Tell Tale Heart
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CLASS
DATE
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
Pupil’s Edition page 201
Sneak Preview
When you watch a movie preview, you form ideas about what the movie will be like. You can preview a story in the same way by examining the title and illustrations. In each frame below, write an impression that you receive from the title, illustrations, and opening quotation of “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
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1. Write down two questions you’d like to have answered as you read the story.
2. After reading the story, answer your questions on the lines below.
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Elements of Literature
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Spelling Worksheet
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
Pupil’s Edition Page 201
Spelling Words with Consonant Blends
Consonant blends are combinations of letters that are sounded together. Most occur at the beginning of words or syllables, and many come from the Anglo-Saxon side of our linguistic heritage. Study these words with consonant blends from “The Tell-Tale Heart.” blank blood breathed crevice dragged fluently
growing premises presence
presently slight stalked
stifled strides trying
Exercise A
Write the spelling word from the list above by adding consonants to the vowels already in place in each item. Circle each consonant blend that occurs at the beginning of the word.
1.
a
e
2.
e
e
3.
i
e
4.
e
i
5.
ue
6.
e
e
7.
o
8.
i
9.
y i i
10.
e
y e e
ea
e
Exercise B
Write the spelling words that belong in each group below. one-syllable words
two-syllable words
three-syllable words
8.
13.
2.
9.
14.
3.
10.
15.
4.
11.
5.
12.
Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All
CLASS
DATE
Graphic Organizer for Active Reading
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
Pupil’s Edition page 201
Sneak Preview
When you watch a movie preview, you form ideas about what the movie will be like. You can preview a story in the same way by examining the title and illustrations. In each frame below, write an impression that you receive from the title, illustrations, and opening quotation of “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
Tit
le
ns atio str
Illu
1. Write down two questions you’d like to have answered as you read the story.
2. After reading the story, answer your questions on the lines below.
16
Graphic Organizers for Active Reading
Elements of Literature
Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All rights reserved.
ing pen tation
O uo
Q
NAME
CLASS
DATE
Spelling Worksheet
The Tell-Tale Heart
Edgar Allan Poe
Pupil’s Edition Page 201
Spelling Words with Consonant Blends
Consonant blends are combinations of letters that are sounded together. Most occur at the beginning of words or syllables, and many come from the Anglo-Saxon side of our linguistic heritage. Study these words with consonant blends from “The Tell-Tale Heart.” blank blood breathed crevice dragged fluently
growing premises presence
presently slight stalked
stifled strides trying
Exercise A
Write the spelling word from the list above by adding consonants to the vowels already in place in each item. Circle each consonant blend that occurs at the beginning of the word.
1.
a
e
2.
e
e
3.
i
e
4.
e
i
5.
ue
6.
e
e
7.
o
8.
i
9.
y i i
10.
e
y e e
ea
e
Exercise B
Write the spelling words that belong in each group below. one-syllable words
two-syllable words
three-syllable words
8.
13.
2.
9.
14.
3.
10.
15.
4.
11.
5.
12.
Copyright © by Holt, Rinehart and Winston. All