Creating a story opening

English

Put a capital letter on the independent clause.

Put a comma after the subordinate clause.

If you use a subordinate clause in front of an independent clause then you must...

A man buys a house and does not realise it is haunted.

A pirate goes on a journey to find buried treasure.

Which of these is a plausible plot for the Gothic genre?

What do we expect at the start of a story?

Mundale School for Princes and Princesses.

What unusual building has Ms Richards chosen to put in the opening of her fantasy story?

A style or category of art, music, literature etc.

A story with magic and mythological creatures.

The story does not feel realistic and believable.

The story feels realistic and believable.

A servant falls in love with a member of the royal family.

Which of these plots would we say is the romance genre?

Which of these would be a plausible weapon for a hero to use to kill a dragon in the fantasy genre?