Edgar Allan Poe: Teaching

Reading these famous stories that some I have read and some that I have not read was interesting to reflect upon the way that these stories can be taught even a different way. I have read these stories since middle school being taught the analysis and understanding of them all in many different ways. Now that I could be the one potentially teaching these famous stories written by Poe I want to think of the reasoning for teaching them. I think that even though there are so many new writers that can be more relevant to current world issues but I think that teaching the classics are still an important aspect of intellectual growth. Students need to know these famous American authors like Poe because he has had such a huge influence on literature. I think that by teaching the Poe stories with a contemporary spin will engage students on the material and will collaboration and group discussion. I think that one of my most memorable teaching of Poe’s stories when I went to see multiple plays in middle school. Reading the stories doesn’t always bring life to the worlds of Poe. Of course now I can appreciate the works of Poe but I want to try to instill an appreciation for Poe within my students and I believe finding different modes to teach the material rather than just reading it will be more beneficial to the students learning process. I would love to research more modes of teaching Poe’s material that have worked positively with students. These stories hold strong themes and are always up for interpretation because I believe that creates a intellectual environment because students are allowed to have their own perspective on the stories and share these perspectives with the rest of the class. I am interested to see how the lessons are taught today so I can generate more ideas on the Poe stories.