1. Topic-
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Build Suspense using some techniques that help make it effective.
Students learned about Character description before this lesson so
we will activate prior knowledge and move forward from their last
lesson onto how to build suspense now. |
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2. Content-
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The Magic of 3:
Work with the senses (E.g.) A sound, a smell, a glimpse, a shadow
or a feeling, etc.
1. You hear a noise. You look. Nothing.
2. You hear it again, louder, closer this time. You catch a glimpse
of it. What could it be? You start to worry.
3. It's right behind you, louder than ever. You turn. There it is! |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1.Understand what suspense means
2.How to use suspense in a story with word referents by teasing the
reader. (E.g.) It was huge and dark as night. It made a soft rumbling
sound. I could felt its hot breath on my face. (The reader is dying
to know - what is it? )
3. Be descriptive without giving the story or character away - let
the reader raise questions -
4.Students will be able to write their own story using the Magic of
3 to build suspense. |
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4. Objectives-
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1.Students will listen and observe how suspense can draw a reader
into the story
2. Students will respond with curiosity and various facial expressions
3.Students will begin to think, process and ask questions about what
they think 'it' could be.
4. Students will learn to be careful about over exaggeration. It can
be small and subtle, yet suspenseful, or loud and attention grabbing
like scary or explosive. |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| The board and an active demonstration of suspense by the teacher
with the assistance of a fellow teacher and a small 'surprise' prop
- a stuffed animal. |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Teacher introduces the word 'suspense' and asks for volunteers
to ask what it means
2. As this is unfolding the teacher will demonstrate unbeknownst to
the students, what this means by imagining she hears a knock at the
door. Nothing, she then hears it again, goes to the door and has a
conversation. Closing the door slowly she returns to the board to
continue the lesson when low and behold she stops, listens, looks,
smells and walks over to someone at the back and pretends that the
thing is on their back. The teacher describes it in brief details,
(E.G.) Ohhh, it's scary with all those spikes, I think it's dangerous,
and it smells, eww so bad..
3.The teacher creates interest, excitement and awakens imaginations
as she acts out the scene pretending to be interacting with the 'thing'.
4. Finally the teacher reveals the 'thing' which could be a stuffed
hairy caterpillar. |
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B. Development-
1.Through the demonstration that took place students will describe
what they thought the character was, how it made them feel, did they
want to see it or not, etc.
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C. Practice-
| 1.Students can partner up and practice the Magic of 3 on one another
verbally. Then see if the partner can guess what it is. |
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D. Independent Practice-
1. Write 3 sentences of their own on a piece of papers using descriptive
sensory words to demonstrate their comprehension of building suspense
in story writing.
2. Draw images of the descriptive details of what they are hearing
from their partner. (E.G.) Large soft body, feathered, ugly, beautiful,
etc. |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. Visual and auditory instruction
2.Opportunity to participate in the lesson
3.Respond verbally or with words on the board to show their understanding
of what suspense is and how to build suspense. |
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F. Checking for understanding-
1.Respond verbally or with words on the board to show their understanding
of what suspense is and how to build suspense in their stories.
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G. Closure-
| Volunteers explain or reiterate back to the class about how to build
suspense and why it is important in story-writing. |
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7. Evaluation-
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1.The sentences each student hands in
2.Students orally responding to opportunities to participate in an
oral story telling exercise to further connect suspense with writing
stories. |
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8. Teacher Reflection-
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| Read the sentences to determine whether each student was able to
learn about suspense and apply it to their own story writing or telling. |
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