Julio Cortazar Cover from the story

"End of the Game"

by Julio Cortazar

Unit

Students will be able to:

differentiate between fact and opinion information / statements that are made, as well as differentiate what kinds of answers are being sought when follow-up questions are asked by a teacher

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Students will know:

A. A minimum of 10 facts about the author and the country of his birth or the setting of his story,

B. How to create a virtual postcard,

C. Answer interpretive questions regarding the story, and

D. The storyline and plot, characters, and setting,

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“End of the Game” Assignments

1. Read the story “End of the Game”.

2. Complete notes on Surrealism

3. Complete Literature Map

4. Complete Page summary and words

5. Complete page feelings/opinion

6. Vocabulary definitions looked up

7. Vocabulary definitions learned for test

8. Vocabulary highlighted in book

9. Questions from page 15.

10. Writing Piece #2 - Virtual Postcard - completed. A copy is posted on Mrs. Murray’s website or a copy is in her shared folder. (Check to make sure.) A copy needs to be printed and placed in your writing folder. Write the FCAs on the back of the paper. Fill in the box in your folder with a comment about your writing.

11. Writing piece #3 written. This is described on website. Make sure Focus Correction Areas, etc. are written at top. (Check to see if I put this in the shared folder. If I did as soon as you open it, RENAME IT with your last name and save in your Z Drive account. When you are done save, close, and make a copy to be placed in my shared folder. ITMUST BE RENAMED AND IN YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST!!!!! or you will write over someone else’s work and they will be upset.)

End of the Game

Questions from page 15 need to be answered in complete sentences. All three of the paragraphs need to be written with topic sentences and with 5 to 10 supporting detail sentences written for each paragraph. Answer each question well. Each paragraph needs a specific example from the story cited and given that supports and explains your ideas. These will be shared with other students, and possibly other adults in the school.

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1. What is the game and why does it end?

2. Why are Generosity, Piety, Sacrifice, and Renunciation Letetia's favorite Attitudes, although her favorite Statue is Venus? (Use a dictionary, if necessary before you start to answer.)

3. Why does Ariel no longer look for the girls after he sees Letitia's last Statue?

If you type this at home, put it on a jump drive or attach it in an-email, so you will have access to it at school for editing purposes.

Class Notes

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Story Review Writing Piece

Focus Correction Areas

Give three different specific examples from the story that supports 50

the main ideas of Surrealism and Symbolism as they are used in the short story

Beginning and ending that establishes focus 20

Proper usage of internal punctuation (quotations) 30

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Vocabulary

Spreadsheet and directions of vocabulary words for the story.

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Project of Virtual Postcards

Awesome Student Examples and Some OK ones, too

Virtual Postcard Directions for the Project

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Author Information

Author Information

When one is reading Cortazar, there are a few things to expect. First, expect something different. Keep an open mind, don’t tell yourself that you’ve interpreted the story wrong, just go with how you feel, whatever that feeling is. Cortazar’s stories will tap into the reader’s subconscious, making it difficult to fight the normal tendency to suppress those uncomfortable feelings that normally arise with sensitive subjects. Keep in mind that Cortazar’s approach to writing is very different. Nonetheless, his style is one that has revolutionized the literary world.

ORIGINAL TITLE: Final del juego / Las armas secretas / Blow-up e outras historias TRANSLATED BY: Paul Blackburn, © 1967 PUBLISHED: New York, Collier Books ISBN: 0394728815 0060906375 LCCN: 687668, 6610413, 8422792 NOTES: Later published as "Blow-Up and Other Stories"

Author Website Links to use

Wiki Site

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julio_Cort%C3%A1zar

Comment: Wikipedia site with author biography and notable works info

Used Book of Story

http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/julio-cortazar/end-of-game.htm

Comment: Site to purchase a used copy of the short story, plus others, of author

Biography and Analysis

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/cortaz.htm

Comment: Biography with some analysis of his writings

Britannica Encyclopedia

http://www.britannica.com/hispanic_heritage/article-9026429