This week in 3V we have been reading our new class book, 'The Iron Man' by Ted Hughes. We have been looking at some of the different features of Hughes' writing, and today we've been comparing the opening section of 'The Iron Man' to the opening lines of some other famous books.
We discovered some of the tricks that authors use to engage the reader's attention and entice them into reading further, and then we had a go at drafting our own opening paragraphs, trying to emulate Hughes' writing style by choosing powerful verbs to add depth of meaning, and using rhetorical questions and deliberate repetition for emphasis.
Here are some examples of our work - Mrs Vaqueiro was absolutely blown away by how good they are, and we hope you are too!
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