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Alfie and his father find a girl abandoned on an island and bring her home for the family to care for. Alfie’s mother, Mary, looks after the girl as best she can. The girl will only say one word – Lucy – so that is what they call her. She is visited by Dr Crow, who checks on her health. This is an extract from Dr Crow’s journal after visiting the family: Lucy Lost in the Wheatcroft household is an enigma to me, a sheer bewilderment, but a wonder too. Physically, there can be no doubt that she is much improved. The cough that has troubled her for so long, ever since she was discovered on St Helen’s, has all but left her. Her chest is clear, her temperature normal. Her ankle is quite mended. But she has put on very little weight. She is, in my opinion, still far too thin and frail. But Mrs Wheatcroft is caring for her wonderfully well, of that I have no doubt.
Writing challenge Write another of Dr Crow’s journal entries. It could be another visit to the Wheatcroft family and Lucy or it could be to a different patient. Try to capture Dr Crow’s voice in your writing. Morpurgo masterclass Just like Michael Morpurgo, don’t forget to: - Explain who you saw and why you needed to see them - Any treatments you had to offer - Your thoughts on them and how they are recovering
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Remember to try and write in Dr Crow’s formal style from 1915. You could borrow some phrases from the extract above, such as: - an enigma
- I have no doubt
- sheer bewilderment
- has troubled her
- there can be no doubt
- all but left her
- quite mended
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