Wednesday, 12 October 2011

The mysterious pumpkin

Create an exciting story (which can be linked to Halloween if you like but it doesn't have to be) about one of these pumpkins. 

Challenge:

Pack in all these words & phrases:
  • glowed softly
  • who lived in the crooked house
  • whenever

Saturday, 1 October 2011

A walk I'll never forget

Enjoy letting your imagination run wild by finishing this story in as close to 100 words as you can. 

Mrs Cole's tip:  Type it in Word first in case you don't get chance to finish - you can count the words there and spell check too! 

Your extra challenge is to try to add these words into your 100 words:

When
If
After
While
My head was spinning

Here is how your story begins...

It was last Saturday when I was taking my dog out for a walk on the moors. As I came over the top of the hill, this strange sight towered in front of me.