WHEN TIME STOOD STILL; A HIROSHIMA SURVIVOR’S STORY AND A GOOD MAN IN RWANDA

Purpose: introducing narrative structures

Level of Difficulty: INTERMEDIATE

Access these wonderful stories via the links below; watch, read and study paying careful attention to the verb forms, narrative structures, sentence structure and organization. When you are confident you know what is required, select a topic from among the narratives on this blog and write your own story.

The first link: "When time stood still; a Hiroshima survivor's story"Level: Upper Intermediate

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/newsspec_8079/index.html

The second link: "A good man in Rwanda" Level Intermediate

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/special/2014/newsspec_6954/index.html

The third link: Gunther, Christine and Otto” Level: pre intermediate
 ·         ” http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29521102 
Suggested topic: Almaz' story

Level of Difficulty: Simple

Benjamin Dix and Lindsay Pollock tell the disturbing story of a young Ethiopian woman abused by her employers in Saudi Arabia. However, story is in pictures. You make it into a formal piece of writing. Have fun.

http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29415876