LANGUAGE IV: Short stories 2022 by patricia alfaro https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj Made with charm en-us 2022-05-04 17:30:40 UTC 2026-05-15 15:03:53 UTC hello@padlet.com SHORT STORIES WARM UP patialteach https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2170375446 Hi everyone! We´ll be sharing this padlet throughout all the year, and we´ll be starting next class (Monday, May 9th).
So, you have to:
 - Read (only read) ONE of the stories posted in the LESSONS (different/other from than the one you have chosen to present/make your presentation). 
- Post at least 3 questions/queries/issues the story brings about/make you think of....
- Also, add 2 o 3 general questions to ask your partners about their stories...
 Let´s rack our brains!

]]> 2022-05-04 18:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2170375446 The Cask of Amontillado. https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2174830904 1-Is it right what Montresor did to Fortunato? Why?
2-How would you have reacted in Montresor`s place?
3-What do you think about Fortunato? Did he deserve to die for making fun of the Montresor family?
Sebastián Ponce.
Sidanelia Purulla.
Marisa Lucero.]]> 2022-05-09 00:57:07 UTC https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2174830904 General questions... https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2174839360
  • The velveteen rabbit.
    • 1- What did the skin horse tell to the Rabbit?
    • Dark brown dog.
    2- What did the child´s family do when they saw the dog?
    • The chapel.
    3- What do the blue eyes of Ginnie´s son represent?
    Sebastián Ponce.
    Sidanelia Purulla.
    Marisa Lucero.
    ]]>     2022-05-09 01:06:00 UTC https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2174839360     DARK BROWN DOG by Stephen Crane munozcintia8 https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2175822167 1) Why was the dog loyal to the child?
    2)     Why did the dog accept the abuse of the family?
    3) Where did the child meet the dog?

    Students:
    Albornoz, Valeria
    Bustos , Cecilia
    Muñoz, Cintia.    ]]>     2022-05-09 14:32:31 UTC https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2175822167     GENERAL QUESTIONS munozcintia8 https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2175852191 THE VELVETEEN RABBIT by  M. Williams 

    1)  When did the velveteen rabbit first think he was real?

    THE CHAPEL by J. Essberger

    1) Where did Ginnie's ancestors originally come from?

    Students:
    Albornoz, Valeria.
    Bustos, Cecilia.
    Muñoz, Cintia.
    ]]>     2022-05-09 14:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2175852191     General questions https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2176302398 DARK BROWN DOG(Stephen Crane)
    1) Who does the dog represent in "The dark brown dog"?
    2) who does the father represent in the story?
    3) How did he behave against the dark brown dog?
    THE VELVETEEN RABBIT(M. Williams)
    1)When does the boy get the Velvetten Rabbit?
    2) What colour is the skin horse?
    3)What ilness does the boy get?
    THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO(Edgar Poe)
    1)What does Montresor bear in mind to draw Fortunato's attention?
    2) How does Montresor trick Fortunato?
    3) Do you believe it is fair that Montresor takes justice into his own hands?
    THE CHAPEL(J. Essberger)
    1) Who are Ravi Kirjani and Ginnie Narine? Whya does Ravi accept to marry with Ginnie?
    2) What Hindu's different traditions are shown  through the story?
    3) Do you think Ravi's death is an accident? Why or why not?
    Students: 
    Joel Arrieta.
    Cecilia Alonso.
    Yamila Lucero.    ]]>     2022-05-09 19:05:54 UTC https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2176302398     Alonso Cecilia. https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2225201083 ELEONORA by E. Allan Poe
    1- What relationship did Eleonora and the narrator have?
    2- What was Eleonora´s fear?
    3- What did the narrator promise Eleonora?

    THE LAST LESSON by Alphonse Daudet.
    1- Why was Franz in a hurry?
    2- What did Franz see when he passed through the town?
    3- Why did everybody look sad at school?

    MRS. BIXBY AND THE COLONE´S COAT by Roald Dahl.
    1- Who was the Colonel?
    2- What did Mrs. Bixby do to keep her gift?
    3- What did the pawnbroker give to Mr.Bixby?

    HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS by Rudyard Kipling.
    1- Where did the animals live?
    2- Who are the dangerous characters in the story?
    3- How did the Ethiopian make spots on the Leopard´s skin?

    STUDENTS:
    Yamila Lucero
    Joel Arrieta
    Cecilia Alonso


    ]]>     2022-06-20 01:19:17 UTC https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2225201083     ELEONORA by E. Allan Poe https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2227196959 ELEONORA by Edgar Allan Poe
    What happened to Eleonora?
    What was the cause of Eleonora's death?
    What did the narrator promise Eleonora?

    THE LAST LESSON by Alphonse Daudet
    Who was the main character?
    Why was the story called The last lesson?
    Why they were forced to speak German?

    HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS SPOTS by Rudyard Kipling
    Do you think the leopard is the main character ?
    Where did the animals move to?
    Why the leopard had to change?

    MRS. BIXBY AND THE COLONELS COAT by Roald Dahl
    Who was Mrs Bixby?
    How did she meet the Colonel? 
    What happened at the end of the story with the coat?








     





    ]]>     2022-06-21 23:02:59 UTC https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2227196959     Short Stories Questions and Answers https://padlet.com/patialteach/vz541ld77apcvdaj/wish/2353930224
  • Questions

    • The Mask of the Red Death
    1-   Why did Prince Prospero retire to one of his abbeys?
    2-    How were the guests inside the abbey?
    Dracula’s Guest
    1-   What day was it when the story took place?
    2-   What season did the weather feel like at the beginning of the story?
    3-   Where were people who committed suicide buried?
     The Wives of the Dead
    1-   Where is the setting of the story?
    2-   What did Margaret hear and how did she react? 
    3-   Who was at the window when Mary goes to open it? What kind of relationship had they had with Mary? What did she think about them at the beginning? 
     The Room in the Tower
    1-   How long did the narrator have the dream?
    2-   What happened when the narrator and John tried to remove the picture?

    • Answers

    The Mask of the Red Death
    1-   Prince Prospero headed to the abbey to protect himself and his friends from the disease.
    2- The guests inside the abbey were in a good mood despite the interruptions of the clock of ebony.
    Dracula’s Guest
    1-   It was Walpurgins nacht.
    2-   It was early summer.
    3-   Suicidal people were buried at crossroads.
    The Wives of the Dead
    1-   It is in a seaport town in Bay Province.
    2-   Margaret heard knocking. At first, she hesitated, but then she went to the door because she doesn’t have anything to lose.  3-   It was Stephen. He had been a Mary’s former lover. She thought that he had come to romance her again.
    The Room in the Tower
    1-   The narrator had the dream for fifteen years.
    2-   Their hands were covered in blood, but they didn’t find marks of a cut/wound.

    Alonso Cecilia
    Arrieta Joel
    Lucero Yamila

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