Reading Log - The Tell-Tale Heart

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Reading Log: The Tell-Tale Heart

Directions: As you read, follow along with this reading log to ensure you are thinking deeply about

the text.

After reading the first two pages

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(537 - 538)

1. The narrator keeps insisting he isn’t mad. What evidence does he use to convince the reader of

this? What is ironic about his claim? Explain.

2. The narrator is talking to someone. Who might “you” be? Explain your choice.

3. Explain why it is ironic the old man feared robbers?

4. Is this crime premeditated? Use evidence from the text to support your answer.

After reading the next two pages

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(539 - 540)

5. Consider the first column on page 540. How does the narrator hint at the old man’s fate?

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