Practising planning and writing a detailed description based on an image
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan and describe an image using purposeful linguistic devices and sentence structures.
Key learning points
- Responding to an image can involve considering what first draws your attention and then zooming in.
- Effective descriptive writing allows the reader to visualise the scene.
- Linguistic devices and sentence structures can help the reader to visualise the scene.
Keywords
Descriptive - writing in an interesting and detailed way
Evoke - to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind
Visualise - to form a picture of someone or something in your mind
Mood - the emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader
Common misconception
Everyone will respond to an image in the same way.
How you respond to an image, and what you choose to zoom in on, will be different for each person since we're all unique with different memories and experiences.
Teacher tip
You could ask students to share their writing once they have completed it to show them how differently people can respond to an image.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.The emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader is known as the .
Q2.Descriptive writing is designed to .
Q3.Which word best suits the general mood of wonder?
Q4.A metaphor is .
Q5.Which of the following is a metaphor?
Q6.A complex sentence is .
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which two of the following adjectives creates a positive mood?
Q2.Which of the following is a complex sentence?
Q3.Starting with the first, put the steps to creating a metaphor in chronological order.
Q4.To bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind is to .
Q5.A complex sentence can be effective for descriptive writing because .
Q6.Which metaphor would you use to create a positive mood?
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