Thursday, May 14 Agenda

*Bell Ringer: Sensory Details: In your craft lesson section, pick one of these statements and show it using details that apply to the 5 senses

*It was weird.

*I was scared. 

*The lake is creepy.

*Three Focus Areas

*Sensory details (descriptive adjectives)

*Coherence –does your story fit together (paragraphs too)

*Your choice –more of a focus on conventions/mechanical correctness

*Work Time on story and “Pit and Pendulum”

*First Draft due beginning of class tomorrow

*Your story needs to have the parts of a story: Exposition (establish character, setting, conflict), Rising Actions, Climax, Falling Actions, Resolution. 

Your main character should be developed.

Make sure you have descriptive details connecting to all five senses.

*You need to make sure that you have a story that can fit into the sub-genre of GOTHIC FICTION –look at notes for details.