Simple amp Complex Descriptive Text A descriptive text is a text that wants you to picture what they are describing A novel might want you to imagine the characters and see them in your mind ID: 783919
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Descriptive & Persuasive Text
Simple & Complex
Slide2Descriptive Text
A descriptive text is a text that wants you to
picture
what they are describing:
A novel might want you to
imagine
the characters and see them in your mind.
A travel book will want you to
see
the country it is describing.
Descriptive texts often:
make use of adjectives and adverbs
use comparisons to help picture it - something is like something
employ your five senses - how it feels, smells, looks, sounds and tastes
Slide3Examples
The morning air was crisp and sharp as Sean walked down the road.
The pavement was slippery and cold beneath his feet like a slimy wet fish.
Slide4Descriptive Text
Explain Home Exercise
Slide5What are ‘adjectives’?
Adjectives
are describing words - they tell you more about nouns.
Nouns
are 'naming' words, they are a person, place or thing.
Adjectives tell you
more
about
the Noun. Using adjectives makes your sentences more interesting.
e.g.
The
pretty
girls
laughed.
'
girls
' is the noun (it says who's laughing).
'
pretty
' is the adjective (it says more about the noun).
Slide6Some more examples…
The
thin
captain
ate dinner.
Sophie
is
blonde
and
gorgeous
.
Old
Tom
and I drove up the
steep
hill
.
Adjectives tell you about the noun by describing the noun.
Don't confuse adjectives with adverbs. Adverbs describe the verb, they tell you more about an action - e.g.: 'he laughed
loudly
'.
Slide7Points to Remember
Remember!
Adjectives usually come before the noun.
You can also use more than one adjective if you need to.
e.g.
The
tall
,
bright
,
beautiful
waitress cleared up the
untidy
,
dirty
table.
There are rules about the order that you should put adjectives in when you use more than one, but the best way to know is to say the sentence to yourself.
Ask yourself does it sound right?
Slide8Adjective
Dating Advert Exercise
Resources – Handout & Newspapers
Slide9Persuasive Texts
A persuasive text is a text that really wants you to
do
something
An advert might want you to
buy
something.
You might write a letter to
persuade
a friend to go on holiday with you, or to try and get off a parking ticket.
Persuasive texts often use:
repeated words
text in capital letters
exclamation marks
rhetorical questions (questions where no answer is needed)
an emotional one-sided argument
humour
Slide10Persuasive Text
Examples:
“SPECIAL OFFER!”
“Buy today!”
“Would you want to miss this SPECIAL offer?”
“Call NOW!”
"I really think that you need this holiday. You have been working very hard lately and are so worn out. Just think of how nice it will be to lie on the beach in the sunshine."
Slide11Persuasive Text
Advertisement for restaurant deals on Valentine’s night
Design Poster through use of ICT
Slide12Summary
A persuasive text is a text that really wants you to
do
something
An advert might want you to
buy
something.
You might write a letter to
persuade
a friend to go on holiday with you, or to try and get off a parking ticket.
A descriptive text is a text that wants you to
picture
what they are describing.
A novel might want you to
imagine
the characters and see them in your mind.
A travel book will want you to
see
the country it is describing.
Adjectives are describing words - they tell you more about nouns.