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 made a partner in the business

he would be the heir and inherit the money.

he would be kicked out of the house.

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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...

was injured and had large medical bills.

loaned money to his friends.

gambled and went into debt.

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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.

West Point

Valley Forge

Baltimore

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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...

MS. Found in a Bottle

Annabelle Lee

The Tell-Tale Heart

The Gold Bug

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

COVID

Spanish Flu

Cholera

Tuberculosis

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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?

encephaltic rabies

tuberculosis

Cholera

Spanish flu

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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...

1890

1910

1878

1952

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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...

included in the story.

understood by the reader.

completely trusted.

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

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No

Yes

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

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

scared to finish the story.

trust the narrator.

Authors may use unreliable narrators to...

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highlight themes like perception versus reality.

create a mystery and keep the reader guessing.

help develop the narrator's character.

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

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inconsistent stories, strong emotions, and self-interest.

facts, other characters, and the setting.

the author's background.

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

Congratulations

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

"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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