Literacy Through Texts Writing Competition

Students were asked to send in their responses to the following question:

Imagine you are either Mr or Mrs Sager. Write a letter to a friend you have left behind. You are writing on the day after the birth of Indepentia.

The winner is Rochelle from Goldings Middle School. Congratulations to Rochelle, who has won £50 Penguin books for herself and £50 Longman Literature for her school.

Read Rochelle's winning entry.

The judges commented "Rochelle's entry is a really fantastic response to the text and to the task. Well-structured and clearly written with an excellent range of vocabulary and an interesting use of sentence structure and punctuation. A very enjoyable read - thank you!"