The Scarlatti Tilt - Florence Duperray

④ Underline in your summary the elements that were implied (not explained directly in the original story). ⑤ Brainstorming! What are in your opinion the main ...
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The Scarlatti Tilt

2ND-Art et sentiment d’appartenance

Detective stories- Doc.1

 Read this VERY short story.

The Scarlatti Tilt ‘It’s very hard to live in a studio apartment in San José with a man who’s learning to play the violin.’ That’s what she told the police when she handed them the empty revolver. From Revenge of the Lawn: Stories 1962-1970 – Richard Brautigan

Introduce the document: ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………  Get ready to explain what happened. Take notes in the chart below. Story structure Set-up: the situation at the start of the story is established.

Story summary

Conflict: There is a problem.

Climax: The problem reaches its worst point.

Resolution: The problem is sorted out (happily or not)  Underline in your summary the elements that were implied (not explained directly in the original story).  Brainstorming! What are in your opinion the main elements of a detective story? (nouns/verbs/ adjectives)