The Old Man and the Sea Fact-Matching Game
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Scribe's Challenge
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Translator's Test
Read the foreign word and choose its English meaning.
Echo Chamber
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Whispering Spell
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Language Rune Ravel
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Lexicon Links
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Memory Glyphs
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Rune Ravel
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Enchanter's Quest
Take the Quiz - Challenge your recall of the key facts and figures.
Temporal Tangle
Can you place the key events in the correct order?
Fact Fragments
Reconstruct the key facts from this lesson.
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About This Challenge
The concept of piecing together fragments of information in a fact-matching game can be likened to the journey of Santiago in ‘The Old Man and the Sea’, where he struggles to piece together his past successes and failures.
- Players must uncover clues and piece together important information fragments.
- Spells can be used for hints and to gain extra time in the game.
Game Details: a fact-matching game where you piece together important information fragments. Use spells for hints and extra time!
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- - The Old Man and the Sea was published in 1952.
- - It is a novella written by Ernest Hemingway.
- - The story is set in Cuba.
- - The protagonist is an old fisherman named Santiago.
- - Santiago has gone 84 days without catching a fish.
- - He is considered unlucky by his fellow fishermen.
- - Santiago forms a close bond with a young boy named Manolin.
- - Manolin used to fish with Santiago but has been forbidden by his parents.
- - Santiago goes out to sea alone in search of a big catch.
- - He hooks a giant marlin that drags him out to sea.
- - Santiago battles the marlin for days, enduring physical and mental exhaustion.
- - He feels a deep respect and admiration for the marlin.
- - Santiago is determined to bring the marlin back to shore as a sign of his triumph.
- - Sharks attack the marlin, leaving only its skeleton by the time Santiago reaches land.
- - Santiago faces ridicule from other fishermen for his empty-handed return.
- - Despite his physical defeat, Santiago still feels a sense of victory within himself.
- - The novella explores themes of perseverance, resilience, and the human spirit.
- - It won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1953.
- - The Old Man and the Sea is considered one of Hemingway's most celebrated works.
- - The novella is often analyzed for its symbolism and allegorical elements.