Using adjectives and semantic fields to plan and write descriptive paragraphs

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.

Step into the unknown: fiction reading and creative writing

the feeling evoked by the setting or environment

where objects are given human characteristics

where the meaning of the line continues over onto the next

a group of words that are related in meaning

a group of words that are not related in meaning

If you are aiming to create a calm atmosphere, which of the following **two** words could you use?

In your single paragraph outline, what would you put in the first box?

Which of the following pair of adjectives create a consistent atmosphere?

Which of the following phrases creates a consistent atmosphere with 'the twisting branches grasped for me'?

a place, person or thing performing the action

Which of the following words is an adjective?

Which **two** of the following are a synonym of 'calm'?

make the reader feel sympathy for a character

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

Using adjectives and semantic fields to plan and write descriptive paragraphs

Lesson outcome

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