writing in an interesting and detailed way

to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind

to form a picture of someone or something in your mind

the emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader

Practising planning and writing a detailed description based on an image

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

Which **two** of the following adjectives creates a positive mood?

The wind rustled through the trees, but the flowers were protected by the walls.

Rustling through the leaves, the wind danced across the garden.

The wind danced and skipped across the garden.

Which of the following is a complex sentence?

Choose an object from the scene and add an adjective to describe it

Find something to compare it to that fits with the mood

Starting with the first, put the steps to creating a metaphor in chronological order.

To bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind is to {{ }}.

it adds extra information to help visualisation

it shows the connection between two ideas

A complex sentence can be effective for descriptive writing because {{ }}.

The pollen centre was a tiny orb of sunshine.

The wind was a howling wolf running through the garden.

Which metaphor would you use to create a positive mood?

The emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader is known as the {{ }}.

help the reader write about the scene themselves

Descriptive writing is designed to {{ }}.

Which word best suits the general mood of wonder?

a direct comparison using the verb 'to be'

where non-human things or objects are given human characteristics

'Her eyes were stars in the dimming gloom.'

'Her eyes were like stars in the dimming gloom.'

'The stars twinkled in the dimming gloom.'

two main clauses joined together with a semicolon

a main clause and at least one subordinate clause

a sentence with a subject, verb and complete thought

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