Analyzing Order of Events and Tension in Texts This activity will help you meet these educational goals:

You will analyze how an author uses order of events to create tension and the effect it has on the reader.
You will analyze how an author draws on and transforms source text.
Directions
Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Submit your response to each question, and check your answers. At the end of the activity, complete the final item to connect and reflect on your work.

Activity
In this lesson, you analyzed how W. W. Jacobs used the order of events to create tension and how that tension affects the reader. You also compared "The Monkey's Paw" to an excerpt from "Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp" to analyze how Jacobs draws on and transforms elements from this source text.

In this activity, you'll record the notes you've taken on the graphic organizers throughout this lesson.

Part A
In the table below, copy and paste 2-3 examples from the notes you've gathered on the graphic organizer you completed as you read Parts I and II of "The Monkey's Paw." Review the rubric to ensure your responses meet the expectations.

April does not let things interrupt her goals, she just continues on until she gets what she wants. complete, run on or comma splice

Pl i ben trying and trying but i still cant get it. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on one of the 4 prompts and what you have read and learned in this module. these are your options: 1. how do the events of "the white umbrella" teach the narrator a lesson about shame and acceptance? 2. what role does creativity play in "the bat-poet"? 3. how does the character of squeaky change over the course of "raymond's run"? 4. discuss the influences of older family members on the protagonists and speakers in the stories and poems of this unit. you are to write a five paragraph literary essay based on what you have read and learned in this module. your final submission should meet the following requirements. • submit completed pre-writing and outline documents. • write an essay that contains an introduction with hook and thesis statement, supporting paragraphs with evidence and at least one quotation, and a conclusion that restates the thesis and reviews main points. • use transitions appropriate to the pattern of organization. • use vocabulary to create tone and voice. • cite primary source (quotation). • submit completed revision checklist. • vary sentence structure. • create sentences with parallel structures. • use technology in the writing process.

Which evaluation category receives the highest rating? which evaluation category receives the lowest rating?