Literacy



=In Room 8 we are learning about Narrative writing. = =The main purpose of a narrative is to entertain and engage the reader in a imaginative experience. = =There are many different types of narrative writing. This includes folktales, fairytales, fables, myths, legends, science fiction, modern fantasy, short stories, picture-story books and ballads. = =Our main goal is to make our writing more interesting for the reader! = = =

Check out the the amazing narrative stories on this page from our creative class :) Alfie the butterfly Once there lived a butterfly called Alfie. Alfie lived in Fly Fly town. Fly Fly town is for flying bugs. Alfie had a friend called Mr Giggles. Mr Giggles was a bee. His name was Mr Giggles because he would always giggle. One morning Alfie decided to move away from Fly Fly town. So Alfie moved away and one day a big giant came and snapped Alfie! So Alfie was never seen again. By Shae Adams

Bethany the Butterfly Once there lived a butterfly called Bethany. She lived in a world called Butterflytopia. One morning Bethany woke up and yawned "what a beautiful day". "I will go see my friends Susan the spider and Clifford the centipede" exclaimed Bethany. Bethany wandered around the playground. "Over here Bethany" said Susan the spider and Cliff the centipede. So they played hide and seek the whole day. By Elliot Wood

Cassidy the Caterpillar Once there lived a caterpillar called Cassidy. She never grew at all. One day she met a worm called Wriggle. Wriggle was the largest worm ever. Wriggle said "hop on and I will bring you to a place that will make you grow". Wriggle had a friend that hurt everyone in town except for Wriggle, Cassidy and some of Wriggle's other friends. One morning Cassidy woke up and sighed to Wriggle "I think I want to be normal size". Wriggle said "come with me and I will show you". "go to the plant room and there is a beetle that will turn you into your normal size and be a rainbow caterpillar". By Eryn McIntosh

The Caterpillar who made friends Once there lived a caterpillar called Rebecca. Rebecca had no friends. One morning Rebecca's mother shouted happily "we are moving'. Rebecca said "where to and when?" Rebecca's mother said "now we are going to the grassland". So off they went to the grassland. When they got there an ant saw Rebecca and said "hi I am Zoe, want to be friends?" Rebecca looked down and said "I would love to be your friend". And so they were friends forever. By Zion Kareko

Brave little ladybird Once there lived a ladybird called Peter. One morning Peter found a BIG leaf! He thought for a minute "I will climb the BIG leaf". So he did. It took two hours. But it was very wet! At the top he slid back down. But then he tried again. At the top he did not fall down and he saw EVERYTHING! By Thomas McGill

Mango learns to fly Once there lived a butterfly who tried to fly. Her name was Mango. One morning Mango woke up and asked her mum if she could try flying. Her mum said "yes". So she and her mum went outside. Her mum taught her how to fly. When Mango grew up she was able to fly. By Kelsey Osborne

The Cricket who got lost Once there lived a cricket called Ben Ten. One morning the cricket yawned and he went on his bike down a huge bumpy hill. He went down the hill. By Lachlan Nealon

The caterpillar who made some friends There was a caterpillar that had no friends. So he wanted to make some friends. Then he had an idea. He said to his mum "I've got no friends". So he went to look for some friends and he found some. By Harry Dustin

Emily the butterfly Once there lived a butterfly called Emily. She lived in a butterfly house. She is nice to friends. She likes to play with her best friend on the playground. Her best friend was Zion because she is friendly. Emily is sad because Zion ran away. Then she went to play with her other friend. She went on the sandcastle. They made a snowman on the sandcastle. By Kirsty Lauridsen

The ant who got lost Once there lived an ant named Micky. One afternoon the ant who was named Micky went out and found a humongous apple. He went back home but no one was there. He looked around but still no one was there. "Where is everyone" called Micky. Finally he found someone and thenhe showed him his humongous apple. By Travis Adkins

The spider who got lost in the jungle One morning Tyla the spider woke up in the jungle. He was lost. Tyla was so sad. He saw a duck. The duck did not know how to get out of the jungle. But the duck said "you must find the enter doors". One door was for the entry and it was electric. By Tyler Purdy

Floydy the caterpillar One morning Floyd woke up. Floydy looked like a snake. But she didn't know if she was a caterpillar or a snake. In the afternoon she met her friend Spitty the spider to ask if she was a snake or a caterpillar. Spitty the spider told Floydy that she was a caterpillar. By Jordyn Human

The ant friends Once there lived an ant called Jake. One morning Jake dug a deep tunnel and he got lost. He dug so far that he dug into some more ants. They went off playing all sorts of games. Then they found article in a newsletter. They built a plane together. If you win, you get five dollars. They bought a playstation and a game. By Dylan Adkins

The three little ants Once there lived three little ants called the Ben Tens. One morning they made an apple pie. They burnt down the house. The firefighters came and they went to Los Angeles. Then they went to Broadway Street. Then it was night and they had a big game. They made another apple pie and did not burn the house down. By Noah Holden

Albert the butterfly Albert the butterfly had two brothers and their names were Caitlin the spider and Tyler the dinosaur. Tyler and Caitlinuse to be good friends but now they fought together. Albert the butterfly tried to get them back to being friends again. Then it happened. By Joel Turnbull

The caterpillar who got lost Once there lived a caterpillar who got lost in the snow. Her name was Pheobe. She was poor. She had no friends because she had met nobody. The caterpillar met another caterpillar and they became friends. By Jennifer Keo

The chameleon adventure Once there lived a chameleon called Fest. Fest had a dream. It was about him having an adventure. He woke up and said "I want to go to the jungle". He went there but he said "tis is bad". He went to the river but he was stuck in a spider web He said "help' but he was home and happy. By Sean Squibb

The ant who had a big friend Once there lived a creature called Max. He loved to play with his friends. They played tag. Max was so happy because it was his birthday. "Happy birthday" said Ella. She is a butterfly. The ant said "thanks for the present butterfly". She gave the ant a robot for his birthday. By Te Aria Kingi

The Caterpillar Once there lived a caterpillar called Caterpillar. One morning the caterpillar woke up. He did his favourite song. His favourite song is 'whisky and the bottle'. By Caitlin Lucas O'Keeffe

The small snail Once there was a small snail called Jack and he lived in Snail town. He didn't have a home because he was poor and he had no family. He had a crack in his shell and had to go to hospital. Two weeks later the crack was gone. Then he went to football. He played and he lost two to one. Then he went home in his mushroom and went to sleep. By Chase Whitt

