Character Traits/Moral Values/Messages/Themes

Examples Evidence/Evidences
Character Traits
-Knowledgeable/ brave/responsible

Jim is knowledgeable about the yacht and the sea. He shows the children
how to steer the yacht. He tells them the shoal can be dangerous for them as Moral Values
1. Jim teaches they could run ashore. He also shows them the shoals using charts.
We should share our
John and the knowledge with others.
siblings about At night, the Goblin rolls violently. The children are worried but Jim assures
We should take care of people
the yacht and the them it is the big ship that goes from England to Holland everyday.
who are younger than us.
sea.

Themes
-value of knowledge/
bravery/responsibility

Character Traits
brave/responsible /

When the children are out at the sea, the rain starts to fall. Big winds and loving
2. John fights waves crash over the bows and splash on the cabin roof and the children.
Although John feels tired and the weather is not helping him, he does not stop
against the fighting against the storm. He tries his hardest to steer the yacht to the right Moral Values
storm. direction. He wants to keep his siblings safe. We should be responsible when
we are put in charge of something.
We should not panic when we
are facing difficulties.

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 We should do our best to
protect the people we love.

Themes
love for family/
bravery/responsibility

Character Traits
responsible /loving/ considerate

Moral Values
We should be responsible for
After finding his children at Flushing in Holland, Commander Walker takes our childrens safety.
3. Commander responsibility to send telegram to Mrs. Walker, bring the children to eat at a caf
Walker brings and buy supplies for their journey back home. We should love our family
members.
the children back
to Harwich. Commander Walker takes over to sail to Goblin. He steers the yacht because he We should be considerate and
knows John is tired. He is also not mad at the children for what happens. try to understand when something
wrong happened to our children.

Themes
love for family/ responsibility for
family

Jim has an accident when he leaves the children and goes to get petrol. Character Traits
4. Jim Brading When he wakes up he is very worried about the children. He leaves the hospital responsible
worries about to go find them even though his head is still in pain. He feels sorry to about what
the children and happens and he intends to apologise to Mrs. Walker.

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 keeps his Moral Values
promise to take We should be responsible for
care of them. the things we do.
We should keep our promise.

Themes
love for family/
bravery/responsibility

Character Traits
Brave/responsible

Moral Values
We should be responsible when
5. John makes we are put in charge of something.
After the tide pulls them out of the Beach End Buoy, they are forced to put
the decision to on sails to avoid hitting the buoys. After that, John decides to go out to sea so We should not panic when we
to go sea. that they can get away from the shoals. are facing difficulties.

Themes
Bravery/responsibility

When the Goblin is out at sea. Susan is worried. She is worried that Mother Character Traits
6. Susan is will think they did not keep their promise. Responsible/loving
worried about
their Mother After they meet Father, Susan reminds her dad to send the telegram to Moral Values
Mother and she also makes sure that the telegram is sent.
We should be responsible to
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 keep our promise.
We should not make our
parents worried about us.

Themes
love for family/ responsibility

Character Traits
caring/loving

Moral Values
7. John is We should love our family.
worried about When the children have to go out to sea to avoid the shoals, Susan and
Titty get seasick. John feel bad for them and is worried about them. We should do our best to
his siblings.
protect the people we love.

Themes
love for family/responsibility