"THE WAR OF THE WORLDS" Excerpt 3- Written Response Complete the short written response questions in the boxes below:
1. This last section of the story reads more like a narrative from the perspective of Professor Pierson. Professor
Pierson has a strange interaction with a stranger at the end of the story. Compare and contrast their opposing
viewpoints.
2. What finally killed the Martians? How is that an example of irony? Explain your answer.
3. On the bottom of page 5. Orson Welles gives one final statement. Describe his tone. Do you think he's aware of
the effect his play had on his audience? How does he defend the play?

Chapters 3–5 while reading, think about… author’s purpose/point of view symbolism communication between characters —ethan frome

What theme is best revealed by this conflict? a.)with cooperation, crews can defeat the gods. b.)dangerous ocean travel claims many lives. c.)rest is required for all who work hard. d.)people must respect the wrath of the gods. read the excerpt from part 1 of the odyssey. now zeus the lord of cloud roused in the north a storm against the ships and driving veils of the squall moved down like night on land and sea. the bows went plunging at the gust; sails cracked and lashed outstrips in the big wind. we saw death in that fury, dropped the yards, unshipped the oars, and pulled for the nearest lee: then two long days and nights we lay offshore.

Read the sentence and select the statement that best describes it. i should leave now. the sentence is complete. the sentence is missing a subject. the sentence has one dependent clause and one independent clause. the sentence is missing a predicate.