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Writing to describe

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    • Pdf & Word DOC: Student Worksheets - Writing to describe

      Student Worksheets containing exciting information about Lt Polly Hatchard's expedition to the South Pole as stimulus for a piece of descriptive writing.

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    • Slides: Writing to describe

      Slides to help students develop writing to describe techniques. Slides contain images from Lt Polly Hatchard's trip to the Antarctic.

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    • Video: HMS Endurance in Antarctica

      Video of HMS Endurance in Antarctica. Provides a good insight to the environment.

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    • Audio: Expedition introduction

      Audio of Polly Hatchard introducing her job in the Royal Navy and the motivations for her expedition to the South Pole.

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    • Audio: Victory at the South Pole

      Lt Polly Hatchard (RN) describes how she felt when she reached the South Pole.

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    • Audio: Challenges

      Lt Polly Hatchard (RN) describes the challenges she faced on her expedition to the South Pole.

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Writing to describe
 

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