Dystopian settings: descriptive writing
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Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of sentence structure, deliberate language choices and descriptive writing from 'A step into the unknown'. It gives pupils a deeper and more focused opportunity to extend and apply their understanding of descriptive writing to new contexts. This content prepares them for the writing elements of the Year 8 unit 'A monster within', where they continue to refine their language choices in descriptive writing by applying it to a different context with new semantic fields.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can use compound and complex sentences to develop key descriptions
- Pupils are able to use adverbial phrases at the start of a sentence
- Pupils can use a range of sentence structures in a description
- Pupils can explain how sentence structures are used to create tension
- Pupils can use single paragraph outlines to plan their writing
- Pupils can identify a range of different word classes in a text
- Pupils can identify a range of linguistic devices in a text, including similes and metaphors
- Pupils can use a range of linguistic devices in their work
- Pupils can use declarative, interrogative and exclamatory sentences in their writing
- Pupils can use basic punctuation to achieve deliberate effects
Threads
Why this why now
This unit uses and builds on pupils' understanding of sentence structure, deliberate language choices and descriptive writing from 'A step into the unknown'. It gives pupils a deeper and more focused opportunity to extend and apply their understanding of descriptive writing to new contexts. This content prepares them for the writing elements of the Year 8 unit 'A monster within', where they continue to refine their language choices in descriptive writing by applying it to a different context with new semantic fields.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can use compound and complex sentences to develop key descriptions
- Pupils are able to use adverbial phrases at the start of a sentence
- Pupils can use a range of sentence structures in a description
- Pupils can explain how sentence structures are used to create tension
- Pupils can use single paragraph outlines to plan their writing
- Pupils can identify a range of different word classes in a text
- Pupils can identify a range of linguistic devices in a text, including similes and metaphors
- Pupils can use a range of linguistic devices in their work
- Pupils can use declarative, interrogative and exclamatory sentences in their writing
- Pupils can use basic punctuation to achieve deliberate effects
Dystopian settings: descriptive writing
In this unit, pupils learn to write atmospheric dystopian settings. They first review and deepen their understanding of sentence types, before looking at how to use figurative language and sophisticated punctuation to enhance their descriptions. They finally plan and write a dystopian setting.
16 lessons in unit
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