Using the video Titanium below, the students needed to write in role of the boy, use his emotions through the video to gain an understanding of his feelings and whether he comprehends what is happening.
Success criteria:
- Planned your story
- Used a variety of sentence lengths for effect.
- Used a variety of sentence starters for effect.
- Used a metaphor.
- Used repetition, alliteration, similes and interesting adjectives.
- Your story makes sense, is easy to follow and relates to the video clip.
Titanium - Sophie
The school was nearly deserted. The hallway floor was covered in worksheets and random pieces of paper. The lockers were busted and torn up, posters on the walls were either half on the walls or not on the walls. Doors were dehinged, shelves were on the floor, plaster was ripped out of the wall and glass was shattered. None of the other rooms were much better.
As I assessed the damage I had done a thought struck me. What if the police come? I sighed, got up and headed out of the school. On the way I heard a teacher on the phone, probably to the police, and as soon as she saw me she slammed the door shut. Slightly offended but not surprised I carried on, people did that all the time but I can’t blame them. On the way out I spied a bike resting against a seat. As I reached it I noticed my teacher running towards a man, then talking quickly she pointed at me, that was my cue to leave.
I cycled quickly towards my current home, a small white house, I ditched the bike and entered. I went through the living room as the tv buzzed onto something I did not want to see ‘Supernatural occurrence at local school’ I ran to my room. As I grabbed my things I saw a silhouette of someone who wasn’t over for a friendly visit. I raced out into the kitchen and tried the door. It was locked. The people outside forced their way in. I spotted the keys on the bench on the other side of the room. I stuck my arm out and called on the power that had got me into this, The keys shot through the air as the soldiers entered the room. I used it again and made two random objects spin in midair, Then I ran.
Much later I crawled out of the bushes and walked into the forest and sighed I was good to be alone again. Suddenly I saw two lights searching for something, me. I ran again through the graveyard and deeper into the forest. They were closing in. I turned I and ran faster then ever straight into a soldier who pushed me onto the ground. As I crawled backwards lots of soldiers came rushing over, guns pointed at me. I bent over with my hands covering my neck. Then suddenly warmth spread through my body, there was golden light then an explosion. After that I remember nothing.
Titanium - Lachlan and Harrison
Liquid dripped from the walls. Posters and paper lay hanging off walls and littering the ground. It seemed abandoned, yet someone had definitely done this. A bullet hole pierced a window, cracking all surrounding glass. Notice boards still up on the walls were overturned and shredded. Walls had plaster peeling off yet none were fully descriptive.
I pedalled as fast as I could, but the bike was resisting. I could feel their presence approaching, yet they could not be seen. I started to sweat, I could feel them getting closer and closer every thought. Finally I turned onto the final block and my house came into view.
I rushed up to the door, opened it and scrambled in. My legs were dead, yet I went on. I glanced at the tv when the news occured but ignored the small screen, shaking my head in dismay. I could see my bag on the bed and decided it could be a decent idea to pack some things. Suddenly a shadow of an armed figure appears at the window of the door. Time to go. I sprinted past the kitchen and to the door. Locked. My mind rushed and went blank. What do I do? Exactly. My power. I watched the front door bust down and police flooded in. The keys lay on the bench. I quickly use my hand like a magnet to grab the keys, open the door then run.
