The lesson serves as a schema building activity for "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe. Much of the story takes place in Montresor's catacombs; however, many students are unaware of what the catacombs actually are. This activity will help prepare them for the study of the novel and the understanding of the nastiness of Montresor's crime.
I used Buncee for educators to create an online gallery related to the catacombs. The activity takes students through schema building questions based upon the Buncee gallery. Their answers will then be used as a springboard for class discussion.
Buncee Gallery
Click here to access the Buncee gallery created for this assignment.
Buncee Activity
The activity walks students through some important background information on catacombs. Click here to access the Google Doc of the activity.