Description
Have your students dive into Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of the Red Death with Character Collabs, a fun, engaging, and collaborative character analysis project that transforms close reading into an interactive experience.
In this activity, students analyze Prince Prospero and the Red Death using multiple methods of characterization to explore personality traits, motivations, symbolism, and thematic significance. Through inference, textual evidence, and discussion, students develop a deeper understanding of Poe’s dark and suspenseful tale while strengthening their analytical skills.
Students present their findings on a collaborative poster, blending literary analysis with creativity. This hands-on approach boosts comprehension and retention while encouraging students to think critically, communicate clearly, and work effectively with peers. The completed posters also serve as striking classroom displays that reinforce key ideas from the text.
This project is ideal for teaching short story analysis, characterization, symbolism, and Edgar Allan Poe, making complex ideas more accessible and memorable for students.
Everything you need for smooth implementation is included, with a comprehensive teacher guide, clear student directions, a holistic rubric, and a brainstorm character analysis worksheet to support planning and depth of thought. You’ll also receive blank coloring pages for each character, answer keys, an example of a completed project, and digitally colored sample posters. Editable versions of the directions, rubric, and brainstorm worksheet are provided so you can easily adapt the project to your classroom.
Each poster is made up of six pieces of paper that can be printed on standard copy paper or cardstock and assembled into a final display measuring 28” x 15” once completed.
Perfect for middle school and high school ELA, this Poe character analysis project brings The Masque of the Red Death to life through collaboration, creativity, and meaningful literary analysis.