Edgar Allan Poe and Unreliable Narrators Escape Room

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Who was Edgar Allan Poe andWhat are unreliable narrators?

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"Edgar Allan Poe is trapped in this house, doomed to wander it until he regains all its memories.To help him find them, you must first overcome all the challenges and collect the missing objects in your inventory.Explore the house and try not to gettrapped yourself…"

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According to the article about Edgar Allan Poe, his parents were traveling actors and he was orphaned at age...

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Use the Britannica article to answer the following questions...

he would be the heir and inherit the money.

he would be made a partner in the business

he would be kicked out of the house.

Poe was taken in by a merchant named John Allan. When John Allan became very wealthy, Poe thought...

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loaned money to his friends.

was injured and had large medical bills.

gambled and went into debt.

While Poe was in college, he owed $2,500 (which would be over $100,000 in today's money!) because he...

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West Point

Valley Forge

Baltimore

Poe joined the military and soon decided he would rather be an officer. He went to __________ military school but didn't like it and was expelled after only 8 months.

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Annabelle Lee

Poe's first success came in 1833, when he won $50 for his short story...

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Cholera

Tuberculosis

COVID

Spanish Flu

Poe's wife, Virginia Poe, died in 1847 from what disease?

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Cholera

Spanish flu

encephaltic rabies

tuberculosis

Poe was extremely depressed and died a few years later in 1849. What do experts believe might have been the cause of Poe's death?

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1878

1952

1890

1910

Poe didn't know fame until after his death. He was the first American writer to be widely read outside of the U.S. He was elected to the U.S. Hall of Fame in...

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Someone is there!

completely trusted.

included in the story.

understood by the reader.

Read the Google Document about Unreliable Narrators to answer the following questions:An unreliable narrator is someone whose account of events cannot be...

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Yes

Do unreliable narrators always not tell the complete truth on purpose?

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trust the narrator.

think critically about what's real and what isn't.

scared to finish the story.

Using an unreliable narrators adds complexity to a story making readers...

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highlight themes like perception versus reality.

help develop the narrator's character.

create a mystery and keep the reader guessing.

Authors may use unreliable narrators to...

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inconsistent stories, strong emotions, and self-interest.

the author's background.

facts, other characters, and the setting.

Ways to spot an unreliable narrator are to look for...

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It's locked...look in the inventory for something to open it

A briefcase has appeared...

You have recovered all of Poe's memories! Now Poe and you can escape from the house!

Congratulations

"Edgar Allan Poe." Britannica School, Encyclopædia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2024. school.eb.com/levels/middle/article/Edgar-Allan-Poe/276477. Accessed 18 Oct. 2024.

All images found on Creative Commons.

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