Year 6 Write Powerful Lindisfarne Monologues

This week, Year 6 have been learning about the Viking attack on Lindisfarne in 793 AD. To help them understand what it might have felt like, the children wrote monologues from the point of view of a monk living in the monastery.

✍️ What We Did

The class learned about:

• What life was like for monks
• How the Vikings arrived on longships
• Why the attack was so shocking
• How to show a character’s thoughts and feelings in writing

After this, the children imagined they were monks and wrote their own monologues describing the terrifying moment the Vikings arrived.

🌟 What We’re Proud Of

The monologues were:

• Detailed – with great descriptions of sounds, sights, and emotions
• Creative – many children used strong vocabulary and dramatic language
• Thoughtful – the writing showed real understanding of how the monks might have felt

Year 6 worked extremely hard and produced some fantastic pieces of writing!