THE SCARLATTI TILT
▨ 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 he told the police when she handed them the empty revolver. by Richard Brautigan
▨ Where does the scene take place? ......
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▨ Characters.
The victim is the man who ......
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The culprit is ......
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The witness is ......
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The investigators are ......
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▨ Write a recap of what happened in the chart below.
structure / Story recapSet-up: the situation at the start of the story is established
Conflict: there is a problem.
Climax: the problem reaches its worst point.
Resolution: the problem is sorted out (happily or not)
▨ ERRATUM: your teacher is terribly forgetful: she made a spelling mistake. The original stoty is:
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 he told the police when she handed them the empty revolver. by Richard Brautigan
Find the spelling mistake! …………………………………………….
What difference does it make? ……………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………
ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT: EVERY LETTER IS IMPORTANT IN A WRITTEN PRODUCTION
▨ What are in your opinion the main elements of a detective story?
In a detective story, there is always a victim and a detective. The detective’s job consists in finding the culprit. In order to / ...... find the culprit, the detective must:
□ find the murder weapon, the time of crime and clues
□ analyse the place where the body was discovered
□ question the person who discovered the body, the witnesses and the suspects
□ check the suspect’s motive or/and their alibi.
to consist in + V-ing - 1 witness – 2 witnesses
▨ Possible weapons: ......
▨ Possible motives: ......
▨ Possible clues: ......
▨ Possible alibis: ......
▨ Add elements to the “story recap”: use your imagination. Take notes and get ready to tell your story to the class.