St Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish Primary School Warrawong
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95 Flagstaff Road
Warrawong NSW 2502
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Email: info@sfawdow.catholic.edu.au
Phone: 02 4274 3386
Fax: 02 4276 2937

Year 5 Super Writers

Action! Mystery! Dialogue! What a sizzling way to write an engaging starter for a narrative. Year 5 have been exploring how to hook the reader in immediately in their writing.

Screen_Shot_2020_02_19_at_9.30.57_pm.pngHere are some examples of our sizzling starts:

As moss drips off the broken walls, a storm starts brewing. Clouds form like a thick blanket. After a little while snow starts to fall covering the town in white.  (Christian)

Creeeeeak! The door opened and Alix looked behind her. She started hearing footsteps, quickly she ran to lock the door. Quietly the door opened again. She was shaking, her heart beating fast. The footsteps came closer, closer and closer. She had teary wide eyes. (Lamar)

He saw a gap in the open field, and he ran to that goal to score for his team. The pressure was on. He scored and now the score was 4-3 to his team.   (Cruz)

“Pass it to me!” shouted Aleen to her teammate, as she sprinted past the other players. “1-2” screamed out Lamise and passed it to Aleen who took a shot. “GOAL!”    (Lamise)

Creeeeeak! The door opened. Thud, thud, thud, thud, she quietly ran to her door and locked it. She heard someone stomping up the stairs. “Who is it?” thought Poppy.      (Sofia F)