Most effective story element

       Out of the three elements I believe the supernatural is more affective. When there is a supernatural element in a story it makes it way more interesting.  An example would be the story Frankenstein.  If the monster was just a normal person ,instead of a gruesome creature put together with decaying body parts that was brought to life,the story would have been less interesting. Its the element of the supernatural that mainly brings the reader in. Since its supernatural ,people are not used to such different ideas which  brings out curiosity and interest from the readers. Another example(one I'm personally not fond of) is the Twilight Book Series. If it was just an ordinary love story it would most likely be less popular but instead there are many elements of the supernatural such as vampires and werewolfs which is why it was such a big hit.

One thing I would hope to do during spring break

One thing that I hope to do on my spring break is follow through on my plans to have a bonfire. I had planned on having a bonfire during spring break but there are things such as bad weather and people not showing up that can ruin the bonfire and hinder my plans. There is also the situation on the amount of food and drinks that can go bad. I have to make sure I have enough food,enough chairs,enough wood, entertainment and many other usual factors that contribute to a bonfire. I also would have to start cleaning the backyard early since there is so much yard and winter just ended so there is still mud and wet leaves that were left ther before winter . I could only hope it goes well.

How I would begin a horror story.

In Mary Shelly's Frankenstein or the modern Prometheus she begins her story with letters from a man named Robert Walton before actually starting the real story. Unlike Mary Shelly, I would have started my story right in the middle part of it in which all the main action takes place. Then I would have the story flashback to the time in which it actually starts. By doing this it would draw the reader in through question. An example would be starting the story with the main character being wounded and chased by some sort of monster. The reader would question "why are they running", "who's chasing them", or "why are they wounded". This would get the readers attention in having them want to know what happened and continue to read. After this point the story would flash back explaining what actually happened then slowly lead back into the climax.

Advice to the next class (journal prompt)

Advice that I would give to the next class for the OGT's  would be to prepare in advance by studying and taking the practice tests seriously. By taking the practice tests I was able to see what the ogts are actually like. When it was time to take the test  I had applied what I learned from the practice tests and understood most of the questions that were asked.