CampfireShare:TheSoundsofSuspense

Italkedmorefluently,andwithaheightenedvoice.Yetthesoundincreasedandwhat
couldIdo?Itwasalow,dull,quicksoundmuchsuchasoundasawatchmakes.
Inthisassignment,youwillshowyourclassmatesthatyouunderstandhowsuspense
engagesalistening,compassionateaudience.Tomeetthisgoal,youwillwriteashortstory
inspiredbyEdgarAllenPoesTheTellTaleHeart.
1. Astheauthorofthisshortstory,youwillfirstanalyzePoeasawriter.
2. Thenyouwilluseyourwritingskillstobuildupsuspenseinyourshortstory
throughoutthewritingprocess.
a. Youwillbrainstormapotentialstorytowrite.
b. Youwilloutlineyourstory.
c. Youwillwriteadraftthatyousharewithmeandreviewwithapeer.
d. Youwillreviseandeditbeforesharing.
3. Thenyouwillshareyourstorywiththeclassonthefinaldayforourcampfireshare.
Becausestorytellingisasocialactivity,partofyourgradewillreflectyour
classmatesresponsestoyourstory.
4. Youwillalsoparticipateinasilentdiscussionabouthowyourstorywassimilarto
yourpeers.
Youwillbegradedonthewritingprocess,yourclassmatesresponsetoyourstory,your
responsestotheirstories,thesilentdiscussionandyouruseofsuspenseinyourstory,plot
structure,mechanics,contentandclarity.

Suspense(10%)
___/5
Plotstructure(10%)

Mastery(54)
Demonstrates
understandingof
suspense.
Storyclearlyshows
evidencethe6

Progressing(23)
Demonstratesa
beginning
understandingof
suspense.
Storyshowssome
evidenceofthe6

Beginning(01)
Demonstrateslittleto
nounderstandingof
suspense.
Storyshowslittleto
noevidenceofthe6

___/5
Clarity(10%)
___/5

Thewritingprocess
(20%)

___/5
Classmates
responses(5%)
___/5
Yourresponsesto
yourclassmates(5%)
___/5
SilentDiscussion
(10%)
___/5

elementsofplot
structure:
introduction,
problem,rising
action,climax,
resolution,
conclusion.
Storyiswellplanned and
coherent.

elementsofplot
structure:
introduction,
problem,rising
action,climax,
resolution,
conclusion.
Story is on its
way to mastery,
but might be
choppy or
difficult to
understand.

elementsofplot
structure:
introduction,
problem,rising
action,climax,
resolution,
conclusion.
Story is
disorganized and
hard to
understand.

Completesrequired
responses.Reponses
needwork.

Maynothave
completedrequired
responses.Reponses
areweakand
unsupported.

Demonstrates
understandingof
brainstorming,
outlining,drafting,
revising,editingand
completesstepson
time.

Completesrequired
responses.Reponses
arethoroughand
supported.