Viking Boy - writing a flashback
Here is a sequence of lessons that introduce the book Viking Boy by Tony Bradman (brilliant book) and lead to writing a flashback from the point of view of the character Gunnar. The book can be read alongside the writing but you need to have read up to chapter 4 for the flashback writing to make sense.
Lesson 1 - book introduction using VIPERS skills.
Lesson 2 - WAGOLL
Lesson 3 - varied sentence openers
Lesson 4 - vocabulary
Lesson 5 - improving sentences using various techniques
Lesson 6 & 7 - planning the flashback
Lesson 8& 9 - writing