Ms. Shu

Suspenseful Short Stories:

1. Nov 3: You encounter a boggart which transforms into your greatest fear. Describe the encounter.

2. Nov 5: Someone is following you. Or you are following someone. What happens?  

3. Nov 7: "Listen, I'm got something to tell you." Continue the story.  

4. Nov 14: Use the image as inspiration.

5. Nov 17: Describe the same location twice. One should feel positive. One should feel negative.

6. Nov 19: Choose a piece of music and try to match your sentences with the tempo. Short and fast or long and slow. 

7. Nov 21: Use longer, peaceful sentences to describe a dream. Use shorter, tense sentences for a nightmare. 

8. Nov 24: Begin at the end and use a flashback. 

9. Nov 26: Reveal something to the reader at the beginning. Make sure a character doesn't know.  
10. Dec 1: Free Write. Practice using all suspense techniques. ​

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Animal Farm:

1. Sept 15: How important are first impressions? What do you want your first impression to be to others? 

2. Sept 17: Who inspires you? Why?

3. Sept 19: What qualities should an ideal leader have? Why?​

4. Sept 24: Persuade the reader to like or dislike something.

5. Sept 29: Is it better to be well-prepared or think quickly on the spot? 

6. Oct 3: Are you an optimist or pessimist? 

8. Oct 6: Do we have an obligation to help others? 

7. Oct 8: "Honesty is the best policy." Do you agree? 

9. Oct 10: Which character would you want to meet from the story? What would you talk about? 

10. Oct 15: How do you feel about Animal Farm? Write a book review.