Purposefully occupied!

If you have children, then you'll know Michael Morpurgo! He is one of my many favourite writers for children. I'm busily planning a new scheme of work for some of my students and I'll be nose to the keypad for quite a few nights with some time off for good behaviour. I might sniff a yogurt or do something equally dietish! In the meantime, I'll leave you with the opening of the last chapter......then you must promise me, that you'll go to the library and get the book out immediately and enjoy every single word.

One Minute to Six

I try to close my mind to what is happening this minute to Charlie. I try to think of Charlie as he was at home, as we all were. But all I can see in my mind are the soldiers leading Charlie out into the field. He is not stumbling. He is not struggling. He is not crying out..................Six men, their rifles loaded and ready, each one wanting only to get it over with. They will be shooting one of their own and it feels to them like murder. They try not to look at Charlie's face......