The city of Pompeii was constantly under threat of an unpredictable volcano-Mount Vesuvias. One day, it spewed a huge cloud of deadly ash and rock that set over every body and every life.
Your challenge is to write (in 120 words or under) a story from one of two perspectives. Either write as a person viewing a body covered in rock, describing it. Or a person writing a note about how the ash cloud loooked before they died. Good sentence structure and punctuation will stand out to me along with: a great use of vocabulary and paragraphs.
Leave your story in the comments by the end of May 2012 and my favourite will be published as a post. Good luck!
The giant ash cloud exploded with several shades of grey. It gently fell down, leaving several layers of rubble and ash. It was falling faster and faster, until it reached the foot of the city.
ReplyDeleteAs my daughter and I clambered towards the window to watch mount vesuvias erupt I suddenly had a thought. "What if I could swim across the ocean to safety." I would have to hurry but it was worth a try. Me and my daughter ran towards the ocean edge but unfortunutly it was to late as we turned to see hot ash rushing towards us. We huddled together and waited for death to come calling!!!
ReplyDeleteBy Olivia Enticknap-Taylor.