You will now read a short story called ‘Harry, Who Never, Ever Did His Homework’ by David Walliams. The title of the story explains the problem.
to write a letter from a character’s perspective
Working in pairs or small groups, imagine how this story will end. Share your ending with another group and decide on the three best endings in the class. If you have already read this story and know what happens, don’t tell your classmates.
‘Harry, Who Never,
Ever Did His Homework’ BY DAVID WALLIAMS
Harry hated homework. He did everything he could to avoid doing it. The boy had a long list of excuses he would recite to teachers explaining why he couldn’t hand it in:
My goldfi sh ate it. My mum ate it. She’s been on a diet and was extremely peckish.
The house was robbed by a gang of burglars and the fi rst thing they took was my Geography exercise book. There is a big criminal black market in Geography homework.
My homework was deemed so superb that it went straight to the British Library, where it will be kept under glass for future generations.
