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Birthday Boy 9-11

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Birthday Boy

The year is 1951, the place is Korea and there is a war going on.  The hero of the story is Manuk.  We first see him exploring the wreck of a downed plane looking for some 'useful' bits of metal.  Manuk wanders around the town on his way home, playing perilously close to the railway - using the trains to flatten bits of metal which he uses to make small toys.  There are some funny moments, he throws a stone during a game and it hits a cyclist.  There is a poignant moment at the end when a parcel arrives.  The audience is led to assume that his father has been killed in action and these are his possessions.  Manuk does not realise.

Writing Outcomes

  • Historical narrative
  • Setting description
  • Character description
  • Inner monologues
  • Flashbacks
  • Newspaper reports
  • Journalistic writing
  • Scripts

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