A Christmas Carol flashback writing

Y5/6 flashback writing from A Christmas Carol.

A weeks worth of lessons working towards writing a descriptive flashback narrative from Scrooge’s perspective.

Using the concepts of time and regrets to look back on, fusing in character and setting description for some rich, festive writing.

A Christmas Carol version does not matter, so long the children are familiar with the plot at least until the ghost of Christmas past.

• Scrooge description
• Ghost description
• Setting description
• Writing with a flashback / timeslip to show cohesion across paragraphs.

Also included is 2 handouts that compile various descriptive words / phrases / sentences.the children can magpie or use for inspiration.