Pete and his sister are stranded on the top of a rollercoaster ride; their carriage hangs precariously at the top of the slope. Will they be rescued in time?
A short narrative (4 pages) which could be used for guided or shared reading or as a modelled text. The story uses flashbacks which might work as a good model for ‘greater depth’ writing. See Teaching Points below.
There is also an annotated text which highlights the following:
Teaching Points:
GRAMMAR: past tenses (including past perfect); fronted adverbials; adjectives and adverbs for descriptive detail; connectives (contrast and time); relative clauses; 3rd person narration
PUNCTUATION: commas around clauses; exclamation and question marks; speech marks; ellipsis; dashes; semi-colons
STRUCTURE: paragraphing, including short paragraphs and sentences for dramatic effect; use of flashback; balance of action, dialogue and setting
CONTENT & THEME: disaster/rescue/bravery; character (brother-sister); resolution links with opening; rhetorical questions; figurative language (similes)
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