KS2 handwriting worksheet that asks Year 5 and Year 6 children to copy a vivid extract from Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum” using joined handwriting, then underline the words and phrases that build atmosphere.
Children copy the printed Poe extract onto lined writing spaces below, focusing on accuracy and consistent letter joins. Once copied, they re-read their work and underline the words or phrases the author has used to create atmosphere and a clear picture in the reader’s mind (such as “damp and hard”, “wild desperation”, “blackness of eternal night” and “intolerably close”), turning a handwriting task into a quick descriptive language analysis.
Useful for KS2 writing units, classroom intervention or homework. See related work in our writing fiction worksheets for KS2 ages 9 to 11. Printable PDF, A4, downloads instantly after purchase.
