When the Wind Blows

Story Elements

L.I. - Identify the factual elements of the story

Identify the fictional elements of the story

Look at these events and cut and paste them into the correct column in the table

FACT

FICTION

There was a cold war between former allies Nuclear fallout can kill you after the bomb has gone off America is a democracy There was a nuclear arms race People believed in Mutually Assured Destruction A nuclear bomb causes a big flash of heat and light The cold war has caused other conflicts England was afraid of a Russian / American nuclear war People built nuclear fallout shelters in case there was a war People who wore patterned clothing got the pattern burnt into their skin

The Russians let off a nuclear bomb Russia is a democracy After 14 days you can leave the nuclear fallout shelter A nuclear refuge (like the one in the book) would protect you Cushions can protect you from nuclear fallout After WW2 Russian bombed England