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= ** Midnight Dreary: The Cask Of Amontillado and Other Tales of Terror ** =

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// In this Problem Based Learning scenario, students take on the roles required of a film production team to create a retelling of a classic Edgar Allan Poe tale. But they will have to pitch their ideas, display their understanding of Poe, and share an example of their film vision with producers! //=====

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** What is Problem Based Learning? **
** Problem Based Learning is unique in that it fosters collaboration amongst students, stresses the development of problem solving skills within the context of professional practice, promotes effective reasoning as well as self-directed learning, and is aimed at increasing motivation for life-long learning. **

Title: //Midnight Dreary: The Cask Of Amontillado and Other Tales of Terror// Content: English I, Grade 9 **Students will:**
 * Select a story/poem by Edgar Allan Poe and complete a Plot Analysis of that story/poem.
 * Write a summary of that story/poem.
 * Write an original script for a scene that is missing in that story/poem.
 * Maintain the same mood and style in your script as in Poe’s originals.
 * Incorporate dialogue, props, music, and scenery for a 3 to 7 minute animation or film.
 * Prepare a presentation for the executives including:
 * a biography of Edgar Allan Poe, complete with bibliography,
 * the summary of the story/poem you chose and a summary of your script, and
 * the final treatment film and/or animation (that include proper credits at the end)

Upon completion students will showcase their work to "producers", which include: their peers,educators, professionals in the entertainment industry, and members of the community.
In this lesson, students are faced with a problem to create an original script for a movie scene that mimics Poe and could fit into a Poe story, of their choice. Students have prior knowledge of film and TV. Many students are likely to be familiar with video making and working with digital video editing tools and digital video cameras.

= Objectives = W.9-10.3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences.
 * Based upon the English Language Arts Common Core Standards:**

W.9-10.6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.

W.9-10.9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

SL.9-10.1. Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 9–10 topics, texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.

SL.9-10.5. Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.

This lesson is expected to run 3-4 weeks, which includes technology tutorial workshops and time for group collaboration in and outside of class.

Let's Get Started!
** Anna Blancett **is responsible for helping include the content to the Wiki and creating Diigo research site. She also researched graphics, content, and helped proof-read the final product. **Brittany Burns** is responsible for creating the production portion of this lesson and creating/finding media tutorials, and built the basic wiki structure. **Jaclyn Bell** is responsible for creating this lesson and providing the original documents and her students' examples.
 * This wiki and content has been created by:**
 * Charles Bowden ** is responsible for our Problem Based Learning and lesson comparisons and converted the Poe Biography and Film Term Assessments into a digital format.

Team's Working Document

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Students are faced with a problem to create an original script for a movie scene that mimics Poe and could fit into a Poe story, of their choice.