ANALYZE Consider what you know about plot: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Mark on the plot line below where
you see each of these plot points. Also fill in where there were flashbacks
and flash forwards in the plot and briefly explain what you learned from
the flashback or flash forward.

for me, doing projects and performance tasks.

explanation:

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

a.) literature that explores grotesque characters and eerie, violent occurrences in a dreary setting.