Revising key strategies to write effective descriptions
I can revise and apply skills for effective descriptive writing.
Revising key strategies to write effective descriptions
I can revise and apply skills for effective descriptive writing.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Use a variety of strategies to vary how you start sentences.
- You can create sophisticated semantic fields based on abstract nouns.
- You can add emphasis, change pace or heighten emotion by using advanced punctuation.
Keywords
Semantic field - A group of words related in some way.
Abstract noun - A noun that refers to a thing that does not exist as a material object and can’t be perceived by the senses.
Present participle - A form of a verb that ends in '-ing' that can show continuous action.
Sophisticated - Well-thought out and developed. When applied to writing it means our writing is elevated in some way.
Adverb - A word that modifies a verb or adjective, usually ending in -ly.
Common misconception
All semantic fields are equal.
A semantic field based around an abstract noun (regret) is more sophisticated than one based around something simple (e.g. the rain).
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- Depiction or discussion of violence or suffering
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Exit quiz
6 Questions
separates two linked clauses
introduces a list or explanation
represents a pause or something left unsaid
includes extra information in a sentence