TASK: Read through this text. Highlight where the author has created tension using the colour key below:
Foreshadowing ~ A warning that something is happening in the future.
Setting and Imagery ~ At a place in that time of a movie with props.
Dramatic Irony – Knowing something the character doesn’t.
Withholding Information – Keeping your ideas and thoughts to yourself.

The Whispering Woods
Lena gripped her flashlight as she stepped into the dense forest. The trees loomed over her, their twisted branches clawing at the sky. A thick mist curled around the ground, swallowing her footsteps. The others had dared her to spend an hour inside the Whispering Woods, the place where people claimed to hear voices that didn’t belong to the living—voices that called out names, whispered secrets no one should know, and sometimes, laughed when there was no one there to laugh.
She glanced back at the distant glow of the campfire. “It’s just a silly legend,” she whispered, but her own voice trembled.
As she ventured deeper, the air grew thick with the scent of damp earth and something else—something metallic. Her flashlight flickered, casting jittery shadows against the trunks. A gust of wind rushed through the trees, and she heard it.
A whisper.
It was faint, almost like the sighing of leaves, but there were words hidden in the wind. She spun around, her heart pounding. “Hello?” she called, though she knew no one was there. The wind answered with another whisper, just at the edge of hearing. She strained to make out the words.
“…Not alone… turn back… too late…”
Lena swallowed hard. “It’s just my imagination.” But deep inside, she wasn’t sure.
The flashlight flickered again and went out. Darkness swallowed her. She fumbled with the switch, her breath quickening. Then, just as suddenly, the light returned—and she saw them.
Shadows. Not from the trees. Not from her. But standing. Watching.
Lena’s breath hitched. “It’s a trick of the light,” she told herself. But the whispers grew clearer now, and they were all around her.
“…Don’t look… don’t move… it sees you…”
A rustling sound came from behind her. Slow. Deliberate. Something was moving closer. She turned, the beam of her flashlight shaking. The mist parted just enough to reveal a figure—pale, motionless, staring.
And then it smiled.
Lena ran. Branches clawed at her, roots grabbed at her feet, but she didn’t stop. The whispers were screaming now, a desperate warning. She burst out of the woods, gasping, collapsing near the fire where her friends sat, laughing.
“That wasn’t funny!” she shouted, trembling.
Her friends frowned. “What? We didn’t do anything.”
Lena’s heart nearly stopped. She turned back to the woods. The mist had swallowed the trees once more.
And at the edge of the darkness, something was still watching.

Task Description: Kia Ora everybody today at reading and writing we had to infer a picture into a conclusion to finish off the story.

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Task Description: Kia Ora everybody it’s me again and today I am going to explain to you what this task was about in Nouns & Verbs. We had to describe the definitions of Nouns & Verbs, write our own sentences then highlight the parts of it which contain the words that indicates both Noun & Verbs. Lastly to end it off we had to make a video that explains Noun & Verbs.I hope you will enjoy reading this task. Please leave a positive comment on my blog. Kia Ora!

The Trip to Rainbow’s End

It was a lovely sunny day as the breeze moved through the air. My parents figured it would be a perfect day to head out to Rainbow’s End and have some fun as a family. We packed lunch, my camera and hats for the road trip.

 As we arrived I hopped out of the car, and felt the cool air wrapping itself around my body as if I were a present. The sun was shining brighter than ever and the flags on the Kidz Kingdom Castle were swishing in the air. My little siblings Ema and Silas were going crazy and begged my Mum if they could ride the Carousel. Mum went with them, while me and my older sister Claire were walking with Dad looking for something fun to do. “ Can we go to Fearfall? “ asked Claire. She was always hyped up for the Fearfall it’s as if she ate a bowl of sugary sweets.

“ Sure “ Dad nodded, then he walked us to the Fearfall. It was a long – wait I mean it felt like I was there for centuries! At last we finally came to the ride, Dad paid for the ride, then waited there he couldn’t come up because he couldn’t fit so me and Claire went together individually . 

My older sister was still so hyped while I was on the edge of having a nervous breakdown. Because I had Acrophobia which means I hate heights!  Then when we went down I screamed as loud as if I was talking on a microphone while my sister was yelling joyfully. I passed out then awoke with Claire and Dad crowding on top of me.

“ Are you okay kiddo? “ asked Dad, I nodded, then I turned to look at Claire who was snickering at me. I got up then turned to see if anyone was looking at me, I rubbed my sore eyes, I was feeling desperate until that changed when I saw the Corkscrew Coaster. Now it was me who had the bowl of sugar “ Can we please go to the Corkscrew Coaster? “ I begged. Dad nodded again and off we went followed behind a crowd of people wanting to try the Corkscrew. Luckily we were there first, so we got to ride it and this time Dad hopped in the Coaster with us.

Finally, I was back to having the holiday of a lifetime. I yelled happily the whole way through the ride. As we got off I was ready to go again. My sister felt sick I could tell as her eyes split and as she put her hand on her mouth. I tried to snicker quietly but I couldn’t hold it so I laughed hysterically out loud. My sister’s face began to go from sick to red. Then she slapped my arm “Hey!” I shouted angrily. I pushed my sister away then eventually that became a fight. 

Meanwhile Dad was looking around for a fun ride to try. “ Kids “ said Dad, “ Should we go to Scorpion Karts or Stratofear? “.  

Me and my sister froze then stared at each other awkwardly, we both felt sick so we decided to go for the Karts. I was kinda excited until I found out we had to watch a safety instruction video. Ugh, who cares about the rules let’s just skip to the cutscene! Finally the video finished, me, Claire and Dad hopped from our seats then got in our Karts. 

The timer counted 1, 2, 3, then off I went I looked behind to see Claire catching up to me. I wasn’t going to let her steal my title so I sped up faster and faster. I saw the finish line expecting I had hoped to cross it until Claire was tied right next to me. “ Going to quit? “ Claire yelled. I ignored her, I had an idea then I turned to Claire, crumpled my eyebrows and looked at her funny. Then she snickered, causing her to close her eyes and make her delayed.

I sped up and crossed the finish line. Yes! I am holding my title, when the ride finished we met back with Mum and my little siblings. 

Sadly, it was time to go back home so I said my last goodbyes to the amusement park then went merrily on my way. I jumped back into the car then looked at the windows back at Rainbow’s End thinking that we were still there. Huh, I guess I really did have the holiday of a lifetime.

The End . . .