If you have meagre amounts of something, you don’t have very much of it.

Someone loathsome would cause you great disgust or hatred.

To implore someone means persuading them to do something in a very determined and emotional way.

Using language and tone to present opinions with flair

English

In 'Fiction: Inner Musings', pupils develop narrative writing skills. In 'Writing Masters', pupils experiment using language and structure to write interesting and creative texts.

In this unit, pupils refine proficiency and flair as writers. Across fiction and non-fiction writing forms, they develop techniques that give them greater depth and flair in their writing. At the end of the unit, they write a narrative informed by emotion-led plot and detailed descriptions.

Writing masters

If you condemn something, you criticise it strongly.

Someone with an optimistic view of the world sees it very positively.

Someone who is cynical always assumes the worst about people or situations.

Someone with a pessimistic view of the world sees it very negatively.

A prospect is a possibility - the idea that something might happen.

Using perspective, tone, and punctuation to craft a clear voice

Being inebriated means being drunk or intoxicated.

Self-gratification is the act of doing something you want or getting something you want.

To flout a rule is to openly disregard or disobey it.

A malefactor is a person who commits a crime or behaves immorally.

To deface something is to damage and spoil its appearance.

Considering openings, cohesion, and endings to structure an effective argument

If you are vexed, you are extremely angry and annoyed.

If something is extortionate, it is incredibly expensive.

If an emotion is fleeting, it doesn’t last very long.

If you finesse something, you do it cleverly and skilfully.

If you show zeal, you are showing great enthusiasm and energy.

Using single paragraph outlines to plan an effective argument

Being concise means giving information clearly in as few words as possible.

If something is abolished, it is banned or outlawed.

If someone expresses their disapprobation, they are expressing their displeasure or disapproval.

Somebody progressive would support a fairer, more equal or more advanced future.

Using nominalised verbs and adjectives to write effective arguments

Syntax is the grammatical structuring of words in a specific order to make a sentence.

A sentinel is a guard who keeps watch over something.

Somebody stoic can endure pain or hardship without showing their true emotions.

A metropolis is a large or significant city.

Using figurative language, precise verbs and perspective to write with flair

To adorn something means to make it more beautiful or attractive.

The hue of an object is its shade or colour.

Plush means luxurious and expensive. When applied to fabrics specifically, plush can also mean soft.

If something is lurid, it is unpleasantly bright in colour.

Using shifts in focus and single paragraph outlines to plan descriptive writing

We would describe a small and delicate person, with a slightly mischievous look about them as elfin.

A veneer is a thin layer of more expensive material that is attached to a less expensive material to make it look more grand.

If a person intrudes on someone else’s personal space, they are encroaching.

If you accumulate evidence, you have gathered lots of it together.

If you obscure something from view, you make it difficult to see.

Using language techniques and precise vocabulary to write excellent descriptions

To falter means to lose strength or purpose, and almost stop.

If you become accustomed to something, you become used to it.

A person’s demeanour is the way they look or behave.

A furrow is a long, narrow cut or line in an object's surface. We use the word furrow to describe the lines formed when someone frowns.

Using description and figurative language to enhance narrative writing

If something is discernible, it is recognisable.

If you shear a sheep, you are cutting its fleece to use for wool.

If you no longer want to be attached to someone or something, you might disassociate from them or it.

Somebody reckless does not think about the consequences of their actions before acting.

Somebody with luscious hair would have thick, glossy and well-kept hair.

Writing masters

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