic novel) –> http://claireburn.net/usher.html

You can also listen to the story here while reading it :