Cortazar Pages 291295 Write House Taken Over at the top of your sheet of notebook paper Start the story with 34 sentences You may not write about a classmate or anyone else you know ID: 703931
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Slide1
“House Taken Over”
by Julio
Cortazar
Pages 291-295Slide2
Write
“House Taken Over” at the top of your sheet of notebook paper.
Start the story with 3-4 sentences.
You may not write about a classmate or anyone else you know.Slide3
~READING QUESTIONS~
Comprehension: What do the narrator and his sister do in their daily lives? What is their routine?Inference: When did you first think that something strange was going on?
Comprehension
: How does the behavior of the brother and sister during sleep differ from their behavior when they are awake?
Opinion
: Do you trust the brother as a narrator? Why/why not? Explain.
Inference
: Who—or what—do you think the narrator and his sister mean by “they”?
Opinion
: Is the ending fitting? Why/why not?
Making Connections
: What elements of the gothic novel are utilized in this story? Identify and briefly describe them.
Opinion
: What other element(s) could make this story better? How? Be detailed in your description.
Now choose ONE
:
--Write from the perspective of what is
in
the house… What are you thinking/doing and why?
--Write an epilogue to the story, pretending you are the narrator. What is the next
scene
in the story?