Monthly Archives: July 2016

John Marsden Writing Topic #176

He/she chose to destroy, because he/she did not understand**   The Search She chose to destroy, because she did not understand how she could attract a boy.   She chose to destroy, because she did not understand why boys would hurt, the feeling something she could not stand.   She chose to destroy, because she did not understand, how she

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John Marsden Writing Topic #354

These are all the common words that rhyme with ‘-aked’: ached, baked, faked, caked, flaked, slaked, snaked, raked, braked, quaked. Write a rhyming poem using some or all of these words.** Fateful Fete Mrs Slater baked for the school fete her sincerity, she faked, she wished she had flaked on the fete, something she preferred for all school events. Over

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John Marsden Writing Topic #513

Write as many three-word phrases as you can in which each word begins with the letter R…or S… or H…** For this writing topic, I chose to write three-word phrases with each word beginning with the letter ‘S’.   1. Sam sleeps sideways 2. Summer’s scorchin’ season 3. Sleep solves slackness 4. Sales spell success 5. Sadness shows strength 6.

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John Marsden Writing Topic #491

Describe an obsession you’ve had (or still have)** I have always had an obsession with chocolate. I’ve loved chocolate since I was a child, both Nestle and Cadbury, Cadbury in particular is my favourite. When I was kid, I always tried different flavoured chocolates: White, Dark, Dairy Milk, Cadbury Roses, Milkybar, Strawberry-filled, Peppermint-filled, Chocolate Mousse, Triple Decker, Breakaway, Smarties, Kit-Kats,

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