Name : Kofi O. Amoah City : Ottawa Province : Ontario Lesson Plan Title : Just hangin on a cliff.

Grade: 6 Subject : Language Arts - Suspense Province : Ontario Time needed: 50 mins Vocabulary: Learning Objectives/Outcomes: Students will Be introduced to the idea of suspense Begin to Identify features that give rise to suspense in a story

Curriculum Expectations:
Reading 1.5 - develop interpretations about texts using stated and implied ideas to support their interpretations Media Literacy 1.3 - evaluate the effectiveness of the presentation and treatment of ideas, information, themes, opinions, issues, and/or experiences in media texts

Materials required: Video Clip: Cliffhanger Textbook

Description of Activity: Icebreaker?? Introduce concept of suspense Show video clip of final game from Cliffhanger Explain back-story of movie clip Show Clip stop just before Sarah falls Discuss how students feel and why What specifically makes them feel that way? Elements of suspense Show the four pictures. Discuss each one briefly. Have students split into 4 groups based on which is most suspenseful. Groups will come up with why they chose this picture, and a back-story/description of the photo. Groups will present their findings to the rest of the class

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Print and websites references: Movie Clip Cliffhanger- http://movieclips.com/t5owA-cliffhanger-movie-dont-let-mefall/