Free Writing

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Free Writing

• Unblocking our writing selves
• Two brothers

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Two brothers

• A mother left her two young sons alone in the hut
  while she went to market
• Describe the hut

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When she was away

• Raiders attacked the village and carried the boys
  off into slavery
• Describe the leader of the raiders

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The boys are sold

• To different masters, but promise each other that
  whichever finds freedom first will buy the other.
• The first one is lucky he gets a good master and
  learns a trade. Eventually he buys his freedom.
• Describe the first brothers master

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The second is sold

• To a bad master. He becomes ill, and at last
  becomes his own brothers slave.
• His brother does not recognise him, and ill
  treats him.
• Describe the ill-treatment

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The slave

• Makes friends with his brothers little daughter.
• She brings him food from her own plate.
• He tells her his story.
• Tell the story the slave told

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The first brother

• Notices his daughter slipping away to the slave
  quarters
• Finish the story

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Optional activities

• Students illustrate the stories and then display
  them
• Pin all the stories up around the room
• Students tape the stories, not write
• Students correct each others speaking/writing
• Finish with questions, comments