https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3 In this activity, you will be using the Magic of Three to write a brief, but suspenseful scene. Remember to set off each of your three red flags with a signal word or phrase (refer to the list of words/phrases in the red post). Then, be sure to follow up each of your red flags with a sensory (sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch) reaction. Also, don't feel like you have to write a scary scene. Suspense is useful in nearly any genre. Refer to the blue post for a non-scary example of suspense, and be sure to notice the signal words, highlighted in yellow. Finally, as you wrap up your submission, don't forget to check your writing for basic things such as complete sentences, proper capitalization and punctuation, spelling, etc... en-us 2018-03-23 20:42:11 UTC 2020-04-23 18:40:03 UTC hello@padlet.com thomas_wilder https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/495467614 Suddenly...
Without warning...
To my surprise...
All of a sudden...
From the shadows...
Incredibly...
Unbelievably...
Breaking into a sweat...
Unexpectedly...
Shuddering...
Holding her breath...
Nervously...
Out of the corner of her eye...
Shockingly...

*These are but a few examples of signal words and phrases, but there are more. Feel free to think outside the box as you write your own scene.]]> 2020-04-06 18:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/495467614 thomas_wilder https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/495477049 Jeremy was sitting in class listening to Mr. Wilder's lesson on suspense and the "Magic of Three". However, if he was being perfectly honest, he wasn't really paying attention to his teacher. Jeremy was distracted by thoughts of Susie Derkins, the coolest girl in school. While Jeremy knew he was still a bit too young to be dating anyone, he couldn't help but have a teensy crush on her.

Dreamily, Jeremy turned his head to take a quick peek at Susie, who sat on the other side of the classroom. Much to his surprise, Susie was staring right back at him! Jeremy's heart did a somersault in his chest as he quickly turned away!

Jeremy worked hard to keep his eyes focused on the same spot on his desk in front of him, trying to play it cool. He tried to relax, assuring himself that it was just a coincidence that Susie had been staring at him. Still, the next minute seemed to last for what felt like an eternity, and Jeremy didn't hear a single word of Mr. Wilder's lesson in that time. Jarringly, Jeremy's thoughts were interrupted when he felt the vibration of a chair scraping across the floor on the opposite side of the room. He turned to see Susie walking towards him, her arms extended wide in the unmistakable sign of a hug! Now that wasn't a coincidence! Jeremy's body went numb as he stood and raised his own arms to accept the embrace. It was all too exciting, so he closed his eyes and waited for the magic moment - the moment when he would hug Susie Derkins!

Jeremy figured that time must have slowed down again because he stood there with his eyes closed and arms extended for what felt like a long time. A really long time! Suddenly, to his horror, Jeremy heard laughing from close by. He peeked to see what was happening, and realization washed over him like a bucket of icy water. Susie stood there, but she wasn't hugging Jeremy. Instead, she was giving a hug to her best friend, and Jeremy's desk partner, Margaret. Several of Jeremy's classmates were giggling at the sight of him standing there frozen in place like a goofball statue. Mortified, Jeremy sunk back down into his seat and willed himself to turn invisible.]]> 2020-04-06 18:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/495477049 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/507037261 Lillian was a witch.

Trained by a powerful coven in the far north of Valoria, she could wield powerful spells at a young age. Because of her skill, she was selected for a quest by her king; to spy on the rival kingdom of Trinity. And so, armed with her magic and a backpack full of supplies, she set off.

Trinity's castle was filled to the brim with guards, but a simple invisibility spell managed to get her to the king's throne room. All of a sudden, she heard a loud shout in the distance. It was Trinity's King Jacob, a burly man who was obviously up to no good. However, other than a few words like "Valoria" and "supplies", she couldn't really makes out what else he said.

Nervously, she creeped closer and manage to hear more of what King Jacob had said. Apparently, Trinity was planning to take over Valoria at night-time in two weeks. The king presumed that because it was a Friday - the end of the work week - everybody would be resting and not ready for an invasion, especially from such a big army. Armed with that information, Lillian began running back to her kingdom. However, her invisibility spell had just worn off, and she had a castleful of guards to deal with!

Breaking into a sweat, Lillian ran as far as her legs would take her, all the while being chased by murderous guards with their bows and swords. When she finally got back to the castle, she told the king about King Jacob's plans. Two weeks later, Valoria's army was ready and it repelled the Trinitian forces.]]> 2020-04-14 18:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/507037261 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/507119504 One day Mr. John what is walking in a library. Suddenly a flash of light blinded him he thought it was just his Imagination. to his surprise a book fell so he opened it. Shockingly the book Disappeared beforehand could read it. Mr. John ran straight home.]]> 2020-04-14 18:52:37 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/507119504 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/508655084 I walk around the grassy plains in peace eating every now and then. My woolly fur is comforting as I traverse. The grass suddenly rocks. "It isn't them is it" I think. I look around and see nothing.

I continue traveling around the plain eating as I go. From the bushes, I see a rattle. I examine it, but nothing is there.

I resume my walking eating as I go along. Then suddenly I am pulled by a mysterious pull. It takes me to a strange device and the device takes me to an enclosure. That is when I see my captive, a human!!!!!

- Eyal ]]> 2020-04-15 14:45:26 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/508655084 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/508781532
Jacob had been waiting for this moment to arrive, he was going to play at Baylor stadium. Although he was very excited he still hasn't found someone to give him a ride. Later that afternoon his weird teammate Will offered to give him a ride.

They got into the car and started to drive. It took them a little bit to get there, but suddenly as they were a half hour away they felt the car start to shake it started to go off the road. As fast as he could Jacob got out of the car he then noticed Will wasn't in the car.

Out of nowhere he heard this voice. It was saying, "come this way." Jacob kept following the voice. As he kept going it got louder. He then noticed it was Will's voice. The time passed by as he went.

From the corner of his eye he saw a shadow slowly walking. He realized he must be getting close to Will. Then he was right he saw Will and was glad to see him. They didn't know where they were going but they just had a feeling to keep walking in that one direction. It took them about twenty minutes, but then they looked up and there they were at the stadium.]]> 2020-04-15 15:34:33 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/508781532 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/510810652 You step into your new house and look around for a light switch. When you find it you flip it and set your luggage down. Before your mom tells you to unpack you hurriedly run upstairs to what you think will be your room. As soon as you jump on your bed it suddenly drops.

Soon you hit the ground and look around for your family but their is no sign of them anywhere. You feel your legs getting pulled and look at the edge of the bed to see a surprisingly large mouse. It walks up to and asks for a piece of cheese. You search your pockets and find some so you give it to him. Thinking it will take him a long time you get out of bed to see where you are, but he unexpectedly gobbles it up in less than ten seconds.

Then you hear a loud scream nervously turn around. Then you wake up and realized it was a dream. You are moving in today.]]> 2020-04-16 14:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/510810652 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/510894621 One day I little boy named Tim was walking around the park and out of the corner of his eye he thinks he sees his dad hiding behind a building near the park. Tim shakes his head and looks away, and starts back up on his walk. When he was just about to go home he saw the man again who thinks is his father. The man comes closer, Tim hides around the corner of a building. Holding his breath, Tim looks around and that is when he knew that was his father.]]> 2020-04-16 14:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/510894621 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511108799 One day Mr. Gobble was out shopping at Whole Foods. When he entered the wheat section he heard a strange noise. It sounded as if the ceiling was going to crack and fall on him. He looked everywhere but he still couldn't find where exactly the sound was coming from.

A little while later Mr. Gobble thought he saw the shelves shaking out of the corner of his eyes. He nervously pinched his self to make sure he actually saw right. But after he pinched himself he didn't see anything shake. "So unusual," he thought to himself so he kept on shopping.

All of a sudden when Mr. Gobble was going to another isle he felt a poke on his back and heard a voice that said "I'm here!". He froze for a little while until he felt another poke on but this time it was on his head. The poke felt like a sharp pointy long nail. He turned around and saw that it was Mr. Wobble! Mr. Wobble is his best friend and of course...he has long finger nails! Mr. Gobble totally forgot! Mr. Wobble even told Mr. Gobble that he will meet Mr. Gobble at Whole Foods.

-Unknown]]> 2020-04-16 16:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511108799 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511111560 In the old times their was war. A war against the evil that would go down in history. This war was a great one i now beaus i was in it.
 
It was a peaceful day. The land was calm. I was helping my dear friend with training. As we were training, we heard the towns people screaming! Without warning, a dragon appeared! 

Nervously  i ran for my bow. Me and the other worers tried to stop it. But in the end we did not  prevail. Wen dawn came i saw a man wearing balas horns. THE LEGEND WAS TRUE! The hero... the dragon born it was all true.But one thing was not right, the dragon born did not slay the dragon. He did much worse he cut the dragons horns off the dragons head!

We won the war was over or was it?
--Radhika Dasi




]]> 2020-04-16 16:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511111560 marakornblithdd https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511142362     By Mara Kornblith   
         Tal the turtle and his friends, Judah and Mappy had gotten a chance to become part of the official top secret Federal Turtles of Investigation, otherwise known as the FTI!
           Today was the start of training and Tal and Judah were practically bouncing off the walls, they were so pumped! Mappy, being the mature one was motioning them over to the car so that they could start their training.
           Without warning, they heard the loud whirring noises of what seemed to be a helicopter! They heard it but it was no where to be seen.
              Suddenly their car, with them in it, started floating up towards the sky and sure enough, the entire lining of their car was now invisible, too! Tal was shaking with a mix of shock and excitement, and Judah, being the scaredy-pants of the group was hiding under Mappy, muttering under his breath! Mappy knew this had to be it! This was the start of the FTI training they had all been waiting for so long for!
          Out of the corner of his eye, Tal saw the toughest looking Alligator Snapping Turtle he had ever encountered in his life, coming down to their car on an invisible ladder! Judah shifted uncomfortably and Tal and Mappy straightened their postures. "I am Agent Chad Chelonian and I am here to train you three brave turtles to be one of us, part of the crew, a top secret agent, a   skilled fighter, a true turtle a- -you get it. Are you sure ya'll are in for this, because once you're in, you're in."

To be continued... or maybe not...]]> 2020-04-16 16:32:53 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511142362 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511331218 One day my friend Kara and I were taking our dogs on a walk together. It was getting late but Kara and I always loved watching the sun go down. I was just about to take a photo because of the perfect spot we were in, but suddenly Kara started running of in the distance. I didn't know what she was running from, but I needed to catch up with her to see if she was ok. I tied my dog to a tree and ran after her. I turned a corner and she was gone. I looked around to find her until a sack flew over my head. I was stuck. I heard Kara's voice and realized the was the one holding the sack.]]> 2020-04-16 17:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511331218 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511332894 They arrived. John moved to a new house that day. It was a bit rundown but his family could get it fixed up. John had a younger sister, her name is Jenny. She was 5 years old and a prankster. John walked toward the house, when out of nowhere, a streak of lightning hit the ground, a few feet away from him. He was really scared so he ran into the new house. Inside, there were tons of corridors left and right. It was a very large house. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a streak of white behind him. He called, "who's there?" but no one answered. He kept on walking thinking it was a figment of his imagination. He saw it again this, but time it was closer and he just kept walking. The strange crature came out; it looked like a ghost with holes for eyes. Suddenly, it came running towards him and before could get away, the 'ghost like creature' caught him! John closed his eyes as he felt the cloth drape around him. Then he heard nothing, only laughter. He peaked up and saw his sister holding the ghost costume.  She was laughing her lungs out. She laughed so hard she could hardlyt speak and said, "You should have seen the look on your face". John started laughing and he said, 'lets go back and help mom and dad unpack. They went back, while they were going they heard a spooky noise behind them! The end!

]]> 2020-04-16 17:58:52 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511332894 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511709846 By: Kamdyn Eaton
Lola Jean wasn't scared of anything, so when a group of her class mates challenged her to a journey into the "haunted forest", she didn't pass up the opportunity.

Lola's journey would start at 7 o'clock  sharp. She had a long walk ahead of her.It would take at least half an hour to get to her destination. She started the treck eager and exited. Then out of no where she heard a terrifying whisper in her ear, "TURN BACK, GO HOME LITTLE GIRL". When she whipped around to see who was there, the only thing behind her was a little squirrel. She didn't think anything of it, so she jest kept on.

Finally she reached the treacherous gates of the "haunted forest". She fingered the ancient metal door nob. With a twist and a shove she was inside. She pulled the gate closed with a satisfying click. 
With each step she took another whisper in her ear "TURN BACK, YOU'LL REGRET THIS, LEAVE NOW". Now she was starting to freak out. Out of the corner of her eye she thought she saw a silhouette of a person. She U turned and started following the creepy object. 

She followed the silhouette all the way to a tiny cottage. When she knocked on the door the house vanished into thin air. Lola  did a 360 and ran all the way home to the comfort of her mother. Lola Jean is no longer not scared of anything. In fact she hasn't accepted a challenge since that creepy night.

THE END]]> 2020-04-16 21:53:54 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/511709846 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/513082132 By Zinta Holmberg
After a long day of school Justin decided to take a short cut home. Even though kids said that the forest was haunted he didn't believe them. In fact  he was in to creepy things . But when he stepped into the forest he stared hearing things like  leaves rustling in the distance and howling sounds. Suddenly about an hour into the walk he realized that his house was only a few minutes from school! Then the noises started again... POW! Without warning a big boulder appeared out of nowhere  and the forest started to cave in on him until a big bird comes and gets him out of there right before it closed. ]]> 2020-04-17 15:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/513082132 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/513205550 Jeff was walking down the street at midnight. Suddenly he hears a mysterious "crunch." Then out of the blue a growling noise startled Jeff. Then he saw a shady four legged beast run through the bushes, but to his surprise it was his dog that he had lot a long time ago.]]> 2020-04-17 15:58:31 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/513205550 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/513375139 You are in a forest. You walk and wonder how you got here. There is a voice saying help me, help me. You walk towards the sound. It gets louder. You come across a huge monster. You have to help the kid, so you battle the monster. He swings one of his claws at you. You dodge it. You take a big tree out of the ground and hit him in the eye. He can't see, so you swing at his neck a couple times and then chop his head off. You walk past him. You find the kid. She is in a glass door. You run into the door and then, you wake up. It was just your little sister screaming for help when she got stuck on MarioKart.

The End.]]> 2020-04-17 17:17:29 UTC https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/513375139 https://padlet.com/thomas_wilder/vnjmq9pfc2w3/wish/513482220  " A local shop burned down in 1989, " said Peggy.  "Sweetie, it was probably a little spark that caused a fire." "No mom, the building had no electricity." "Well this little spark has to get to bed!" mom exclaimed.  Young Peggy Watson has had a very sad, creepy, mysterious childhood. Fires seem to be part of her life. At 6 years old she figured out who had started a brutal fire, which claimed the lives of 207 people. The person was put in prison for the rest of his life. At 12 years old she helped policeman solve a fire that took place in a church.
  Peggy woke up to the sound of her parents wailing. She rushed downstairs to see what had happened. She found her parents crying. "WHAT happened?" Peggy asked worriedly. "Honey, your grandparents were involved in a fire.  They saved everyone in their apartment, but they didn't  
make it out in time." Speechless Peggy could feel her heart sinking into a hole so deep she couldn't find it. Her mom explained that the fire started at the top and Peggy's grandpa was on it saving 23 people. The last floor, Peggy's grandparents were so close to getting out, but it exploded right before they could. "Mom I'm so sorry" said Peggy. "Its ok Hon, they're in a better place now." Of course, Peggy wouldn't let that go she had to find out what happened. 
Peggy knew she couldn't rest until this mystery was solved.
                   THE END 






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