Planning a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'
I can plan the structure and content of a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'.
Planning a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'
I can plan the structure and content of a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes'.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Writing is most successful when it is planned.
- Setting descriptions can start from a bird's eye view and zoom in to a city's streets.
- We use adjectives and rich vocabulary and we explore the five senses to set a particular mood when describing a setting.
- Fronted adverbials of place and preposition phrases place items in a setting.
- We can write a setting description in the third person and the present tense.
Keywords
Present tense - shows action happening now
Adjective - describes a noun
Third person - a perspective where we describe things happening without saying they are happening to us personally
Senses - the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste
Mood - the feeling a piece of writing gives the reader or the ideas that it makes them think about
Common misconception
Pupils may feel tempted to write in complete sentences in their plan.
Model and encourage note-taking; this gives pupils more flexibility when they come to write and it allows them to jot down more ideas - some of which they can reject later.
To help you plan your year 6 english lesson on: Planning a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 6 english lesson on: Planning a setting description in 'Sherlock Holmes', download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
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