To write descriptively using adjectives Is this an effective description It was a sunny day in the city of Metropolis Clouds wandered aimlessly across the sky The sun shone down on the buildings The light reflected off the glass of the skyscrapers The wind blew gently In the park the ID: 162144
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Lesson Objective
To write descriptively using adjectives.Slide2
Is this an effective description?
It was a sunny day in the city of Metropolis.
Clouds wandered aimlessly across the sky. The sun shone down on the buildings. The light reflected off the glass of the skyscrapers. The wind blew gently. In the park the trees stood tall. Cars drove past on the freeway, silently.
What works? What doesn’t?Slide3
What are they?
Adjectives
Words that describe a nounSlide4
Why use them?
Adjectives
Words that describe a nounSlide5
Is this an effective description?
It was a
warm
sunny day in the
bustling city of Metropolis.
Soft white
clouds wandered aimlessly across the sky. The
bright
sun shone down on the
tall, sleek
buildings. The
soft rays of sunlight
reflected off the
sparkling
glass of the
colossal
skyscrapers.
A gentle
wind blew
in between each of the buildings
. In the
expansive green
park the
billowy
trees stood tall.
Shiny grey
cars drove past on the freeway,
like a
silent
river of silver, flowing between the buildings
. Slide6
Create a list of words to describe this image
Bright
Technological
pointed
spacious
1Slide7
Create a list of words to describe these images
dark
crowded
polluted
2
3Slide8
Using one of these images, or an idea of your own making, write a description of life in a futuristic world.
Use lots of adjectives!Slide9
Peer assessment
Swap descriptions with someone sat near you.
Using a different coloured pen or felt tip, underline all the adjectives (words that describe a noun) that you can find. Give a
mark out of three using the following criteria:1 a few adjectives used2 some adjectives used
3 loads of adjectives usedSlide10
How confident are you at using adjectives in your writing?Slide11
Extension task
If you used mostly positive adjectives in your description, consider how changing these words to more negative ones would affect your overall description.