Contrasting the familiar and the unknown in your descriptive writing

English

In 'Step into the Unknown', pupils learn how to use a variety of sentences for deliberate effect. In the 'Dystopian Settings' unit, pupils will continue to use a range of sentence structures, to create atmospheric descriptions.

In 'When the Sky Falls' pupils write narratives inspired by a text. In 'Step Into the Unknown', using extracts from texts from the literary canon, pupils write descriptions of settings.

In this unit, pupils develop their fiction reading and creative writing by reading extracts from famous fiction and then emulating key techniques in their own writing. They start by securing and extending their knowledge of key sentence grammar, before reading and emulating the extracts.

Step into the unknown: fiction reading and creative writing

something well-known from a long or close association

an obvious difference between two or more things

to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind

Match the key terms to their definitions.

Which of the following do we often associate with the familiar?

What type of sentence is being described here: 'A __________ is where you join two main clauses together to show the relationship between them.'

Which sentence types are best used in your descriptive writing to describe the familiar?

Which one of the following emotions would you be most likely to feel when confronted with an unknown object?

an obvious similarity between two or more things

to allow your reader to analyse your writing

What does it mean if something is familiar?

they can be used to show shock or surprise

What is the impact of using short, simple sentences in our writing?

What is being described here? 'a group of words with a similar meaning.'

a sentence with two main clauses joined by a conjunction

a sentence with one main clause and one subordinate clause 

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Contrasting the familiar and the unknown in your descriptive writing

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.