Story starter!
At first it had been an eye; an enormous, lidless, green eye, hovering there above the road. A few hours later, another eye had joined it.
It was then that people had started to take notice. Passers-by stopped and stared, wide-mouthed, at the mysterious vision that had appeared seemingly out of nowhere.
By the middle of the night, the full green face could be seen. The world was now taking notice. Broadcast on TV screens across the planet, the vision was causing quite a stir. People watched expectantly, glued to their televisions and radios and laptops around the world, waiting for the next part of the puzzle to unravel…
Sentence challenge!
Which sentences contains two verbs?
Can you use interesting verbs in your writing today? How about some of these:
Sneaking, leap, stalk, observe, tip-toe, avoid, peer and ooze
Complete the story in your book.
WALT- use a range of verbs in my writing.
Parents note:
To extend your child, they could use different forms of past tense verbs. We have already covered this so it is not a new concept. Try and use at least one of each in this writing. These are:
Simple past: I baked a cake.
Past perfect: I had baked a cake.
Past progressive: I was baking a cake.
Past perfect progressive: I had been baking a cake.
Underline each one in a different colour.
It is not essential that your child copies out the beginning of the story. However, if they could benefit from handwriting practice, this is a great opportunity!
Sick sentences!
These sentences are ‘sick’ and need help to get better. Can you help?
It was a dark night. A big face appeared in the sky.
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