Identifying and creating suspense in stories.
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An engaging whiteboard animation video asking 'What is suspense'; explaining 4 techniques used in suspenseful writing and a final task to create a suspenseful paragraph from a picture using the four techniques. Ideal for upper KS2/lower KS3 English/writing.
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The video can be paused at certain points whilst students discuss or complete a task.
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Created: Jun 21, 2015
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