Create atmosphere and tension
Write narratives that create atmosphere, build tension and engage the reader using sophisticated vocabulary and varied sentence structures
What you'll learn
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Think of a spooky old house 🏚️. The creaky floorboards, the howling wind, the flickering lights — that's atmosphere!
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What is atmosphere in a story?
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Look at these two settings. Which one feels tense and spooky? 👻
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Let's write a tense sentence together. We'll start with a boring one and make it spooky! ✍️
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Drag the spooky words into the sentence to make it tense! 🕷️
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Which word makes this sentence more tense? 'The wind ______ through the trees.'
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Finish this sentence with the spookiest ending: 'She turned around and saw…'
Practise Create atmosphere and tension with Whizlo
Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 10–11. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.