Great writers build an 'atmosphere' at the beginning of a short story. Combine our descritive techniques to create a spooky atomsphere...and don't forget to include plenty of different 'ly' starter sentences
Task: Write the first draft of your 'Scary Forest' story. Write 1 1/2 sides of A4.
Your prose should be like Audrey Hepburn: elegant.
Task: Write an eight line of a description of a hansom cab - Sherlock Holmes' method for getting around Victorian London. Use this video, recorded in 1903, to help you:
Tick off the following as you include it in your description: * Fragment sentence * Impact sentence * Compound sentence ( a sentence using the joining comma, and the word 'and', 'but' or 'or') * Complex sentence (a sentence using the bracketing comma)
Please annotate your 'finished' work, showing me where you've used the different sentence structures.
Feeling clever? Try to include the following: * Brackets * A dash
Don't forget to complete the self-assessment when you've finished your work.
Feeling clever? Try to end your paragraph with an impact sentence.
Due: Wednesday
Spellings Please learn the 'para' spellings at Spelling City. Dictation test next Tuesday.
