A Suspenseful pain in the Neck... From "Dracula" to "The Necklace" or Paws for the Cause and Effect

A literary unit on suspense in short stories for grades 6-8 This unit employs the thematic concept for 6-8th grade students in short stories. This unit studies characterization, plot, sequencing, cause and effect, figurative language, and consequences due to the suspenseful nature of authors developing short stories. Suspense creates an alluring need to read further and deductively reason outcomes.