Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce
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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
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"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge"
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Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Narrator
Students consider a variety of narrative stances as they analyze how Bierce and Poe utilize narration in "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "The Tell Tale Heart."

Things Aren't Always What They Seem
Using "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" as model text, students explore foreshadowing, setting, and imagery, point of view, and inference.