BLOG WEEK 16

Blog week 16

19/05/22

 hi miss! how are you?💖💗💘 i hope you had a great week, I'm already much better than last time So I kept studying and reading so that I can do better in my homework it's always good to study after listening to the class So usually in the afternoon of the day of the class and I see it again.

Lately i have liked the tasks a lot since they have been about books or it has to do with it and I like it because i only practice a lot thanks to them.

The last activity it was about reading a short storyand by Edgar Allan Poe that man is someone unique to me since I had never read such a strange story the truth is that he had great creativity and it is admirable he is someone who can help you a lot if you want Being a writer since it uses a lot of words that not many of us use in everyday life. So it's about doing a lot of research.😉

Here I attach the task:

Exercise on Poe’s Short Story

Andrea Gavidia Iraheta

Once you read the PDF, answer the following:

1. What is the reason that the narrator gives for wanting to kill the old man?

a. He does not like the old man's eye.

b. He wants the old man's gold.

c. The old man insulted the narrator's girlfriend.

d. The old man treats him poorly.

2. Which best summarizes the narrator's argument in the third paragraph?

a. He argues that he is not angry because he has been checking on the old man while he sleeps.

b. He argues that he is not crazy because he has been very kind to the old man.

c. He argues that he is not angry because he has been bringing the old man his lantern every night.

d. He argues that he is not crazy because he plotted the murder very carefully.

3. According to the narrator, why does he fail to kill the old man the first seven nights?

a. The old man awoke at the sound of the creaking door.

b. The narrator felt bad about what he was doing.

c. The narrator's lantern woke the old man.

d. The old man was sleeping with both of his eyes closed.

4. Which statement does NOT apply to the narrator?

a. He is careful.

b. He is deceptive.

c. He is impatient.

d. He is insane.

 

 

5. Which figurative language technique is used in the following sentence?

"Yes, he was stone, stone dead."

a. Simile

b. Metaphor

c. Understatement

d. Hyperbole

6. From what perspective is the story narrated?

a. First-person

b. Second-person

c. Third-person

7. What sound causes the narrator to hasten or rush the murder of the old man?

a. The old man groaning

b. The clock ticking

c. The old man's heart

d. The narrator's thumb slipping on the lantern

8. Why do the police officers come to the narrator's home?

a. They heard a loud banging noise while out on patrol.

b. A neighbor contacted the police after hearing a scream.

c. They are responding to reports of an escaped mental patient in the area.

d. The old man called the police after being attacked.

9. Which of the following is NOT one of the steps that the narrator took to cover up his crime?

a. He chops up the old man's body in the bathtub.

b. He charms the police officers and tells them lies.

c. He puts the old man's body under the floorboards.

d. He burns the clothes that he was wearing.

 

10. How does the narrator get caught?

a. The police officers trick the narrator into admitting his guilt.

b. A witness told the police officers what happened.

c. The police officers coerce the narrator into confessing.

d. The narrator confesses because he hears noises in his head.

Continuation…

1.    Write your own short story from the point of view of one of the police officers who come to search the murderer’s house. Use the first-person point of view.

1.    Police officer point of view

Prewriting

 

Drafting

I was at the police station with my colleagues when suddenly a call goes off and goes straight to the emergency room. So it sounded important and he would be the one who answered the call and told us we needed to go to a house. it was almost 4 o'clock and we left quickly to be on time. when we arrived, we saw a huge house, with an incredibly suspicious silence, we knocked on the door, we were 3 policemen, a man opened the door for us. I kindly introduced myself and explained to the man we were police officers that we had received a call from neighbors at night and they had told us that we had to investigate.

 

the man who attended us seemed harmless he was calm and kindly let us in he gave us an inspection of the whole house he showed us his treasures security he was very sure of everything and of himself and the truth is that we did search the whole house and there was no trace of nothing So we decided not to continue looking since everything seemed calm. Although there was nothing suspicious in the house, we still decided to interrogate him since the call was urgent and the case seemed to be giving way, or while my colleagues and I were talking, asking him things, I didn't know that the man began to sweat profusely, his face was one way strange and his eyes did not stop Seeing everywhere his attitude was not of someone normal it was not of someone who was not guilty.

 

I didn't take it too seriously and I started to do some paperwork with my fellow policemen we started talking and I don't remember what But most likely we were joking So we laughed every time we mentioned something and for some reason the man still knew he looked very restless and very unsure of what was happening and what we were talking about out of nowhere you didn't start to turn pale, what was happening? no time had passed and out of nowhere we saw that the man shouted loudly "Villains!", "dissemble" and that's where he gave himself away.

 

 

 

 

Revising- editing and proofreading

I was at the police station with my colleagues when suddenly a call goes off and goes straight to the emergency room. So(add a comma here) it sounded important and he(Change to “and one officer”) would be the one who answered the call and told us we needed to go to a house. i(I)t was almost 4 o'clock and we left quickly to be on time. w(W)hen we arrived, we saw a huge house, with an incredibly suspicious silence, we knocked on the door, we were 3 policemen, a man opened the door for us.(erease this part and add a comma instead)I kindly introduced myself and explained to the man we were police officers that we had received a call from neighbors at night and they had told us that we had to investigate.

 

t(T)he man who attended us seemed harmless he was calm and kindly let us in he gave us an inspection of the whole house he showed us his treasures (,)security(,) he was very sure of everything and of himself and the truth is that we did search the whole house and there was no trace of nothing (,) So we decided not to continue looking since everything seemed calm. Although there was nothing suspicious in the house, we still decided to interrogate him since the call was urgent and the case seemed to be giving way, or while my colleagues and I were talking, asking him things, I(i)didn't know that the man began to sweat profusely, his face was one way strange and his eyes did not stop S(s)eeing everywhere his attitude was not of someone normal it was not of someone who was not guilty.

 

I didn't take it too seriously and I(i) started to do some paperwork with my fellow policemen we started talking and I(i) don't remember what But most likely we were joking S(s)o we laughed every time we mentioned something and for some reason the man still knew he looked very restless and very unsure of what was happening and what we were talking about out of nowhere you(he) didn't(erase this) start to turn pale, what was happening? no time had passed and out of nowhere we saw that the man shouted loudly "Villains!", "dissemble" and that's where he gave himself away.

 

Publishing

 

I was at the police station with my colleagues when suddenly a call goes off and goes straight to the emergency room. So, it sounded important and the officer would be the one who answered the call and told us we needed to go to a house. It was almost 4 o'clock and we left quickly to be on time. When we arrived, we saw a huge house, with an incredibly suspicious silence, we knocked on the door, we were 3 policemen, a man opened the door for us, i kindly introduced myself and explained to the man we were police officers that we had received a call from neighbors at night and they had told us that we had to investigate.

 

The man who attended us seemed harmless he was calm and kindly let us in he gave us an inspection of the whole house he showed us his treasures, security, he was very sure of everything and of himself and the truth is that we did search the whole house and there was no trace of nothing , So we decided not to continue looking since everything seemed calm. Although there was nothing suspicious in the house, we still decided to interrogate him since the call was urgent and the case seemed to be giving way, or while my colleagues and I were talking, asking him things, I didn't know that the man began to sweat profusely, his face was one way strange and his eyes did not stop seeing everywhere his attitude was not of someone normal it was not of someone who was not guilty.

 

I didn't take it too seriously and i started to do some paperwork with my fellow policemen we started talking and i don't remember what But most likely we were joking so we laughed every time we mentioned something and for some reason the man still knew he looked very restless and very unsure of what was happening and what we were talking about out of nowhere he start to turn pale, what was happening? no time had passed and out of nowhere we saw that the man shouted loudly "Villains!", "dissemble" and that's where he gave himself away.