By Jane Langford

FLIPPING FANTASTIC
THE SECTIONS
SECTION 1: MEET THE TWINS
SECTION 2: THE SCHOOL PLAY
SECTION 3: THE DAY AFTER
SECTION 4:CHESTERLEA GRANGE OR
HIGHFIELDS
SECTION 5:THE RIGHT CHOICE
SECTION 6: ALL IS WELL

Elements of a Short Story
Flipping
Fantastic
Setting
Character
Moral
Values
Themes
Point of
View
Tone,
mood &
atmosphere
Language
& Style
Plot
Setting
The childrens house -
A secure and familiar place.
Peter Hill Primary the boys
old school which they love.
Setting
Chesterlea Grange a
residential school for the
disabled.
Highfields a brilliant normal
secondary school.
FLIPPING FANTASTIC
THE SECTIONS
SECTION 1: MEET THE TWINS
SECTION 2: THE SCHOOL PLAY
SECTION 3: THE DAY AFTER
SECTION 4:CHESTERLEA GRANGE OR
HIGHFIELDS
SECTION 5:THE RIGHT CHOICE
SECTION 6: ALL IS WELL

Synopsis
Flipping Fantastic is set out in the form of diary entries
by twin brothers, Tristan, James and their mother. The
twins have completed primary education in Peter Hill
Primary and will be going to different secondary schools.
Tristan who is wheelchair-bound will be attending
Chesterlea Grange, a special residential school for the
disabled. James will be attending Highfields, a normal
secondary day school. Tristan is more confident than
James who tend to be shy. Both boys have high opinions
of the others abilities but realise that they rely a lot on
each other.
Synopsis
While Tristan is excited about his new school, James is
not too keen as he will not be with Tristan any more. Tristan
knows that James is depressed so he tries to help by
changing his mind about going to Chesterlea Grange.
James is happy about this but later realizes that Tristan is
doing it for his sake. He convinces Tristan to go to
Chesterlea Grange and Tristan arranges for a friend to look
out for James in the new school. Both are happy with their
new schools.
Characters
Refers to the people in the story.
Main character.
Minor characters.
Gives body to the story.
In Flipping Fantastic, the main characters are
Tristan and James, while the minor character is the
boys mother, simply introduced as Mother in this
story.

Tristan and James
Tristan :
Confident.
Dependent on his
brother.
Caring.
Appreciative.
Smart.
Optimistic.
Talented.
Sentimental.
Very close to his brother.
James :
Not Confident
Highly dependent on his
brother.
Caring.
Shy.
Helpful.
Pessimistic.
Good at sports.
Very close to his brother.

Mother
Loving.
Understanding.
Anxious.
Determined.
Proud of her children.
Optimistic.
Wise

Plot
Refers to the sequence or chain of connected
events in the story.
Must be interesting to maintain the readers
interest.
Consist of :
Exposition where the characters are introduced.
Conflict the problem that occur, what the story is
about.
Climax the problem reaches its highest point.
Resolution the conclusion, the problem is
solved, the end of conflict

Plot : Exposition
The plot is written in the form of diary entries by
the various characters.
The two boys are in the same school, Peter Hill
Primary and have completed their primary
education. They will be going to secondary school
soon.


Plot : Conflict
The two boys will be going to different schools.
Tristan will be going to a residential school for the
disabled while James will be attending a normal
secondary school.
Both feel that they cannot do without the other as
they have always been together and rely on each
other for moral support.
Tristan depends on James to push
him around. James depends on
Tristan as he is not so confident.
Plot : Climax
Tristan tells his mother that he does not want to
go to Chesterlea Grange although he has set his
heart on it.
James is relieved at Tristans decision.
Later he realizes he is being selfish as Tristan is
supposed to learn to be independent and he can do
this at Chesterlea Grange.
James talks to Tristan and convinces him to go to
Chesterlea Grange.

Plot : Resolution
Tristan goes to Chesterlea Grange and he finds it
fantastic.
James is happy in Highfields because Tristan
made sure he has a special friend, that is Kiara
Jones whom James like to have as a friend, to help
him through the first few days.
Both are happy in their new schools and their
mother feels relieved.
Themes
Learning to be independent.
Importance of being self-confidence.
Sense of responsibility for ones siblings.
Telling the truth about ones feeling.

Moral Values
We must plan our own path in life.
We must not afraid to tell our true feelings.
We must not be selfish especially at the expense
of another persons happiness.
We should respect other peoples wishes.
Different people have different interests.
Point of View & Tone, Mood and
Atmosphere
Point of View This story is told in the first
person point of view as the characters tell their
feelings in their diary entries. y
Tone - lighthearted as the characters talk about
school life and serious as the characters express
feelings about each other and going to different
schools.
Mood Anxiety about how they would cope with
the new schools.
Atmosphere free as one can relate to the
characters twin boys who are close and their
mother who is very proud of them
Language and Style
Simple, easy to understand language and
related in form of diary entries with expressive
figurative and casual expressions.
Literary devices :
1. Figurative language
i. Diction e.g. horrible for words., worst
night, .sad and bad.
ii. Simile e.g. new school is really cool,
as good as him
iii. Metaphor e.g. Talk about pride., James is
such a pest.
iv. Personification e.g. .time could have
stopped still
Language and Style
1. Imagery e.g. write with a pen instead of a
computer., put me on a real high.
2. Alliteration e.g. Flipping Fantastic.
3. Irony e.g. I know that I rely on Tristan but he
relies on me too. How will he cope at his new
school without me?
4. Repetition e.g. if I dont want to, and believe
me I dont want to.
~ The End ~