1. Fiction reading—character analysis (Liza’s determination, imagination), crowd dynamics, excitement over new technology (telephone), narrative viewpoint 2. Language techniques—simile, onomatopoeia (“ting”), dashes for tone and interruption, figurative expressions, dramatic structure 3. Historical context—telegraph familiarity, past setting clues, community behavior, early communication technology as plot device 4. Structural effects—paragraph transitions, sentence linking, voice and mood changes, build-up to new chapter with new characters 5. Writing task—story continuation, new character introduction, maintaining suspense, narrative development from given extract 6. Assessment focus—inference of motivation, tone recognition, literary effect identification, plot consistency in extended narrative writing