| Suspense Story Checklist |
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CHARACTERISTICS OF NARRATIVE - An ORIENTATION (in which we meet the main character and find out where and when the story is set) - A suspense story PROBLEM (something important is at risk) - A clear RESOLUTION (in which the problem the main character has to face is solved) - Dialogue (two characters speaking to each other) CHARACTERISTICS OF SUSPENSE - At least one character who is described as being genuinely afraid - A situation or character who presents a real threat (a kidnapper, a space shuttle launch, a storm, a fire) - Something important to the main characters, that is threatened (their lives, their business, their pet dog) - Fast paced events WRITING CONVENTIONS - Correct spelling - Careful punctuation (periods, commas, exclaimation marks, quotation marks, question marks, colons, semi- colons) - Paragraphs |