The ability to produce or use original and unusual ideas.

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

The process of rewriting sentences, adding, dropping or reframing ideas and choosing more precise words.

It needs a lot of skill and effort to be successful.

The process of making technical corrections to a piece of writing.

Considering strategies for refining and editing your descriptive writing

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

to simply write without worrying about clarity or accuracy

to create an indepth plan before you begin writing

to produce or use original and unusual ideas

to produce ideas that have been seen before

plan out how you're going to meet the success criteria

write down all your ideas about an image without worrying about clarity

Revising a piece of writing is where you {{ }}.

Which out of the following words is the most ambitious?

'The flowers, which had, just started to bloom smelled divine.'

'The flowers, which had just started to bloom smelled, divine.'

'The flowers, which had just started to bloom, smelled divine.'

Where should the comma(s) go in this sentence: 'The flowers which had just started to bloom smelled divine.'?

Which word is the correct homophone for this sentence: 'Mary stared at the flowers and {{ }} gorgeous hues.'

What do you need at the start of every sentence?

Which piece of punctuation belongs at the end of a sentence?

 'Marys' fingers stretched towards the branches.'

'Mary's fingers stretched towards the branches.'

Where does the apostrophe need to go in this sentence: 'Marys fingers stretched towards the branches.'?

Which of the following words is a synonym for 'bad'?

If something is ambitious then it is {{ }}.

'The bees hummed; and buzzed the birds swooped and twittered.'

'The bees hummed and buzzed; the birds swooped and twittered.'

'The bees hummed and buzzed the birds swooped; and twittered.'

Where does the semicolon need to go in this sentence: 'The bees hummed and buzzed the birds swooped and twittered.'?

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