2.+Task

=T//he year is 1849 and Edgar Allan Poe has just died mysteriously.// =



The Task:
====In this web quest, you will be working as a newspaper staff during the time of Poe's death. You will be researching material and writing several articles relating to his life, his works, and his mysterious death. Each group member will be responsible for a different aspect of your newspaper. You will be researching your topic for your article independently and then collaborating by putting all of the information together in a newspaper format. I suggest using the Newsletter Wizard available in your MS Word or even any of the newspaper clipping generators available on the web. Simply go to Google and type in newspaper generator and many options become available. You must include several pictures in your newspaper as well. You will print your newspaper and share it with the class before handing it into me for a grade. If necessary, you may each complete your own segment and then assemble it on a poster for display. ====

**//1. Breaking News: Edgar Allan Poe Has Died://**
Feature article about the death of Poe and the most likely cause for it.

**//2. Edgar Allan Poe Obituary://**
Provide biographical information about Poe's life.

//**3. Did Poe's Life Imitate his Art? (or was it the other way around?):**//
Create a time line chronicling major events in his life and when he wrote 4-6 of his short stories, novels, or poems. Then write a paper summarizing what was happening in his life during the time he wrote each of the selections you included in your time line. Try to find any parallels between literary life and real life.

**//4. Literary Critic's Corner://**
Read one short story and one poem independently and write reviews for each.