A ‘penny dreadful’ narrative for KS2 students to read, analyse and use as a model for their own writing.

Included:

Let me tell you a secret: a 3 page narrative: On a class trip to a museum, a student discovers a speaking portrait; when the portrait promises special powers, the student is tricked into being trapped inside the painting.

Text Summary: key vocabulary, story structure, featured language, punctuation and grammar.

Activity Suggestions: recommended tasks for context, pre-reading, reading and writing.

Illustration