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TheLiteracyShed©2017
Thiswasn’tthekindofthingshedideveryday:sneakingaroundinthegroundsofderelictbuildingsafterdark.However,shewantedtoproveHannahwrong.Shewasabsolutelypositivethatthehousewasthesamehousefromthepicturethey’dfoundintheschoollibrary.Hannahhadlaughedwhenshe’dtoldhersheknewwhereitwas.Shewouldn’tlaughnow.
Prompts1. Describethepotioninthebottle.2. Useasimiletodescribetheweather.3. Useaverb-adverbpairtoopenasentence.4. Usearhetoricalquestion.5. Endasentencewithaprepositionofplace.6. Openasentencewiththeword,‘Darkness…”
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forbidden intimidating transfixed elixir gargoyle
grotesque aghast abandoned wicked gothic
ominous trembling apprehension eerie moonlight
creature bewildered trespass supernatural potion
nightmare graveyard spine-chilling ethereal figure
DADWAVERS!OpenersDescription-Itwasafairlysubstantialbuilding,thoughithadbeenuninhabitedforsometime,anditsresidentsnowweremainlyspidersandtheoccasionalratwhichhadgnawedthroughtherottingfloorboards.Action-Shedroppedthetorchandran-ranasfastasherlegswouldcarryher-downthestairsandalongthehallwaytowherethefrontdoorshouldhavebeen.Dialogue-Shedialledthenumberandwaitedforthevoicetoanswer,‘Hannah,it’sme,youwon’tbelievewhatI’vefound!”Where-Alongthewallswereportraitsofthepastinhabitantsofthehouse,alldressedinblack,allwiththesamepiercingambereyes.Adverb-Silently,sheremovedthebottlethatshehadcomeforandsliditintoherpocket.Verb-Sittinginthegraveyardwasn’tnearlyasscaryasshe’dthoughtitwasgoingtobe-untilafigureapproached.Estimationoftime-Asmidnightstruck,sheheardthefirstofthebat’swingsflutteringaboveher.RhetoricalQuestion-Howwasshegoingtogetoutofhere?Simile/Metaphor–Thenightskywasblackvelvet,verymuchlikethecloaksshe’dseeninthepaintings.