Planning a desert island scene
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can plan a descriptive scene about a hot desert island.
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.
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
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.
Teacher tip
Find pictures and video clips showcasing different desert islands for engagement and to support further understanding.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a plan?
Q2.What are notes?
Q3.Which of these is vocabulary relating to hot weather?
Q4.Which of these are examples of expanded noun phrases?
Q5.How does imagining colours help us choose vocabulary?
Q6.Fill in the blank in the following sentence: 'All around, the calm sea __________ like polished glass.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following words have the same meaning as ‘scorching'?
Q2.Which of these words are the adjectives in the following sentence? 'The sweltering, stifling sun scorched down on the parched earth.'
Q3.Which expanded noun phrases best describe a very hot midday sun?
Q4.Match these descriptions to make appropriate personification examples.
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.
Q5.What is the 'zoom-in' technique?
Q6.Match the noun to its corresponding adjectives.
fine, golden
warm, salty
sweet, tropical
blistering, scorching
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