This assignment has two parts. Both require demonstrating what you have learned about the elements of fiction and the techniques authors use to create suspense and communicate meaning.

The story that you will be using will be attached to this via PDF

Part 1: Analysis

Remember that analysis means you will use quotations from the story you read to support your answers. Demonstrate your answer is correct by including support from the story and an explanation. For example, a question asking, “How does the author create suspense?” might be answered with: The author creates suspense in his first line: “When Miss Emily Grierson died, our whole town went to the funeral.” By beginning with an ending–the funeral–Faulkner prepares the reader for a story full of twists and surprises.

1. Which story did you read?
2. Describe the physical setting of the story. Which words or descriptions contribute to the emotional setting or mood? What is the mood that results from the author’s use of description?
3. What is the theme? How do the final lines of the story influence the meaning or theme of the story?
4. What techniques does the author use to create a surprise ending?
5. Were you surprised by the twist? If so, why? If not, what should the author have done to make the ending more surprising and effective?
6. What was your experience in reading this story? Did it evoke fear or physically have an effect on you? Why or why not?

Part 2: Creation

1. Create an alternative ending for the story you read in the lesson. Summarize any necessary changes you made in the action of the story for your surprise ending to make sense. Fully develop your alternative ending in two or three paragraphs. Demonstrate what you’ve learned in this lesson by labeling at least three techniques you used.