Private+Peaceful

Private Peaceful
Michael Morpurgo



Told in the voice of Private Tommo Peaceful, the story follows twenty-four hours at the front, and captures his memories of his family and his village life - by no means as tranquil as it appeared. Full of vivid detail and engrossing atmosphere, and leading to a dramatic and moving conclusion, Private Peaceful is both a compelling love story and a deeply moving account of the First World War.

Why are we reading and studying this text?
It is important that we read and study various genres of text throughout the year. This text has a carries a strong historical context and imparts important lessons about family bonds and having the courage to do the right thing.

We are studying this text to practice a number of skills in English. Most specifically though, we are using the novel to learn how to write a solid response to text. In order to do this we must first analyse the text to a certain degree. This is why we will be looking closely at the important events in the text, the characters, the relationships they form and wy these may be important and then discussing what lessons we learn from all of this.

Resources -
Some of the board work we did last week.



__Character work __

On this page you will find the MP3 tracks you created based on the character you were given. When you listen to these, listen to tonal clues you are given about each character. These oral clues often tell us a great deal more about how the group has interpreted the character. It is also important to note that even though this task was a fun one to complete, there is a great deal of imformation you can gleen from each track. Listen carefully and also print the accompanying written sheet. This is information you will need when you get to the response writing stage of this unit.

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Here are some generic notes about how to write a response to text. Read them, print them, know them well....this is where all our work will come together.

Private Peaceful Extension Task

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