a perspective where we describe things happening without saying they are happening to us personally

the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste

the feeling a piece of writing gives the reader or the ideas that it makes them think about

Planning a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'

English

In this unit, pupils learn to use persuasive devices for letter writing with increasing nuance.

In 'Persuasive Letter Writing: School Uniform', pupils learnt to use persuasive devices in letter writing to persuade the reader of the writer's position. In this unit, pupils will learn to use persuasive devices for letter writing with increasing nuance.

'Sherlock Holmes': descriptive and letter writing

Dilapidated houses huddle around narrow alleyways

Dilapidated houses huddled around narrow alleyways

Dilapidated houses were huddling around narrow alleyways

Dilapidated houses are huddling around narrow alleyways

Which of these sentences are in the present tense? 

Which of the following are preposition phrases? 

Which words in this sentence are adjectives? 'The nauseating stench of human waste fills the air.'

The wheels of the omnibus are caked in horse manure

The wheels of the omnibus clatter on the cobbles

The wheels of the omnibus give off the foul stench of horse manure

Which of the following descriptions shows the use of the 'hearing' sense? 

Market vendors chat happily as children play beside them

Market vendors bellow over each other as urchins beg desperately for scraps

Market vendors talk loudly as children feast on bread and cheese

Which description best shows a mood of chaos and misery in describing the slums?  

As Watson sits in a plump armchair, the fire crackles gently

As Watson perches on a firm chair, the fire blazes angrily

As Watson stalks around the room, sparks fly from the raging fire

Which description best shows a mood of calm and cosiness in describing Holmes' study?  

It is out of keeping with the time period we're writing about

It is in keeping with the time period we're writing about

What does it mean if something is 'anachronistic'?

Which of the following would be good to include in a setting description of Victorian London in order to show the historical context? 

Which of the following were forms of transport in Victorian London? 

Which of these words means 'impossible to see through'?

Which of these words means 'ruined' or 'broken'?

Which of the following are fronted adverbials of place? 

Starter Quiz