We mapped out the plot for Curious Incident to be done at the end of class. Then started mapping out the plot of "The Collector" and talked about mapping out your own plot for your own Mystery short story.
For Tomorrow:
please submit your answers to the 4 questions (on yesterday's blog) for "The Collector" if you have not already done that.
I will be coming around to check that everyone has completed a plot map for "The Collector."
Submit your descriptive paragraph revisions.
For Friday:
Create your own plot map - start thinking about what you want to write about in your short story. It does not need to be a murder mystery, but needs to have some sort of mystery or unknown, a puzzle to bring together.
Vocab words for those who were in the play yesterday:
60. jubilant (adj) Def: extremely
happy Syn: ecstatic, proud, triumphant, euphoric Sent: The crowd was
jubilant as they watched the parade go by; they were in a
celebratory mood having won the war.
61. Epiphany (noun) epiphanies (plural) Def: a sudden insight, Syn: a light bulb going off, a wonderful idea, sudden realization, an ah-ha moment, a new belief Sent: Students often discover an epiphany when writing their essays; their insight offers new ways to view the story.
