Year 4 - Opening with an Exciting Line and the Setting the Scene

L.O. To begin a story with an exciting opening followed by a paragraph using descriptive techniques to ‘set the scene’

We have been studying the opening to a short story.

We have learnt to open our stories with an exciting first line, and follow that by setting the scene.

Revise exciting opening lines by clicking here.

You'll find our descriptive techniques here, and advice on setting the scene here.

Homework: Plan and write a story entitled 'The Lost Pet'. Make sure you first plan on the sheet provided. Don't forget to open with an exciting opening line , and then set the scene.

Feeling clever? Think about including lots of 'shown feelings' (actions that reveal how the character is feeling). Learn about shown feelings by clicking here.