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GRADE 8 WRITING TASK

Use the notes to write a text about the accident in the Grampians National Park in Australia.

(100-120 words)

Who: a 16-year-old girl from Mount Gambier, South Australia


When: November 2016
Where: Grampians National Park, Victoria, Australia
Why: a school trip, 14 students and two adults
Problem: hiking in the national park / twisted her ankle / unable to walk / transported to
hospital
Involved in rescue: police & ambulance
Reason: inappropriate footwear / slippery rocks
Advice: the importance of appropriate footwear / possible hard conditions in the park

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How old is the girl? Where is she from? When did the accident happen?

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Where did she go? Why did she go there? Who did she go with? What happened while she
was hiking? Who was involved in rescue? What happened to the girl? Why did she twist her
ankle?

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What advice would you give the visitors of the Grampians?

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