In Maple 2, we have just started reading Clockwork, a fabulous short story by Philip Pullman.  At the beginning of the story, we meet Herr Ringelmann, Karl and Fritz in the White Horse Tavern on a winter’s day in a little German town.  We learn that Karl is about to finish his apprenticeship as a clock-maker and that Fritz, a novelist, is about to tell his latest ghost story.

Your challenge is to imagine that you are one of the guests sitting comfortably in the tavern as these characters have their conversations. Using the slow writing technique, write a paragraph to describe your experience.

Sentence 1:  Use the past perfect tense.

Sentence 2:   Use a colon.

Sentence 3:   Use a subordinate clause.

Sentence 4:   Use dialogue.

Sentence 5:   Use the past progressive tense.

Sentence 6:   Use a fronted adverbial.