Write a single scene that uses rich description to build suspense. Your scene should include a character who is tempted to act impulsively. This writing assignment focuses on the following skills:

Using language to convey a vivid picture to the reader
Using imagery to create and develop suspense
Using description to convey a particular feeling
You should have completed a draft of this assignment in the activity before this one. If you haven't done so, go back and complete that activity now.

Ask yourself these questions as you revise:

Did I use vivid imagery that connects to the senses?
Did I use details to create suspense?
Did I consider building tension by sharing the character's thoughts or worries?
Did I consider building tension by using dramatic irony?
Did I write a single scene, not a whole story?
Did I write up to the moment of highest tension (the climax) and stop there?

Usually, when people talk about "rocky” relationships, it’s with a frown, but mine has enriched my life. i became fascinated with rocks when i was really young, and throughout my childhood you could usually find me with my pockets bulging from whatever stony treasures i’d scavenged that day. when my science teacher taught us a unit on geology, i realized that my fascination could become an exciting career that could also me make good money. obtaining an internship to work on the geological exhibit at the museum is an important step on my road to being a geologist. the best description of the writer’s point of view is that the person is eager to make a lot of money in a museum internship. insistent that geology should be taught as part of every science course. hopeful to be able to further the goal of eventually becoming a geologist. concerned that people do not generally relate well to the study of geology.

Which sentence contains a punctuation error? a. have you met my great-aunt marie raines? b. my mother wrote three children's books about the family farm. c. my sister's mother in law lives with them, and everyone gets along fine. d. another hurricane is brewing in the mid-atlantic.

Like most of whitman's other poems, "there was a child went forth" is an example of