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Wonder Narrative Elements Worksheet

Use clues from the story to identify narrative elements and language features. For questions asking you to write, more than one answer may be possible if it is supported by the story.

The Flag on the Sand

On Saturday morning, Amira arrived at the surf lifesaving club to help prepare for the junior beach carnival. She loved the ocean, but she dreaded speaking in front of a crowd. When the club captain asked for a volunteer to explain the safety flags, Amira stared at the toes of her trainers. Then she noticed Zach, a new volunteer, looking uncertain beside the equipment shed. He had mixed up the red-and-yellow flags with the red flag that meant the water was closed. Amira remembered how confusing the flags had seemed when she first joined. She took a slow breath and walked over. “I can show you,” she said. Together, they carried the flags to the beach. Amira explained each one, then spotted another problem: the red-and-yellow flags had been placed too close to the rocks. The tide was rising, and the safe swimming area needed to move. Amira’s knees wobbled as she approached the microphone. The crowd seemed as wide as the whole beach. She explained the change clearly, and the patrol team moved the flags. Soon, families were swimming safely between them. Afterwards, the captain thanked Amira for speaking up. Zach grinned. “You made that easy to understand,” he said. Amira still felt nervous, but her worry had shrunk. She realised courage did not mean feeling no fear; it meant taking a helpful step even while fear was there.

Narrative Elements

Think about how the story is organised and what changes for Amira.

1.Who is the main character, and what is one detail that tells you what she is like at the beginning?
2.Where and when does the story take place? Give one detail for each part of the setting.
3.Which event starts the main problem in the story?
  • Amira arrives to help prepare for the carnival.
  • Zach mixes up two types of flags, and the safe swimming area needs to move.
  • The captain thanks Amira after the carnival.
  • Families begin swimming between the flags.
4.What is Amira’s main challenge, both inside herself and in the situation around her?
5.Put these events in the order they happen by writing 1, 2, 3 and 4 beside them: Amira explains the flag change to the crowd; Amira notices Zach is confused; the patrol team moves the flags; the captain asks for a volunteer.
6.Which moment is the turning point, when Amira chooses to act despite her worry?
  • She arrives at the club.
  • She walks over to help Zach and offers to show him the flags.
  • The captain thanks her.
  • Zach says she made the explanation easy to understand.
7.How is the problem resolved? Explain what Amira does and what happens afterwards.

Language, Meaning and Message

Look closely at the words the writer uses and the idea the story leaves with the reader.

8.In “The crowd seemed as wide as the whole beach,” what language feature is used, and what does it help the reader understand?
9.What does the phrase “her worry had shrunk” suggest about Amira’s feelings at the end?
  • Her worry has disappeared completely and she will never feel nervous again.
  • Her worry feels smaller because she has acted and helped others.
  • She has forgotten why she was worried.
  • She is worried that the flags are too small.
10.What message about courage does the story communicate? Use one event from the story as evidence.

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  • Wonder Narrative Elements Worksheet, page 1 of 3: The Flag on the Sand, Narrative Elements

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  • Wonder Narrative Elements Worksheet, page 2 of 3: Language, Meaning and Message

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  • Wonder Narrative Elements Worksheet, page 3 of 3: 9. What does the phrase “her worry had shrunk” suggest about Amira’s feelings at the end?

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