As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (Penguin 1969) pages 165 – 167 Introduction During the 1930s Laurie Lee travelled from Gloucestershire in England to Spain. He spent the winter of 1935 in the village of Almuñécar and found himself witness to the outbreak of war. El Gato is the leader of the village’s militia group. Read the passage First responses What happens in this extract? What is the mood in the village before the warship arrives? How do the villagers react when they see the ship offshore? Explain the terrible mistake that is made. From his final sentence, how do you think the author felt about it? Close reading Read the first three paragraphs of the piece and |
As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (Penguin 1969) pages 165 – 167 Introduction During the 1930s Laurie Lee travelled from Gloucestershire in England to Spain. He spent the winter of 1935 in the village of Almuñécar and found himself witness to the outbreak of war. El Gato is the leader of the village’s militia group. Read the passage First responses What happens in this extract? What is the mood in the village before the warship arrives? How do the villagers react when they see the ship offshore? Explain the terrible mistake that is made. From his final sentence, how do you think the author felt about it? Close reading Read the first three paragraphs of the piece and |
As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (Penguin 1969) pages 165 – 167 Introduction During the 1930s Laurie Lee travelled from Gloucestershire in England to Spain. He spent the winter of 1935 in the village of Almuñécar and found himself witness to the outbreak of war. El Gato is the leader of the village’s militia group. Read the passage First responses What happens in this extract? What is the mood in the village before the warship arrives? How do the villagers react when they see the ship offshore? Explain the terrible mistake that is made. From his final sentence, how do you think the author felt about it? Close reading Read the first three paragraphs of the piece and |
As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (Penguin 1969) pages 165 – 167 Introduction During the 1930s Laurie Lee travelled from Gloucestershire in England to Spain. He spent the winter of 1935 in the village of Almuñécar and found himself witness to the outbreak of war. El Gato is the leader of the village’s militia group. Read the passage First responses What happens in this extract? What is the mood in the village before the warship arrives? How do the villagers react when they see the ship offshore? Explain the terrible mistake that is made. From his final sentence, how do you think the author felt about it? Close reading Read the first three paragraphs of the piece and |
As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (Penguin 1969) pages 165 – 167 Introduction During the 1930s Laurie Lee travelled from Gloucestershire in England to Spain. He spent the winter of 1935 in the village of Almuñécar and found himself witness to the outbreak of war. El Gato is the leader of the village’s militia group. Read the passage First responses What happens in this extract? What is the mood in the village before the warship arrives? How do the villagers react when they see the ship offshore? Explain the terrible mistake that is made. From his final sentence, how do you think the author felt about it? Close reading Read the first three paragraphs of the piece and |
As I walked Out One Midsummer Morning by Laurie Lee (Penguin 1969) pages 165 – 167 Introduction During the 1930s Laurie Lee travelled from Gloucestershire in England to Spain. He spent the winter of 1935 in the village of Almuñécar and found himself witness to the outbreak of war. El Gato is the leader of the village’s militia group. Read the passage First responses What happens in this extract? What is the mood in the village before the warship arrives? How do the villagers react when they see the ship offshore? Explain the terrible mistake that is made. From his final sentence, how do you think the author felt about it? Close reading Read the first three paragraphs of the piece and |