Fantabulous Homework Week Five

In Varrox you may come across many strange sights including fantastic birds, dragons, monsters and mythical beasts. One great challenge to writers is how to describe such creatures so that readers can 'see' and believe them.

I would like you to imagine that you are a visitor to Varrox and that you have come across a fantabulous creature which you have to describe clearly, colourfully, and with life.

'Deep down here by the dark water lived old Gollum, a small slimy
creature. I don't know where he came from, nor who or what he was. He was
Gollum - as dark as darkness, except for two big round pale eyes in his thin
face. He had a little boat, and he rowed about quite quietly on the lake; for
lake it was, wide and deep and deadly cold.'
Remember how vividly J.R.R. Tolkien describes characters, creatures and places in The Lord Of The Rings. We know what Gollum looks like, sounds like, moves like, smells like and feels like because Tolkien has worked hard to tell us. You work hard now to describe your amazing creature. You must be able to clearly see this creature in your own imagination before writing.

I look forward to reading about your amazing creature!

Times table focus = 7x.

Remember to list all of the books that you read during the week.