Let's begin with a review of the expectations set out at the beginning of the year for each blog post:
For blog posts did you. . .
1. Properly identify the novel you wrote about (you can do this through an image; at the least provide the title and author; an MLA style citation is preferred)?

2. Check that you used proper language conventions (punctuation, spelling, grammar, sentence structure) after you posted each?

3. Organize your response into a coherent paragraph by writing a topic sentence, developing the details fully in the body, and concluding with a closing sentence rather than a list of items?

4. Use the text as support for your ideas by providing a direct quotation from the novel(with proper MLA style citations) ?

5. Make sure that you gave short responses (between 60-100 wds) and answered each of the tasks you were required?

If you did not say yes to all of these go back and edit your first three blog posts and only then proceed withthis week's assignment described below.

Here is a sample of a post that contains all of the required elements:

A picture of the cover of Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins was included as well as a proper MLA style bibliographic entry at the top of the blog post.

This novel uses suspense by creating scenes in the story where I question what is going to happen. The main character, Katniss, makes decisions based on instinct and heart by the author making her like this it creates suspense. The author uses suspense with many of the decisions that Katniss makes. "From behind door 3908 comes a sound. Just a tiny whimper. Like something a cowed dog might make to avoid being struck, only too familiar. My eyes meet Gale's for just a moment, but it's long enough for two people who operate the way we do." ( Collins, Mockingjay 46). This line in the novel creates suspense by wondering what or who those sounds are coming from and also wondering what Katniss and Gale are going to do.