The mood or feeling of a piece of writing.

A piece of punctuation (;) that can separate two closely related clauses.

A form of a verb that ends in -ing that can show continuous action.

Carefully checking for errors in a text before it is published or finished.

Refining descriptions with semantic fields, present participles, and semicolons

English

In 'Fiction: Science Fiction', pupils identify and comment on recurring images and symbolism in texts. In 'Fiction: Books that Changed my World', pupils explore multiple interpretations of an author's language choices.

In 'Fiction: Read Around the World', pupils identify and comment on a range of language devices in extracts from texts. In 'Fiction: Science Fiction Writing', pupils identify and comment on recurring images and symbolism in texts.

In this unit, pupls read extracts from three science fiction texts and analyse how writers use language for effect. They first look at how writers use sentences and punctuation, before looking at semantic fields, noun phrases and sensory language. Pupils use this to write thier own descriptions.

Fiction: science fiction writing

What is being described here:  'The mood or feeling of a piece of writing'?

to separate two closely related clauses in a sentence

Which of the below is the correct definition of the purpose of a semicolon?

frowned - it doesn't match the sentence's positive atmosphere.

echoed - it could be swapped for a more positive synonym.

jubilant - a more subdued adjective would be appropriate.

laughter - this action doesn't suit what is being described.

Which word in the following sentence could be changed and why? 'As laughter echoed through the air and jubilant music filled the streets, the cheerful sun overhead frowned on the festive celebration.'

Andeep is describing a tense scene in which a character is trying not to be detected. What nouns and verbs would be appropriate for this scene?

correct spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors

check you have used commas correctly to separate clauses

change the start of sentences if they are repetitive

add an additional paragraph describing my character in detail

Which of the below would be a useful thing to do when proofreading a text?

Which of the below are examples of present participles?

Which word is missing from this definition of narrative voice: 'The {{ }} a story is told from.'

Who wrote 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'?

Which of the below are examples of structural features in a text?

What is the name of the submarine in 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'?

What is being described here: 'Carefully checking for errors in a text before it is published or finished.'

a group of words that are synonymous with each other

Which of the below is the best definition of a semantic field?

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

Refining descriptions with semantic fields, present participles, and semicolons

Lesson outcome

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