Using compound adjectives and analogies for effect in non-fiction writing
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use compound adjectives and analogies to create specific effects in my writing.
Key learning points
- Compound adjectives are highly effective in your writing.
- Compound adjectives are created by combining multiple words.
- Compound adjectives help to add precision and vivid description to your writing.
- Analogies are a way of comparing two things in order to make your point both clear and imaginative.
Keywords
Participial adjective - a past participle e.g. "delighted" that is being used as an adjective
Hyphen - this punctuation mark - used between two words
Precise - exactly or sharply defined or stated
Abstract - existing in thought or as an idea
Concrete - existing in a material or physical form
Common misconception
Students may confuse analogies with other comparative based figures of speech such as simile and metaphor.
Encourage students to think of students as an extended example and the core purpose is explanation not the evocation of associations and related imagery.
Teacher tip
Give students a range of starters e.g. XXX is similar to ... and a range of unlikely analogies. Then they can argue why they are similar.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following best explains the function of adjectives?
Q2.In the word 'open-minded' what is the correct term for the punctuation found in the middle?
Q3.Which of the following is a past participle?
Q4.What do we mean when we talk about word classes?
Q5.What linguistic device beginning with M compares two things?
Q6.Which word beginning with S describes a method which compares two things using like or as?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words on the left with their synonyms on the right.
theoretical
physical
exact
improve
Q2.What do we call an adjective that is made up of two or more words?
Q3.What combination of word classes makes the following compound adjective 'bitter-sweet'?
Q4.Which of the following is the best description of an analogy?
Q5.Analogies can be effective because they ...
Q6.In the following analogy, which words are making the comparison: The school prom reminds me of diving off the highest board at the pool. You get all worked up about it and then it's over in minutes.
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