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LINK TO READ THE FULL STORY:

https://xpressenglish.com/our-stories/wifes-story/

SUMMARY OF THE STORY:

"The wife´s story" is an horror story with drama elements described by the point of view of a married woman that starts noticing that her husband isn´t who she thought, maybe he was a monster... What could be wrong?

LINK TO THE POEM:

https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7153096-the-monsters-were-never-under-my-bed-because-the-monsters

DIFFERENCES AND SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE POEM AND THE STORY:

The Story is a narrative, longer than the poem, have a formal language and more details.

The poem is a figurative text, it is shorter than the Story and more informal.

Both are open to interpretations.

Work by: Sofia, Nina and Pedro

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Ursula K. Le Guin (author of the story)

Born in October 21, 1929, In Berkley, California.

She was an American writer and author, most known by her works of speculation fiction.

She passed away In January 22, 2018, In Portland, Oregon. She had a heart attack.

Nikita Gil

Born In June 20, 1987, In Belfast, Northern Ireland.

She is a writer, poet and illustrator. She started her career at the age of 10.

Work by: Sofia, Nina and Pedro

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Summary:

''Stop the sun'' is a drama about a war veteran that often has outbreaks. His teenage son is not sure why this happens to his father, so he starts trying to find out .

Link to the story:

https://mrskarin.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/8/2/57827335/stop_the_sun_full_story.pdf

Our Recipe:

Fried rice:

Ingredients (10)

1 cup Coles Long Grain White Rice

2 tsp vegetable oil

2 eggs, lightly whisked

2 bacon rashers, chopped

1 carrot, peeled and grated

2 shallots, trimmed, finely sliced

1/2 cup frozen peas, thawed (see notes for Low FODMAP substitution)

1 tbsp soy sauce

Sesame seeds, to serve

Shallots, sliced, extra, to serve

Differences between short stories and recipes:

A short story is built with formal language and paragraphs and it often has a message.

A recipe uses imperative language, structured in topics and it gives instructions.

The writters:

Gary Paulsen born in May 1939 was an American children's fiction writer. On October 2021, Gary died, leaving a legacy of more than one hundred books published and more than 35 million copies sold.

Work by: Lorenzo, Ravi, Leonardo

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Rules of the game is a short story written by Amy Tan.The story is about a Chinese girl who lives in San Francisco´s Chinatown and engages in a battle of wills with her domineering mother.

Some existing themes in “Rules of the Game” are mother-daughter relationship, secrets, silence and the American dream.

LINK FOR THE STORY:

https://xpressenglish.com/rules-of-the-game/

Work by: Diogo

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LINK TO THE STORY:

https://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/Neck.shtml

THE SUMMARY OF THE STORY:

Mathilde, a very beautiful lady, had a very poor life and a very poor husband.

Mr. Loisel gets an invitation to a ball, and gives it to Mathilde.

Mathilde is very sad because she doesn't have what to wear, so she borrows a diamond necklace from a rich friend.

At the ball, she loses the necklace, and spends a week looking for it. After giving up, she buys a new one, borrowing money from several people.

She spends 10 years working hard to pay the friends.

In the end, she meets Madame Forestier and tells her the whole story. Madame Forestier was deeply moved. She revealed that her original necklace was an imitation, and was very cheap.

THE AUTHOR:

- Guy de Maupassant, is a French writer, who was born on August 5, 1850, in Chiteau de Mitomesnil, Tourville-sur-Arques, France. His parents divorced when he was 11 years old, and his mother, a cultured woman with a great taste for the classics, was a figure of great influence on him. In 1880 he published his first story and at the end of the 19th century, Maupassant was one of the most read writers in the world. He had two children and at the age of 42, he died on July 6, 1893.

LINK TO THE SONG:

https://youtu.be/XmiKUD_ruYg?si=sQ_tvYBT7TbaUwve

The chosen song is 'She Works Hard For The Money' by Donna Summer. She was an American Singer and the song was released in 1983. The song tells the story of a hard-working woman that works long hours to get paid, because she needs the money.

The inspiration for the song came at night, after the 1983 Grammy Awards, when Donna Summer attended an after-party at the West Hollywood restaurant. She encountered a restroom attendant named Onetta Johnson, who was exhausted from working long hours. She saw that lady and said to her manager, that was with her, 'she works hard for the money and suddenly the inspiration came into her mind. She mentions Onetta in the music saying "Onetta there in the corner stand".

COMPARISSON:

The short story vocabulary is formal, and

it is written in paragraphs, with characters

lines.

The song vocabulary is informal, and it is written in rhyming verses.

The song and the short story are both about hard working women who need money and work hard to make it for themselves

Work by: Isabela, Manuela and Leticia

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Summary:

The Gold Cadillac is about a story of two girls who live in Ohio, and their family makes a trip to the south in their new cadillac. However, as they get deeper into the South, the more things begin to change. The girls realize that the laws and people aren't the same in the South as they are in Ohio.

Comparison with The Simpsons:

The Simpsons are a family who live in the United States. The series tells about the family's adventures. And in this episode, they meet a black family that suffers various types of prejudice and racism. And the family of the short story “The Gold Cadillac” suffers the same types of prejudice too. Both are informal stories.

LINK OF THE STORY: https://www.scsrockets.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Gold-Cadillac-Text-.pdf

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Mildred D. Taylor was born in Jackson, Mississippi, a state in the southeastern United States. She is the author of several books for young adults that address issues of race and tradition, including, in addition to the iconic Thunder, Hear My Cry, the books Let the Circle Be Unbroken and The Gold Cadillac