You will complete an organizer comparing and contrasting the mediums of "The Tell-Tale Heart." View the grading rubric as you complete your work. This is your guide to a super submission.

Part 1:

Select the compare and contrast organizer and save to your computer for use in this assessment.
Important: Immediately save the worksheet to your computer or drive.
Reread the text medium: Edgar Allan Poe’s short story “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
As you read, fill in your ideas about pace, character, and mood in the organizer. Consider the techniques used in the text, such as your imagination, descriptions of setting, and mood. How do these affect you?
Listen to the audio medium: "The Tell-Tale Heart."
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As you listen, fill in your ideas about pace, character, and mood in your organizer. Consider the techniques used in the audio production, such as voice, music, and sound effects. How do these affect you?
Write your claim in the organizer. Are there differences in how the medium affects you, are there similarities, or are there both similarities and differences? What is your opinion?
Write your responses in complete sentences.
Part 2:

Below the organizer, write a blog post to your friends comparing and contrasting the text medium and the audio medium of “The Tell-Tale Heart,” analyzing how the pace, character, and mood varied within each medium and how these differences affected you. Use the ideas in your organizer to write your post.
Include all parts:
Part one: Introduction sentence—Write the title, author, and your claim.
Part two: Body—Write about how the pace, character, and mood affected you in each medium.
Part three: Conclusion sentence—Restate your ideas about your claim.

Save your document to your computer, and in the Assessments Area, attach your document to 01.05 Comparing and Contrasting Mediums.
Save your work to your computer or drive.