High-concept narrative in Gone 3: Ramping up

Purpose

Expand scale to reveal more of a high-concept world and increase tension.

Description

This lesson continues examining the structure of the first chapter of Gone. How does the author increase the scale of the story's event by introducing a crowd reaction, and use this introduction to ramp up the tension? We rewrite the passage looking at each of these details, and end with a portfolio rewrite.

Lesson type

Detailed practice

Genre / Topic

Action, Adventure, Dystopia