Fiction based on imagined scientific or technological advances or major social or environmental changes.

A clause in a sentence that can form a complete sentence when standing alone.

A clause in a sentence that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence. It complements a main clause.

Sentences that express sudden or strong emotions.

Considering how Verne uses sentences in ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’

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

a sentence that makes a statement, provides a fact, offers an explanation or conveys information

a sentence that asks a question and ends with a question mark

a statement that expresses strong emotion and typically ends with an exclamation mark

a sentence that gives a direct command or instruction

the most intense, exciting or important point of something; the culmination

Emulating how Verne uses sentences in ‘Journey to the Centre of the Earth’

A piece of punctuation (-) that can be used to signal a pause, usually for dramatic effect.

A piece of punctuation (:) that can introduce lists, explanations and quotes.

A statement about what you think will happen in the future.

The different sentence types e.g. complex, compound, simple.

'The War of the Worlds': How punctuation and sentence structures create impact

A piece of punctuation (...) that can represent a pause or something unsaid.

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

A piece of punctuation (:) that can introduce lists or explanations and separate two related sentences.

A piece of punctuation () that can be used to add parentheses or extra information in a sentence.

If something has clarity it is clear and intelligible.

Using punctuation to create specific effects in descriptive writing

The process of creating a fictional character.

Wicked or immoral behaviour typical of a villain.

Using semantic fields in a piece of creative writing

A word that has the same meaning - or almost the same meaning - as another word.

A descriptive phrase made of a noun as well as one or more adjectives.

The last sentence in a paragraph, concluding that paragraph’s main idea or focus.

The act of sticking together tightly. If writing has cohesion it fits together well.

On edge, as if something bad is going to happen.

Using synonyms and expanded noun phrases to craft effective descriptions

descriptive language that engages the reader's five senses: sight, taste, touch, sound, and smell

the way a place or setting makes you feel; refers to the mood of a piece of writing

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

a state of complete emptiness or destruction

match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation

Using sensory language to write effective descriptions

Techniques a writer uses across a paragraph, chapter or story to organise the information.

The area of attention in a story or piece of writing.

A unit of measurement equivalent to three miles.

'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea': explaining a writer's structural choices

The mood or feeling of a piece of writing.

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

A noun that refers to a thing that does not exist as a material object and can’t be perceived by the senses.

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

Well-thought out and developed. When applied to writing it means our writing is elevated in some way.

A word that modifies a verb or adjective, usually ending in -ly.

Fiction: science fiction writing

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These lessons will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.