Edgar Allan Poe and Unreliable Narrators Escape Room

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Who was Edgar Allan Poe and What 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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Use the Britannica article to answer the following questions...

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

10

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

he would be kicked out of the house.

he would be made a partner in the business

he would be the heir and inherit the money.

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

gambled and went into debt.

was injured and had large medical bills.

loaned money to his friends.

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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.

Baltimore

Valley Forge

West Point

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Continue using the Britannica article for the following questions.

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

Annabelle Lee

MS. Found in a Bottle

The Gold Bug

The Tell-Tale Heart

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

Spanish Flu

COVID

Tuberculosis

Cholera

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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?

tuberculosis

encephaltic rabies

Spanish flu

Cholera

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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...

1910

1890

1952

1878

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...Keep playing

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...One more

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Use the magnifying glass to search for the code and then insert it into the typewriter

224

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

understood by the reader.

included in the story.

completely trusted.

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

Yes

No

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

scared to finish the story.

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

trust the narrator.

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Authors may use unreliable narrators to...

create a mystery and keep the reader guessing.

help develop the narrator's character.

highlight themes like perception versus reality.

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

facts, other characters, and the setting.

the author's background.

inconsistent stories, strong emotions, and self-interest.

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

All images found on Creative Commons.

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

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