​Bringing our story together

My last pararagraph

I made it to the old wooden door. I rattled the latch madly, up and down, tugging and pushing. I launched my shoulder against the planks in a final gargunatuan effort and the door burst open.

My momentum carried me into the hut, my head
tipping into the darkness, nd in a flail of limbs
I found myself in thick,warming straw.

I can't have been more than a few seconds
before I was asleep.

​Bringing our story together

My last pararagraph

I made it to ......
I rattled .......
I launched myself.....

Without warning.....
I plunged into....
Suprisingly, I found myself in.....

It can't have been.....

Writing Focus - uplevel task 1

Let's use this list method to summarise our character's feeling.

My legs curled up gently, and with a gentle wiggle of my toes, and a relaxing of my aching muscles, finally my body gave way to sleep.

Use this to describe your character finally resting.

Writing Focus - uplevel task 2

Earlier this week we explored how to use hyphens to avoid ambiguity

Could you use one of these hyphenated adjectives within your writing to provide greater detail and help the reader imagine the scene?


nerve-racking
frost-bitten
wide-eyed
much-needed
short-lived

Challenge

​Once you have finished uplevelling - you can complete the extra comprehension in the google classroom.