‘The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.’
L P Hartley
Congratulations on owning your very first Time Machine! The stories you see in your screen will transport you through time and space. All you have to do is choose a cozy arm-chair, sit back, and let the TRAWL students of Al Ameen Private School take you on a roller coaster ride through history.
Perhaps I should rewind and tell you how this book came into being. TRAWL is short for Teaching Reading and Writing Links. Seven brilliant writers of Year 7 and 8 were selected and handed over a book to read. The book was The King of Shadows by Susan Cooper, and it featured a young boy who slips through time and goes into Shakespeare’s England.
This fired the imagination of our young TRAWLers, who then diligently researched a period of history that interested them. Inspired by true events, each painstakingly crafted a story that featured a time-slip.
The fruit of their effort now lies at your fingertips. Enjoy the stories and I hope they, in turn, inspire the writer in you.
Fatema Kapasi
Trawl Coordinator
Perhaps I should rewind and tell you how this book came into being. TRAWL is short for Teaching Reading and Writing Links. Seven brilliant writers of Year 7 and 8 were selected and handed over a book to read. The book was The King of Shadows by Susan Cooper, and it featured a young boy who slips through time and goes into Shakespeare’s England.
This fired the imagination of our young TRAWLers, who then diligently researched a period of history that interested them. Inspired by true events, each painstakingly crafted a story that featured a time-slip.
The fruit of their effort now lies at your fingertips. Enjoy the stories and I hope they, in turn, inspire the writer in you.
Fatema Kapasi
Trawl Coordinator