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Tension Building Brainstorm

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Overview:

This brainstorming activity encourages students to explore tension-building techniques by generating examples for their own writing. Designed for middle and upper years students.

Learning Objectives:

  • Explore and apply tension-building techniques to narrative writing.
  • Develop original examples for using sensory details, sentence structure, and other literary devices.
  • Strengthen creative thinking and planning skills for storytelling.

How the Activity Works:

Students select three different tension-building techniques such as using the five senses, teasing with clues, or using dynamic verbs. They brainstorm specific examples for how each technique could be applied to their own narrative writing. This activity helps students develop a toolkit of strategies for enhancing suspense and reader engagement.

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