Using adjectives and semantic fields to plan and write descriptive paragraphs

English

In 'Step into the Unknown', pupils learn how to use a variety of sentences for deliberate effect. In the 'Dystopian Settings' unit, pupils will continue to use a range of sentence structures, to create atmospheric descriptions.

In 'When the Sky Falls' pupils write narratives inspired by a text. In 'Step Into the Unknown', using extracts from texts from the literary canon, pupils write descriptions of settings.

Step into the unknown: fiction reading and creative writing

the feeling evoked by the setting or environment

where objects are given human characteristics

where the meaning of the line continues over onto the next

a group of words that are related in meaning

a group of words that are not related in meaning

If you are aiming to create a calm atmosphere, which of the following **two** words could you use?

In your single paragraph outline, what would you put in the first box?

Which of the following pair of adjectives create a consistent atmosphere?

Which of the following phrases creates a consistent atmosphere with 'the twisting branches grasped for me'?

a place, person or thing performing the action

Which of the following words is an adjective?

Which **two** of the following are a synonym of 'calm'?

make the reader feel sympathy for a character

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