We have been enjoying shared reading of Michael Morpurgo’s Second World War novel ‘Friend or Foe’ - the story of two friends, David and Tucky, who are evacuated to Devon from London. Some of us read the characters’ dialogue and some of us read the narrative. In our shared reading sessions, we have been discussing the novel’s plot, setting, characters and themes. |
We have also analysed Morpurgo’s language style and use of VCOP - Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers and Punctuation. Can you think of a 'WOW' word to replace the underlined word from Morpurgo's text below?: 'The boys devoured the red tomato soup.' Can you think of an effective opener for this sentence? '________________ the splintered door slammed open and a bearded man blustered into the village hall.' |