Danger!
Section outline
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This writing unit is intended for students in Years 8 and above; it was initially planned for KS4 students and has subsequently been used successfully by members of the KS4 Writing Development Group with KS3 classes. The film clips linked in this unit are from films rated 12A and therefore it is not intended for students in Year 7.
The powerpoint resources can be adapted and used for live lessons.
The final written outcome of this unit is a piece of narrative writing that retells the moment of impact of the 2004 tsunami, inspired by the film 'The Impossible'.
Key writing learning:
- Whole text structure - alternating perspectives
- Paragraph cohesion
- Complex sentence structures
Links to films and texts referenced in this unit:
Film clip: The Impossible - wave scene
Film clip: Jaws - shark attack
Text extract: Jaws by Peter Benchley
Text extract: More Than This by Patrick Ness