Planning a desert island scene
I can plan a descriptive scene about a hot desert island.
Planning a desert island scene
I can plan a descriptive scene about a hot desert island.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Precise and ambitious vocabulary related to the five senses should be included in the plan.
- Linguistic devices such as figurative language (similes and personification) should be included in the plan.
- The plan should be written in note-form and notes are not written in full sentences.
- The 'zoom-in' structure guides the descriptive writing paragraph.
Common misconception
Planning needs to be detailed and plans should be written in full sentences.
Planning should log precise and ambitious vocabulary, linguistic devices and be written in note-from.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Figurative language - the use of simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader
Licence
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Starter quiz
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whispered secrets to each other in the gentle breeze.
played a never-ending game of tag with the shore.
scowled down on the island's shimmering shoreline.
fine, golden
warm, salty
sweet, tropical
blistering, scorching