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Practising planning and writing a detailed description based on an image
I can plan and describe an image using purposeful linguistic devices and sentence structures.
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Year 7
Practising planning and writing a detailed description based on an image
I can plan and describe an image using purposeful linguistic devices and sentence structures.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Responding to an image can involve considering what first draws your attention and then zooming in.
- Effective descriptive writing allows the reader to visualise the scene.
- Linguistic devices and sentence structures can help the reader to visualise the scene.
Keywords
Descriptive - writing in an interesting and detailed way
Evoke - to bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind
Visualise - to form a picture of someone or something in your mind
Mood - the emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader
Common misconception
Everyone will respond to an image in the same way.
How you respond to an image, and what you choose to zoom in on, will be different for each person since we're all unique with different memories and experiences.
You could ask students to share their writing once they have completed it to show them how differently people can respond to an image.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
The emotional response that a writer wants to give the reader is known as the .
purpose
atmosphere
Q2.
Descriptive writing is designed to .
help the reader draw the scene
help the reader write about the scene themselves
Q3.
Which word best suits the general mood of wonder?
haze
mystery
Q4.
A metaphor is .
a comparison using 'like' or 'as'
where non-human things or objects are given human characteristics
Q5.
Which of the following is a metaphor?
'Her eyes were like stars in the dimming gloom.'
'The stars twinkled in the dimming gloom.'
Q6.
A complex sentence is .
two main clauses joined together with a semicolon
a sentence with a subject, verb and complete thought
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which two of the following adjectives creates a positive mood?
dreadful
menacing
Q2.
Which of the following is a complex sentence?
The wind rustled through the trees, but the flowers were protected by the walls.
The wind danced and skipped across the garden.
Q3.
Starting with the first, put the steps to creating a metaphor in chronological order.
Q4.
To bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind is to .
Q5.
A complex sentence can be effective for descriptive writing because .
it expresses a complete thought
it shows the connection between two ideas
Q6.
Which metaphor would you use to create a positive mood?
The branches were shackles.
The wind was a howling wolf running through the garden.