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to know - tightening tension
to know - tightening tension
to be able to - use the five types of imagery to make your writing more suspenseful
to be able to - use the five types of imagery to make your writing more suspenseful
The five types of imagery
The five types of imagery
Though imagery contains the word "image," it does not only refer to descriptive language that appeals to the sense of sight. Imagery includes descriptive language that appeals to all of the human senses, including sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. The five types of imagery are:
Though imagery contains the word "image," it does not only refer to descriptive language that appeals to the sense of sight. Imagery includes descriptive language that appeals to all of the human senses, including sight, hearing, taste, touch, and smell. The five types of imagery are:
- Visual imagery (sight)
- Auditory imagery (hearing)
- Olfactory imagery (smell)
- Gustatory imagery (taste)
- Tactile imagery (touch)
TIGHTENING TENSION BASICS
TIGHTENING TENSION BASICS
Tightening Tension refers to your ability to make your writing more suspenseful and engaging.
Tightening Tension refers to your ability to make your writing more suspenseful and engaging.
Key Point 1 - Tension takes time to build up so these sections are large and long.
Key Point 1 - Tension takes time to build up so these sections are large and long.
Key Point 2 - Character must almost fail, this builds suspense.
Key Point 2 - Character must almost fail, this builds suspense.
Key Point 3 - You can appeal to the readers five senses using imagery to put the reader in your character's shoes, this makes your writing more suspenseful.
Key Point 3 - You can appeal to the readers five senses using imagery to put the reader in your character's shoes, this makes your writing more suspenseful.
Key Point 4 - Plan first and write second. Plan out your pebble, rock and boulder.
Key Point 4 - Plan first and write second. Plan out your pebble, rock and boulder.
what is a rock, pebble and boulder?
what is a rock, pebble and boulder?
Pebble, Rock and Boulder refer to the problems/events you have in your story that make it more suspenseful.
Pebble, Rock and Boulder refer to the problems/events you have in your story that make it more suspenseful.
Pebble - the small problem in your story which starts your sequence of events.
Pebble - the small problem in your story which starts your sequence of events.
Rock - medium problem.
Rock - medium problem.
Boulder - the main tension scene and problem in your story.
Boulder - the main tension scene and problem in your story.
This is what it looks like on the story planner
This is what it looks like on the story planner
Task 1 - gathering the senses from scenes in popular movies
Task 1 - gathering the senses from scenes in popular movies
DRAW UP THIS TABLE IN YOUR BOOKS AND FILL IT IN WHILE WE WATCH THIS SCENE FROM WAR OF WORLDS. WE WILL SHARE ANSWERS
DRAW UP THIS TABLE IN YOUR BOOKS AND FILL IT IN WHILE WE WATCH THIS SCENE FROM WAR OF WORLDS. WE WILL SHARE ANSWERS
Raptors in the Kitchen Scene
Raptors in the Kitchen Scene
Imagine you are the character in the scene, how would you be feeling. Record your answers while watching.
Imagine you are the character in the scene, how would you be feeling. Record your answers while watching.
Imagine you are the character in the scene, how would you be feeling. Record your answers while watching.
Imagine you are the character in the scene, how would you be feeling. Record your answers while watching.
Sending Marty Back to the Future
Sending Marty Back to the Future
Task 2 - I do, you do
Task 2 - I do, you do
Collecting the sense to prepare for writing
Collecting the sense to prepare for writing
I'LL GO FIRST
I'LL GO FIRST
This is how you plan before you write.
This is how you plan before you write.
Pay attention because you will be doing this next.
Pay attention because you will be doing this next.
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN
NOW IT'S YOUR TURN
This is how you plan before you write.
This is how you plan before you write.
If you do this before you write it will make it better. Remember to do this before your assignment.
If you do this before you write it will make it better. Remember to do this before your assignment.
task 3 - writing a suspenseful paragraph using tightening tension
task 3 - writing a suspenseful paragraph using tightening tension
Use your ideas from Task 2 to write a paragraph about someone walking through an abandoned hospital during a zombie apocolypse.
Use your ideas from Task 2 to write a paragraph about someone walking through an abandoned hospital during a zombie apocolypse.
Remember to be descriptive, use the five types of imagery to make your writing suspenseful.
Remember to be descriptive, use the five types of imagery to make your writing suspenseful.
Your challenge is to use all of the five types of imagery.
Your challenge is to use all of the five types of imagery.
Be ready to share your writing.
Be ready to share your writing.
zombie hospital checklist.docxtask 4 - peer feedback
task 4 - peer feedback
Swap your paragraph with a person close to you.
Swap your paragraph with a person close to you.
Read their paragraph and complete the following checklist.
Read their paragraph and complete the following checklist.
task 5 - use the peer feedback
task 5 - use the peer feedback
Look at your feedback you received.
Look at your feedback you received.
Rewrite your paragraph based on your feedback.
Rewrite your paragraph based on your feedback.
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