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ike Van Helsing, you are a vampire hunter and you are writing a
survival guide to hand down to your successors. What tips,
strategies, and information will you include? How will you help your
descendants and followers survive an encounter with these creatures
of the night?

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Your writing task is to create A Vampire Hunter’s Guidebook using the
text and other information that you have found.

• You will need to think about the type of text that you write – this is
an informative non-fiction text.
• As writer, you will need to think about the PALL of the text and
use this to help you plan and select your information.
PURPOSE | AUDIENCE | LANGUAGE | LAYOUT
P = What are you trying to do?

A = Who is this aimed at – what do they need to know?

L = What language is appropriate – what choices will you

make? This must connect with your audience.

L = How should the text be set out? What structure would

work best?

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• You must inform your reader clearly about the task.

• You should address the reader directly using ‘you’.
• You will need to plan your ideas. Think about what will be the
best order for your information.
• You should think about the size of your paragraphs and how you
will link between paragraphs.
• You should use headings and subheadings to guide the reader
around the text.
• Your language should be direct and clear – think about the
detail in your sentences.

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PPAARRTT 11 IIDDEEAASS::
1 Introduction to vampires.
1 Brief history of Dracula.
1 According to myth, what is a vampire?
1 What powers and abilities does a vampire have?

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1 Warnings / dangers.
1 Who is most at risk?
1 How can you protect yourself from a vampire? Why do these
methods work?

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1 Signs of possession – how to identify a victim. Think about Lucy
and Renfield.
1 What should you do in these cases? Think about how Van
Helsing tried to treat Lucy.

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1 How can you kill a vampire? Why do these methods work?
1 How was Lucy killed?
1 What tools/equipment will a vampire hunter need?
1 Why will he/ she need these items?

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For your conclusion, you should think about how you want to end
your guidebook:
1 A powerful warning to potential slayers?
1 A hope for the future?
1 A curse on all vampires?

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