The fall of the house of usher, 1. How does our narrator describe Roderick's home? Use evidence from the text to
support your response.
2. How does our narrator describe Roderick's state of mind and appearance? Use
evidence from the text to support your response.
3. Is our narrator reliable? How do you know? Why do you think Poe chose to write
the narrator this way?
4. What techniques does Poe use to create a "single effect" in the reader?

The greatest gift the sumerians gave the world was the invention of writing. the sumerians were wealthy people. they needed some way to keep track of what they owned. they began drawing pictures. they used a reed as a pen. they drew on soft pieces of clay. the soft clay was then dried in the sun. the tablet became a permanent record. later, the sumerian drawings changed into wedge-shaped symbols. this kind of writing is called cuneiform. by putting symbols together, the sumerians could write entire sentences.