Year 6 Greater Depth narrative - Franklin Expedition (Erebus and Terror)

The WAGOLL is written to the Greater Depth standard, and follows the demise of John Franklin and his lost expedition. The WAGOLL is ideal for use for students working at the Greater Depth standard, or as use whole class as a stimulus to extend and develop children’s writing.

The WAGOLL focuses on

• Cohesion
• Pathetic fallacy (with the use of snow as a tool to mirror the growing desperation of the men)
• Dialogue to advance the action
• Figurative language

Also included is a word-bank which provides key vocabulary and examples of pathetic fallacy intensifying throughout the narrative, as well as figurative language.