Roman Mysteries Author Visit

On Thursday 26^th February, Caroline Lawrence the author of Roman Mystery stories came to visit us at the Vale.   She spoke to children in years 4-7, about how she writes her books and where she got the inspiration for her 4 main characters: Flavia, Jonathan, Nubia and Lupus. 

She explained to the children, that she was inspired to write these stories after studying Latin, Greek and Ancient Civilisations at Cambridge University. Many of her stories follow the pattern of ancient myths and include accurate historical information. She described her method for story writing, which involved following 7 plot beats.

Can you remember what they were? 

5 House-points are up for grabs for the first person who can name all 7 plot beats.

Over the past term we have been writing our own Roman mystery stories, using Caroline Lawrence's books and TV series as inspiration. Not only did Caroline judge a competition to reward the best stories, she also gave children detailed feedback on how they might improve their work.

All the children in year 4 were treated to one of the Roman Mystery books, signed by the author!

Congratulations to the winners of the story writing competition: Billy, Matilda and Rachel. 

Congratulations to 3 of the runners up: Elliot, Luke and Henry.

Roman Mystery Stories 4CP

During our theme 'When in Rome', the children in 4CP have been planning Roman Mystery stories. We are all very excited about having the author Caroline Lawrence in to visit  us and we have used her books as inspiration for our writing. The children also used their visit to Fishbourne Roman Villa to develop their setting descriptions and understanding of life during the Roman period.

Below is a picture of the class showing their 'have a go' attitudes to learning. They've displayed perseverance, creativity, determination and are really excited to write their stories this morning.

Can you spot our learning friend Oscar? 

Check back soon to read some of our finished stories!