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Friday, January 22, 2010

Mood

Your answer must be at least 4 sentences.

Mood – The feeling that the story evokes in the reader. How the story makes you feel.


Analyze chapter 9. Has the mood changed or stayed the same? Explain your answer. Support with an example from the text.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Foreshadowing

Your response must be at least 4 complete and insightful sentences!

Explain how the author uses foreshadowing to create suspense in Skeleton Man. Support your answer with an example of foreshadowing (from the novel.)

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Mood

Mood – The feeling that the story evokes in the reader.

Describe the mood of chapter 4 in Skeleton Man. What words and/or phrases does the author use to create that mood? Explain how those words/and or phrases create that mood.

Point of View

Identify the Point of View in the novel, Skeleton Man.

Why did the author choose this point of view for the story? Do you think that this point of view is the most effective for the story? Why or why not?