Writing a full descriptive piece: ‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey' as stimulus
I can write a well-structured and developed piece of descriptive writing inspired by the painting, ‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey’.
Writing a full descriptive piece: ‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey' as stimulus
I can write a well-structured and developed piece of descriptive writing inspired by the painting, ‘The Execution of Lady Jane Grey’.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- In descriptive writing, sometimes developing the description of small details can be very engaging.
- To structure your piece, you could link the concluding sentence of paragraphs to the next topic sentence.
- To structure your piece, your first and final paragraph could repeat selected ideas or images.
Keywords
Third person omniscient - the narrator isn't a character in the story and presents the feelings and experiences of multiple characters using pronouns like 'she', 'he', 'they', 'it'
Sumptuous - expensive looking, luxurious, rich
Ensnared - caught in, usually some sort of trap
Suppress - of an emotion, to keep it hidden or bottled up
Common misconception
Once you have used an image or idea in a piece of writing, you can't reuse it in the same piece.
Sometimes repeating an idea or image throughout a piece can help give it a sense of structure. You might change certain details, but you can repeat them.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
first sentence of your paragraph stating its main focus
notes vocabulary, techniques and ideas you will include
completes your ideas and leads onto the next paragraph