This slide show is an introduction to Edgar Allan Poe’s life and work. This is a PowerPoint , and it is editable. An excellent presentation to introduce your students to his life before you explore his short stories and poems. SLIDES: Cover Slide Overview Themes and Symbols The Gothic Style The Raven (excerpt) Who was Edgar Allan Poe? Early Years Education Marriage to Virginia Clemm Virginia’s Death Poe’s Final Years This presentation is editable, for your convenience. Image rich 12 PPT slide show. For your convenience, this is an EDITABLE document. If you need to tweak the presentation to better suit the needs of your classroom, you will be able to edit this document!

This powerpoint is a great introduction and/or review for Cantos 12-22 of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. It provides students with an overview of these cantos. It tells the story and helps students to dig deeper as they dive into this great work of literature. Excellent for introduction, in depth exploration, and review. Editable, for your convenience. Image rich, 12 beautiful slides. For your convenience, this is an EDITABLE document. If you need to tweak the presentation to better suit the needs of your classroom, you will be able to edit this document! SLIDES: Cover Slide Canto 12: The Minotaur and the River of Blood Canto 13: The Suicides Canto 14: The Desert with Falling Flames Canto 15: Brunetto Latini Canto 16: The Violent against Nature Canto 17: Geryon Canto 18: Panderers and Seducers, Flatterers Canto 19: The Simonists Cant 20: The Soothsayers Canto 21: The Grafters Canto 22: Ciampolo of Navarre and Deceived Demons

This powerpoint is a great introduction, in depth exploration, and/or review for Cantos 23-34 of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. It provides students with an overview of these cantos. These slides are a great way to help the students understand this amazing work of literature. It also works well as a review. Each slide tells the story, canto by canto, and this resource helps students to dig deeper as they dive into this great work of literature. Excellent for introduction, in depth exploration, and review. For your convenience, this is an EDITABLE document. If you need to tweak the presentation to better suit the needs of your classroom, you will be able to edit this document! Image rich, 18 beautiful slides. SLIDES: Cover Slide Canto 23: The Hypocrites Canto 24: The Thieves, including Vanni Fucci Canto 25: The Transformation of the Thieves Canto 25 (continued) Why are three kinds of transformations found in this bolgia? Canto 26: Evil Advisors; Ulysses/Diomed Canto 27: Guido da Montefeltro Canto 28: The Schismatics Canto 29: The Falsifiers (Alchemists) Canto 29 (continued) Canto 30: The Falsifiers (Impersonators, Counterfeiters, and Liars) Canto 31: Towering Giants Canto 31 (continued) Canto 32: Caina and Antenora Canto 32 (continued) Canto 33: Tolomea (Ugolino and Ruggieri) Canto 34: the Ultimate Evil Canto 34 (Continued)

This powerpoint is a great introduction and/or review for Cantos 1-11 of Dante Alighieri’s Inferno. It provides students with an overview of these cantos. These slides are a great way to help the students understand this amazing work of literature. It also works well as a review. Each slide tells the story, canto by canto and this resource helps students to dig deeper as they dive into this great work of literature. Excellent for introduction, in depth exploration, and review. Image rich, 15 beautiful slides. For your convenience, this is an EDITABLE document. If you need to tweak the presentation to better suit the needs of your classroom, you will be able to edit this document! SLIDES: Cover Slide Canto 1: The Dark Wood Canto 2: Dante Hesitates Canto 3: The Gates of Hell Canto 4: Limbo Canto 5: The Lustful Canto 6: The Gluttonous Canto 7: The Wasters, Hoarders, Wrathful, and Sullen Canto 8: The Boatman Phlegyas and Filippo Argenti Canto 9: The City of Dis Canto 10: Heretics in Flaming Tombs Canto 11: Virgile Teaches Dante – Overview of Hell Overview of Hell, continued Overview of Hell, continued Overview of Hell, continued