THE TUSSLE

TONE

• Frantic
• Sinister
• Violent
• Fearful

MOOD

• Tense
• Distressed
• Anxious
• Confused

EVIDENCE

EXAMPLES ON PG 264

• "I took one giant step and found myself reeling: my arms were useless in the dark."
• "'Run, Scout! Run! Run!' Jem screamed."
• "Nearby came scuffling, kicking sounds... flesh scraping dirt and roots."

EXAMPLES ON PG 265

• "There was no answer but the man's heavy breathing."
• "I went to where I thought he had been and felt frantically along the ground."
• "He coughed violently, a sobbing, bone-shaking cough."
• "It was slowly coming to me that there were now four people under the tree."
• "More scuffling, and there came a dull crunching sound and Jem screamed."

THEME