AEB+ATTWN+page

Click here to go to Reading page Click her to McCarragher page

Individual Assignment #1

Dear Mrs. McCarragher, I must admit that I wasn't prepared to take that quiz. I didn't read the selection. I am sorry. I will have Allie come and clean your house to make up for my irresponsible behavior.

This is really neat! I love it and can see the possibilities. I feel like I am in the Dark Ages at my school. Allie whizzed around the site so quickly and easily and loved showing me everything! Thanks for sharing! Great idea.

Gena

PS...I kept my answers appropriate despite the urge to really make them interesting! ;)

Group Assignment number 1: Suspense: A state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitment, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety.

Foreshadowing: To show or indicate beforehand; pre-fiqure.

2.) Examples of suspense.

1. "This island place ought to be great fun, if the weather lasted." pg. 12 2. "There's a small squall ahead. I can smell it." pg 15 3. "I haven't seen Mrs. Owen-not yet. We only came here two days ago." pg. 29 4. "If only she could remember a little more about Mrs.-or was it Mr.-Oliver." pg. 9

3.) Examples of Foreshadowing.

1. The Ten Little Indians Poem pg. 30 2 Everything---somehow--- was a little queer. The absence of the Owens, the pale ghostlike Mrs. Rogers. And the guests! Yes, the guests were queer too. An oddly assorted party. pg.30 <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">3. "Can't land on Indian Island when there's a southeasterly. Sometimes 'tis cut off for a week or more." pg. 27 <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">4. "There's a small squall ahead. I can smell it." pg 15- both suspense and foreshadowing

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">I chose these examples of foreshadowing and suspense because I think that these passages really fulfill the meaning of them both. The suspense passages really keep you on the edge of your seat and ready to keep reading until the book comes to a close. Christie really has an amazing voice in her work that makes the suspense passages seem so real that it is impossible to put down the book. I also think that the foreshadowing passages are what complete the book. These passages are completely necessary to have a good book. If each line gives you every piece of information, there is no room then for imagination and you predicting what is going to happen before hand. Each of the passages I picked did that and that is why I chose them.

<span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Allie - <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Nice job! Foreshadowing and suspense are closely related, and a good strategy used by a mystery author. Just as you said, you don't want to put the book down. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Check for spelling errors. In most cases, if the word is underlined in red, it indicates that the word is misspelled. Corrections should be made. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Great job on linking all of your pages. You followed the directions perfectly. <span style="color: #008000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Mrs. M 12-7-12