read and consider samples of Poe, Irving and Hawthome's work (Poe’s Tell-Tale-Heart, Young Goodman Brown and Irving’s The Devil and Tom walker) compare and contrast the texts in a
format of your choosing. Examples of formats include with bullet-pointed explanations
Graphic Organizers, etc. You must include responses to the following questions. a) Which American Gothic traits were most prevalent in each
story and in each author's works? b) What have you learned about the genre by reading examples beyond Poe? c) How has your understanding
of American Gothic grown? d) What do you think about each author's works? e) Which do you prefer and why?