How many of these words are you familar with? 1)nyctophobia = abnormal fear of night or darkness 2) sepulchral = pertaining to burials 3) berserk = crazy, deranged 4) thanatopsis = a poem about death 5) perdition =loss of the soul 6) trepidation = sense of fear that makes you tremble (get goosebumpsor get the shivers /get chills up and down your spine) 7) lycanthrope = wolfman 8) arachnophobia = an irrational or disproportionate fear of spiders.
What words (nouns, verbs, adjectives) come to mind when you think of scary things? Make lists. You can also write them below in the comment section.
Which adjectives would you use to describe these pictures?
MAD LIB STORIES: Create your word list according to what is asked (noun, verb, adjective, adverb) BEFORE reading the story. Then add the words in your list in the correct order to end up with (most often) a crazy story!
(Boston, January 19, 1809 – Baltimore, October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. He is best known for his poetry and short stories, exploring the darker side of the Romantic imagination, dealing with the Grotesque, the supernatural, and the horrifying. Poe was considered to be the inventor of the detective fictiongenre, as well as a significant contributor to the emerging genre of science fiction. He is the first well-known American writer to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.
His parents traveled from one acting job to another. He was abandoned by his father when he was one; his mother died a year later. Poe became the foster child of a wealthy couple in Virginia, named Allan, who provided Edgar with a sophisticated upbringing, including private schools and travel.
Poe was a good student, but left the University of Virginia for lack of money due to gambling debts, and moved to Boston. He enlisted in the army in 1927 and anonymously published a collection of poems. He then went to West Point (military academy) but failed, thus making the decision to be a poet and writer.
Working for various journals and periodicals, he became known for his own style of literary criticism.
At the age of 27 (1836), he married his 13-year-old-cousin, Virginia Clemms, who died of tuberculosis in 1847. They had no children. [Virgina was the daughter of Edgar's father's sister.]
In January, 1845, Poe publishedThe Raven, an instant success. He had hoped to start his own journal, but passed away at the age of 40 under mysterious circumstances. After the death of his wife, Poe became known as a womanizer and an alcholic. He was found unconscious on the streets of Baltimore, dressed in someone else's clothes, dying several days later in a hospital. It was then believed that he suffered from alcohol related dementia or some physical illness that caused his mind to deteriorate like rabies. The cause of death remains unknown, although it is often attriubted to disease, alchoholism, substance abuse or suidcide. Poe and his works have influenced literature around the world, as well as other fields such as cosmology and cryptography. A number of his homes are museums and the Mystery Writers of America present theEdgar Awardeach year for distinguished work in the mystery genre.
The Raven (1845) Poe first brought The Raven to his friend and former employer of Graham Magazine (Philadelphia), who declined the poem. but gave Poe $15 as charity. They printed The Raven in their February 1846 issue under another name.
The poem's first publication with Poe's name was in theEvening Mirror (New York) on January 29, 1845. The Raven is the poem that poe is most famous for. It has influenced many modern works and is referenced throughout popular culture in films, television, music, and video games.
Here are two different versions of The Raven. The first is a spookier version by Christopher Lee (many of you may know him from The Lord of the Rings) or the more humorous version by the Simpson's.
By the end of high school, students should have reached a B2 level in languages. La 5° (Grade 13) is from March 1 -31, 2023.
In order to identify 5th-year student levels,Invalsi tests both the B1 and B2 levels for English in the following areas:
social and professional life
the environment
science
leisure
personal health
education
training
services
work
multiculturalism
criminality
art
history
music
culture
global problems
food
traditions
The test is divided intoREADING(90 minutes) andLISTENING about 60 minutes, depending on the student.
Types of reading and listening tested: 1. Selective reading and listening to grasp the main idea;2. Selective reading and listening to understand specific information or important details;3.Careful, intensive reading and listening to grasp the main ideas and supporting details;4.Intensive reading and listening to understand the meaning of a sentence or word from the context.
READING: 5 tasks: 2 at level B1 and 3 at level B2
35/40 questionsThe maximum length of the B1 text is 350 words; 600 for the B2. ***Spelling, grammar, and syntax (word order) errors are not penalized.***
LISTENING:5 tasks: 2 level B1 / 3 level B2
35/40 questionsAudio file lasts a max of 4 minutes.Can be a monologue, a dialogue (max 3 people), or a sequence of small monologues of about 20 seconds with different speakers and conversations.
***You are given 1 minute to read the questions before the audio starts. The audio is played twice. Another minute is given to check/finish your answers.***
At the beginning of each task, an example is provided to show what type of answer is required. There may be extra options or options that can be used twice, so students cannot decide by exclusion.
Types of answers are:
Multiple choice
Multiple matching
Short answer (1-4 words)
Here is an example of the INVALSI test divided into two parts. You can go back and forth as you like to study things.
