Mystery Suspense

Two elements that make stories more powerful

• Mystery and Reversal
• Conflict and Suspense
• Foreshadowing and Mystery
• Sugar and Salt

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is conflict

• A hint at might happen next in the story
• A story that leaves the reader in suspence
• An escaped prisoner
• A struggle between 2 or more forces

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What is NOT a type of conflict

• Man vs nature
• Man vs Animal
• Man vs self
• Man vs man

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

______ is the anxiety a reader feels about what will happen next in a story

• Suspence
• Dilemma
• Reversal
• Being scared

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

What is NOT one of the four main elements that create suspence

• Foreshadowing
• Reversal
• Mystery
• Monsters

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

Foreshadowing is...

• Clues as to what will happen next in the story
• A shadow in front of you
• The anxiety of what will happen next in a story
• When the situation suddenly changes

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Dilemma is...

• When a character must choose between 2 threatening courses of action
• A story that leaves the reader in suspense
• A holdup in traffic
• A struggle between 2 forces

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

Mystery is...

• Clues as to what might happen next in the story
• A story with Sherlock Holmes
• When the author withholds from the reader
• When the situation suddenly changes

Reversal is...

• Turning 180 degrees
• When the author withholds from the  reader
• When the situation suddenly changes
• The anxiety a reader fells while reading the story

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.5.5

What makes a good mystery

• Clues are available to the reader
• Clues are not available to the reader