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The Pit and the Pendulum
by Edgar Allan Poe
Challenges & Opportunities
Available to teachers only as part of the Teaching The Pit and the Pendulum Teacher Pass
Teaching The Pit and the Pendulum Teacher Pass includes:
- Assignments & Activities
- Reading Quizzes
- Current Events & Pop Culture articles
- Discussion & Essay Questions
- Challenges & Opportunities
- Related Readings in Literature & History
Sample of Challenges & Opportunities
"The Pit and the Pendulum" is not for the faint of heart.
In fact, it is so graphic and so gross that even your most horror-loving high-schoolers might cringe a little.