the process of rewriting sentences, adding, dropping or reframing ideas and choosing more precise words

it needs a lot of skill and effort to be successful

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

a phrase, remark or opinion that has very often been said or expressed before

to improve the quality, amount or strength of something

Using ambitious language and colour imagery to improve your descriptive writing

English

Writing complete sentences and correcting sentence fragments

Responding to an unseen extract from 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'

Using adjectives and semantic fields to plan and write descriptive paragraphs

Using simple, compound and complex sentences in descriptive writing

Using dashes, colons, and commas for effect in descriptive writing

Using adverbs, subordinate clauses and compound sentences in descriptive writing

Using vocabulary choices, similes, and metaphors to plan descriptive writing

Drafting a piece of descriptive writing on 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'

Responding to an unseen extract from Burnett's 'The Secret Garden'

Using precise evidence from Burnett's 'The Secret Garden' to support an idea

Explaining how Burnett presents the garden setting in 'The Secret Garden'

Using sensory language and figurative language to create an atmospheric setting

Considering strategies for refining and editing your descriptive writing

Practising planning and writing a detailed description based on an image

Identifying and emulating Baum's use of pathetic fallacy in 'The Wizard of Oz'

Contrasting the everyday and the unknown settings in Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz'

Analysing and emulating Baum's use of unknown characters in 'The Wizard of Oz'

Analysing Dorothy's return from the unknown in Baum's 'The Wizard of Oz'

Developing your explanation of quotations from 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz'

Analysing character in an unseen extract from Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Explaining and emulating how Bilan uses light in 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Meeting a fantastical creature in Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Writing clear analytical paragraphs about Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Considering sensory language in Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Considering sentence structures in Bilan's 'Asha and the Spirit Bird'

Responding to key images in an unseen extract from Akala's 'The Dark Lady'

Explaining how Akala uses patterns of language for effect in 'The Dark Lady'

Revising topic sentences and selecting precise evidence from 'The Dark Lady'

Developing explanations in analytical writing about Akala's 'The Dark Lady'

Contrasting the familiar and the unknown in your descriptive writing

Using figurative language and structure to create an unsettling atmosphere

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

Which two adjectives make you think of something beautiful? 

Language devices are a way for the writer to communicate a mood or a feeling

Language devices show off how much you know about descriptive writing 

Language devices help a reader understand how a story progresses 

How does the use of language devices help create an effective piece of descriptive writing?

a process of rewriting sentences, adding, dropping or reframing ideas

 a phrase or remark that has been expressed often

Match the key terms to their definitions.

You should try to evoke a particular emotion.

You should try to create an abstract image to make the reader think.

Which of the following is true for creating language devices?

Complete the sentence: __________ can influence the mood of your writing. E.g 'arctic' and 'sapphire' have different connotations. 

The emotional response that a writer wants to create in a reader is known as the...

simply write without worrying about clarity or accuracy

create an in-depth plan before you begin writing

to bring or recall a feeling, memory, or image to the mind

Starting with the first, put the following synonyms for 'good' in order of how ambitous they are.

a direct comparison between two things, often using 'is' or 'was'

comparing two things using 'like' or 'as'

giving human characterstic to inanimate objects

Exit Quiz

Descriptive writing is designed to...