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This Half Term:This Half Term:

You are going to plan and write a You are going to plan and write a flashbackflashback, in the , in the first personfirst person, based , based upon a triggered memory.upon a triggered memory.

What do these key words mean?What do these key words mean?

What tense will you use?What tense will you use?

What memory?What memory?

Packing up the attic was always going to dredge oldPacking up the attic was always going to dredge oldmemories. It was the last box to be sifted through; anmemories. It was the last box to be sifted through; anold battered card board box lay lonesome in the corner. old battered card board box lay lonesome in the corner. Coated with a thick powdery layer of dust and cobwebs,Coated with a thick powdery layer of dust and cobwebs,it was unrecognisable. Lifting the lid, nostalgia hit me: it was unrecognisable. Lifting the lid, nostalgia hit me:

aaRington’s tea chest. Grandma. Rington’s tea chest. Grandma.

Carefully opening the chest, I heard a tiny tinkle of anCarefully opening the chest, I heard a tiny tinkle of anold lullaby. Warmth filled me as a saw the perfect glassold lullaby. Warmth filled me as a saw the perfect glassball sleeping, waiting to be found, peacefully in a bed ofball sleeping, waiting to be found, peacefully in a bed ofsoft cotton wool. A crackling coal fire, cups of cocoasoft cotton wool. A crackling coal fire, cups of cocoaand Christmas carols; I associated this with all of these. and Christmas carols; I associated this with all of these. Every Friday night the globe would accompanyEvery Friday night the globe would accompanyus to sleep. Innocent recollections came flooding back.us to sleep. Innocent recollections came flooding back.

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1.1. Get into groups of 3Get into groups of 3

2.2. You are going to pass around 6 images You are going to pass around 6 images

3.3. You have 2 minutes to plan a memory You have 2 minutes to plan a memory based upon the imagebased upon the image

4.4. Use your grid to guide you Use your grid to guide you

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Image 1What is the image of?

What feelings could you associate with this image?

What memory (s) could it trigger?

Image 2What is the image of?

What feelings could you associate with this image?

What memory (s) could it trigger?

Image 3What is the image of?

What feelings could you associate with this image?

What memory (s) could it trigger?

Image 4What is the image of?

What feelings could you associate with this image?

What memory (s) could it trigger?

Image 5What is the image of?

What feelings could you associate with this image?

What memory (s) could it trigger?

Image 6What is the image of?

What feelings could you associate with this image?

What memory (s) could it trigger?