Text organisation | | Language features |
Orientation |
| who?
where?
mental process action verb |
Complication | Through the window he saw a gigantic hollow tree in vacant lot. The tree seemed to call him. He stood slowly up, then started to walk towards the tree. Its branches were very thin and its roots dug into the ground like claws. The tree had thorns all over it. John tried to turn away from the tree but he couldn’t. A mysterious force was pulling him into the hollow. |
linking words
specific participants |
Resolution | John never reappeared ... but no-one noticed or cared. | |
(Adapted from Derewianka, 1990)