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Student activities

Task no. 1

Narrative Writing

Compose a narrative to go with the photograph, using your imagination, you can use some or all the various aspects of the photograph including:

  • V. P Taylor
  • The inflatable suit
  • The oar
  • San Francisco Bay

You can use your imagination to elaborate on the facts you know about the photograph and the man, V. P. Taylor.

Taylor family photograph - Vincent Patrick Taylor
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