Using punctuation accurately in dystopian descriptions

English

In 'Dystopian Settings', pupils use figurative language to create their own dystopian settings. In 'A Monster Within', pupils explore how authors use Gothic settings to create mystery and atmosphere. 

In 'The Twisted Tree', pupils explore Gothic imagery in a contemporary text. In 'Dystopian Settings', pupils use their own dark imagery to write their own descriptive pieces.

Dystopian settings: descriptive writing

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

adds pause between items in a list or clauses in a sentence

Technology controls every aspect of their lives, monitoring their every move.

Technology controls every aspect of their lives monitoring, their every move.

Technology controls, every aspect of their lives monitoring their every move.

'Will we ever be free'. Which punctuation mark best fits the end of this sentence?

'Will we ever be free?' The question mark here reflects ...

'I have no privacy!' Which emotion is conveyed by the exclamation mark here?

What punctuation should go at the end of a declarative sentence?

What punctuation should go at the end of an exclamatory sentence?

What punctuation should go at the end of an interrogative sentence?

You don't want to overwhelm the reader with a complex emotional sentence

Simple sentences allow the immediacy and intensity of the emotion to be conveyed

Simple sentences delay the immediacy of the emotion

Why are exclamatory sentences usually simple sentences?

The cameras perched like sentinels on every corner.

Match the sentence type to the example sentence.

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Using punctuation accurately in dystopian descriptions

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.