What is the author's main point from lines 12-32?

We know a bad thing will happen b/c we know how horror works

Based on the title of this essay, what do you think the author's purpose is for writing this?

To define the horror genre for the reader

(page 127) Parallel means:

things that have comparable or similar parts

What does it mean to summarize what you read?

Briefly retell central ideas and important details

the message or moral the book is teaching

Lines 33-40: Why do we often know more than the characters do when reading or watching horror?

We are outside of the situation

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What is the Horror Genre?

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This is a quiz for my students reading "What is the Horror Genre" by Sharon Russell

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1
Which of these is NOT an example that the first paragraph gives as creatures of horror?
Frankenstein's Monster
Dracula
the Wolfman
The Boogey Man
2
What is the author's main point from lines 12-32?
Horror is something we all experience in life
Horror stories only pull on realistic horror elements
There's always a bad guy in horror stories
We know a bad thing will happen b/c we know how horror works
3
In which of these lines does the author tell us what horror stories do not have to include?
Line 2
Line 1
Line 9
Line 10
4
Who is the author of this literary criticism?
Beyonce
Miley Cyrus
Sharon Russell
J.K. Rowling
5
Based on the title of this essay, what do you think the author's purpose is for writing this?
To explain that horror isn't really scary anymore
To compare the horror genre to fairytales
To tell the reader that horror is a genre
To define the horror genre for the reader
6
(page 127) Parallel means:
things that have very different parts
things that are hard to explain
things that have comparable or similar parts
things that know how to park
7
What is one theme that the author mentions is common to horror in the last paragraph?
the search for treasure
the desire to beat death
conflict between good and evil
the goal to gain control of the world
8
What does it mean to summarize what you read?
Briefly retell central ideas and important details
Pick the ONE key fact that's most important to retell
Add summer elements to the story like sun and tanning
Rewrite the whole story to memorize easier
9
What ex does the author give for a thing that seems supernatural but has a natural explanation?
sound outside = trees
chainsaw sound in kitchen = mom using whisk
ghosts in attic = squirrels
scratches inside wall = mouse
10
What is the first way a person in a story can become a source of horror?
Outside the characters
They become evil through a vial of poison
Inside the characters
They are born evil
11
What is an author's purpose?
Their reason for critiquing stories
Their reason for eating nachos
Their reason for writing
Their reason for living
12
Lines 40-50: Which of these settings would we NOT expect to see in a horror story?
abandoned castles
dark forests
damp cellars
bright parks
13
What is the second way a person might become a source of horror?
An outside source
Born corrupted
An inside source
A desire for power
14
What is a theme?
the use of like or as to compare
where you find roller coasters
the message or moral the book is teaching
referring to a famous place or person
15
Which of these words would you use to describe the tone of this video?
Saddness
Suspenseful
horrific
Joyous
16
Lines 33-40: Why do we often know more than the characters do when reading or watching horror?
We are outside of the situation
we can read or watch slowly
we are smarter
we get to ask the author questions

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