Book Week Writing Activity

We had to read each sentence and decide whether we would be more likely to find the sentence at the beginning of a story or at the end of a story. What do you think?
When we had finished Miss Rodger asked us to replace one word in each sentence so they were still interesting to read.

Finally, all the noise stopped and we went back into the house.
Finally, all the fuss stopped and we went back into the house.
Joel and Dylan

We wished we had never opened that box.
We wished we had never opened that cage.
Bailey and Te Rangi

Once upon a time, there was a magical spider.
Once upon a time there was a venomous spider.
Sanha and Caiden

It seemed like there was nothing we could do to solve this problem.
It seemed like there was nothing we could do to solve this mystery.
Mere, Mikayla and Jessica

It was the best movie I had ever seen!
It was the scariest movie I had ever seen!
Reuben and Matthew

Basketball

Yesterday Room 10 went to basketball and our coach was called Tony. My favourite game was called Golden Child because we had to run and I didn’t stop once. The easiest part of the game was shooting the ball. The hardest part was the tagging game because it was hard to bounce the ball and tag your buddy at the same time. I think Tony is cool because he is good at bouncing the ball high. I like basketball because sometimes you get the ball in the hoop and sometimes you don’t. Next time I would like to be chosen as the golden child.
By Jack

Yesterday I went with my class to basketball coaching. My favourite game was passing because I like catching and throwing. The easiest part was getting a home run in the game because you had to run a long way. The hardest part of the tagging game was that we were not allowed to run to get away and also it is very hard to tag your partner because they keep getting away from you. I think Tony is cool because he trains the Breakers. I don't like basketball because I don't think I am very good at it. Next time I would like to shoot at least one goal.
By Mere