English 10

Students are continuing their writing unit with "suspense" as their weekly theme. Their task is to write a suspenseful scene. We have discussed the question, "what helps to create suspense in writing?"

Some of our answers include: being vague, working under a time limit, conflict, using the senses to add to description and adding doubt to a story.

Today we got into small groups and students read part or all of their stories. Listeners were to give constructive feedback, which the writers used to add to or tweak their stories.

Tuesday will be a continuation of their short story unit. We will read "The Brass Teapot" and answer questions pertaining to the following literary devices:

• protagonist/antagonist
• point of view
• foreshadowing

Wednesday's class will examine the short story, "The Tell-Tale Heart," by Edgar Allen Poe. We will watch a short animated clip and discuss how suspense was created in the story.

Have an advanced viewing by clicking below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7d7qVgNj8g