The Poe Museum offers free downloadable reading, writing, and primary source resources to utilize in your home or classroom.
To Helen
Annabel Lee
Alone
The Bells
The Raven
The Tell-Tale Heart
The Cask of Amontillado
The Masque of the Red Death
The Fall of the House of Usher
The Pit and the Pendulum
(ESOL) “The Tell-Tale Heart”
Gothic Short Story Workshop
Narrative Poe-try Workshop
Acrostic Poe-try Workshop
Narrative and Persuasive Essay Workshop
Poe-cabulary
Poe Museum Scavenger Hunt
Primary Poe: Poe’s Childhood
Primary Poe: Poe’s Possesions
Teaching Aid: Poe in Context
Teaching Aid: Poe’s Gothic Literature
Check out The Poe Museum’s YouTube and Spotify account for additional resources to incorporate into your classroom!
2026 Student Writing Contest Winner:
“Flicker” Harmani, 10th grade
2025 Student Writing Contest Winners:
“Still, It Beats” Tristan, 7th grade
“Despair is in the Eye of the Beholder” Caleb, 10th grade
2025 Student Art Contest Winners:
“Beneath the Boards” Natalie, 12th grade
Poe and the Classroom with the University of Virginia
October 3rd, 2026 | 12:00-4:00pm
UVA Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library