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‘Secrets of Short Story Suspense’ English Short Stories : Assignment Two Download document here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15An2gS7LUBdSWOWghIKIUj6pHZ2AOphju1-Nst9C9p8/edit?usp=sharing Focus question: "What makes a great short story?" 1) Collaboration Story: Using your notes on short stories you’re going to write a short story in a group of three. Make sure that it follows the short story structure. This will be peer evaluated and marked by the teacher. 3pts structure / 3pts suspense / 3pts word choice 2) Evaluation: Evaluate one other  groups short story using the following criteria: 3pts structure / 3pts suspense / 3pts word choice How to make predictions: ************************************************************************************************************ 3) Short Story Research: Read the following four short stories and answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper . Alternatively you can search out

‘Stupendous Short Story Structure’ English Short Stories : Assignment One Focus question: "What makes a great short story?" Download this worksheet here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1itqjzyYlFOwOdrUETWiLmVJIPSQwrHH-81uN4M-YX3g/edit?usp=sharing All types of writing have a basic structure, and short stories are no different.  Your job is to find three reliable sources of information that suggest what the structure of a short story is, but first complete the following chart: 1) Pre-research : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UuShwtYpGg Reliable website traits? Keywords to enter in Google Possible Websites 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 2) The Research Short Story Structure Three sources of information exact URL English Short Stories Assignment: Assignment One / Page 2 3) The Report : Using a visual means please display your understanding of the structure of a short story. You c