Homework on Suspense

Homework on My suspense storybook/Movie.

 The movie that is suspenseful for me is Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Even though I read all the other 5 books,  I felt that this book was an irony and it was so interesting that I could not put my book down. The story is about a boy named Harry Potter who is in his last year of Hogwarts, a wizard school. At the beginning of the year, he forgotten to bring his potion book so he borrowed an old textbook which belonged to the Half-Blood Prince. He did not know who he was but it was someone he knew but in another name. 

 There is also the part where he needs to find a way to defeat Lord Voldermort, an evil wizard who killed his parents, so that he will not take over the world. The last part is a suspense because you did not expect the person who died to die. It leaves a cliff hanger at the end because what must Harry do now. 

P.S: Please read the other 4 books to understand the story.

Homework on Suspense- Ashley

The suspenseful book I have read is "Looking for Alaska" by John Green.

The most suspenseful part would be (spoiler alert) when Alaska passed away in a car crash. She almost forgot about her 8th month anniversary with her boyfriend. Thus she rushed to his house by car although she was drunk. The main character, Miles, had to deal with his emotions after finding out that she passed away the next morning. With his good friend, "Colonel" , they decided to find out how she crashed. They did not know if it was really an accident or she committed suicide. They were also guilty as they did not stop her from going to her boyfriend's house when she was drunk.

They decided to give up on the mystery and come to terms with their loss and move on. They eventually decided to focus on their studies instead.

Homework on Suspense - Sabrina

The suspenseful movie that I have watched is "The Exorcism of Emily Rose". It was about how Emily Rose died during an exorcism and the people involved were called out for a trial. The people involved were defending themselves by telling the story of what had happened to Emily. The suspenseful part was when Emily was alone at night. She would have episodes, where she would feel like she had been taken over by a demon. Those episodes would usually occur at 3 a.m. When those episodes occur, we would not know what would happen to Emily. We would be afraid that she would get injured. When the exorcism was performed, we would not know if the exorcism would be successful or if Emily would survive it. This causes the audience to worry for her safety. The sound effects and the pauses in the movie causes the audience to always be on edge.

Homework for Suspense - Amirul

The suspenseful movie that I have watched is "The Hunger Games" Catching Fire". The suspenseful part would be when the new obstacles are being placed and when Katniss shoots her arrow to the centre dome. When new obstacles are placed, it is suspenseful as we do not know what are the effects of the obstacles such as the gas which poisons the skin cells. When Katniss shoots the arrow, we do not know what the Capitol(the organiser of the games) will do to torture Katniss. I am concerned as since the game is about who will not be killed at the end.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAzGXqJSDJ8

Suspense in a book.

The suspenseful book I had read was "The Shapeshifter: Finding The Fox" by Ali Sparkes. The book builds up with intensity with  suspense and distrust with  Principal Patrick Wood and Dax. The most suspenseful part had to be the climax, where the characters Owen, Dax and the antagonist Principal Patrick Wood were fighting in the office. It was an action-packed scene where a trapdoor to a deep abandoned mine was suddenly opened inside the room and Patrick was shoved into it. The suspenseful part came when the antagonist pulled Dax into the trapdoor with him and Owen tried his best to pull Dax right back up.  The scene makes you concerned whether Dax survives the ordeal or whether the antagonist dies. the author portrays Dax as giving up and almost losing consciousness and this causes the reader to scream internally for Dax to survive this.

Suspense

Journal Prompt: Authors often create suspense by placing characters in various predicaments. Recall a suspenseful book you have read or movie you have watched. What do you think was the most suspenseful part? What caused you to be concerned about what might happen? Knowing that certain danger or exciting events lie ahead creates a feeling of uncertainty - suspense. 

In the movie Annabelle, the scriptwriter uses suspense to build up the intensity of the audience. The audience will be kept on the edge of their seats, anticipating what will happen next. The props and sound effects add up to the story. Pauses make your heart beat faster and make you even want to find out what will happen next. The closing of doors and the "bad guy" appearing behind backs add up to bits of the story. Soft hushed whispers can be heard at the exciting parts to give the spooky and eerie feeling. Overall, the effects of suspension puts the audience in the character's shoe.
P.S. You might not want to watch the trailer as I was spooked even though I had watched   
      the movie before ^^

Homework on Suspense - Yong E-Shean

Suspense and Anticipation

In a book by Enid Blyton, titled “The Mystery Of The Burnt Cottage”, the plot is about a group of teenagers who set out to solve the mystery of a cottage which was burnt down. The suspense comes at the part when the young detectives go on a walk and find a piece of indiscriminating evidence which points to Mr Hicks as the culprit.  However, the village policeman does not believe them.  The suspense comes at a point when the young detectives do not know who to turn to to tell about this find and leaves the reader wondering what will happen next.  The story also makes the reader concerned about what might happen because if the culprit, Mr Hicks, was allowed to go free even though he had committed the crime, this shows that the law was unjust.  This causes the reader to be concerned because most people would want the law to be fair and just towards all.