Narrative Writing: Snow Expedition

The staff and pupils in a school have been snowbound after a heavy storm. A group of students and teachers decide to go out to search for help…

A short narrative which could be used for guided or shared reading or as a modelled text to highlight or teach different objectives (see teaching points below).

Teaching Points:
GRAMMAR: past tenses, including past perfect; fronted adverbials (lots of these, especially +ing verb starts); adjectives and adverbs for descriptive detail; connectives (contrast and time); relative clauses
PUNCTUATION: commas around clauses
STRUCTURE: paragraphing, including short paragraphs and sentences for dramatic effect; balance of action, dialogue and setting
CONTENT & THEME: adventure, rescue, overcoming fear; character; figurative language (simile, metaphor)