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Character Inference - Extracts from Books
Boys as a rule don’t notice bad smells, they’ve other things on their mind, but one boy did.
Kate McCallam
Mar 5, 20201 min read
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Letters From The Trenches
He told us they’d be a pack of ciggies in it for any man who could dribble it into Jerry’s trench!
Kate McCallam
Mar 4, 20207 min read
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Biographies - Imaginary
Yet, this jovial, affable man with a gusto for gastronomy – now the richest man in Italy – came from very humble beginnings.
Kate McCallam
Mar 4, 20203 min read
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Macbeth - letters to and from Macbeth and Lady Macbeth
How merry it made me to hear of your success in battle and of the title so justly bestowed upon you by our noble king. To be thane of one ki
Kate McCallam
Mar 4, 20203 min read
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Willy Wonka Characters Inferred from Speech
And with that, Verucca squeezed out one perfectly-formed, large tear, followed by another then another.
That was quite enough for Mr Salt.
Kate McCallam
Mar 4, 20202 min read
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School Uniforms: An Unwanted Relic?
A recent educational report suggested that school uniforms were unneccesary, uncomfortable and outmoded.
Kate McCallam
Feb 5, 20202 min read
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Nora Poppet - character inferred through action
I made these up about 10 years ago now, but I still use them and they are still popular. I talk about Dickens naming characters first and ci
Kate McCallam
Jan 31, 20204 min read
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Dragon's Den - Characters Inferred
Peter felt absolutely confident that automatic toilet roll dispensers were not going to be a viable investment.
Kate McCallam
Jan 31, 20201 min read
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Simon Bigwig- Character Inference from Narrative
Simon Bigwig got off the train wih copies of the Economist and the Financial Times tucked under his arm, his gaze fixed on fingers checking
Kate McCallam
Jan 31, 20203 min read
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Penelope Clancy - to tell or not to tell?
Mrs Humphreys peered at Penelope through her half-rimmed spectacles. " Well," she said "Who was it? You might as well tell me Penelope...
Kate McCallam
Jan 30, 20201 min read
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Nancy Mouseman - character inferred through action
Nancy Mouseman stood by herself in the playground. Once or twice she opened her mouth to speak, but then lost her nerve and remained silent
Kate McCallam
Jan 30, 20203 min read
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Jack Fletcher - spy charcter inferred
Fletcher assumed correctly that this was where the assailant was concealing the kompromat...
Jack Fletcher had not spent his youth reading
Kate McCallam
Jan 30, 20201 min read
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Ironic - Alanis Morisette - narrative inspired from the song
It was at this point a small, cardboard oblong fell onto his lap. It was a bright red colour with silver squares upon it – along the top rea
Kate McCallam
Jan 29, 20204 min read
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Autobiographical Writing
Except, catching a T-bar such as this was a bit like catching The Snitch! Many a Brit had tried and failed to master the Austrian lift syste
Kate McCallam
Jan 29, 20202 min read
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The Iron Man
His flashing eyes lit up the path of his flight; he crashed and creaked, thrashed and smashed.
Kate McCallam
Jan 28, 20202 min read
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Candle In The Dark - re-writing for tension and suspense at a point in the story.
Jimmy's heart was racing as he reached the river. Were they still following him? Had he lost them?
Kate McCallam
Jan 28, 20201 min read
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Who's Afraid Of The Dark? (Poetry)
But they hear and they come and I know I
am done!
Kate McCallam
Jan 26, 20201 min read
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The Piano
WW2 Narrative Flashback - collaborative class write Looking down at my fingers now, I realise how old I am. The grey, wrinkly hands still...
Kate McCallam
Jan 23, 20204 min read
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