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Descriptive Writing
To be able to plan a piece of descriptive writing
To create a successful piece of descriptive writing
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To be able to answer an exam style question Slide2
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question
To
understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
Descriptive Writing
CHALLENGE: ADD EXAMPLES TO YOUR LIST!Slide3
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question
To
understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writingSlide4
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question
To
understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
Cloaking the city in a mist of iridescent beauty, the sun slowly slipped beyond the horizon. As the scorching sidewalks began to cool, so did the temperament of the people within it.
Cafés threw open their doors to the balmy evening; whispers of jazz mingled with laughter and drifted through the still air.
As the working day drew to a close and the weekend came to life the city breathed a sigh of relief.
Ties were loosened and hair let down as ice cubes chinked in cocktail glasses. Waiters, with sweat slowly rolling down their backs, chuckled with their patrons in hope of a generous tip. Slide5
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question
To
understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
Annotate the extract with SOAPAIMS and symbols from the Success Criteria!Slide6
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question
To
understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
Write a WWW and EBI for the piece of descriptive writing. What has been done really well, but what has been neglected?Slide7
Descriptive Writing -
Structure
To be able to plan a piece of descriptive writing
To create a successful piece of descriptive writing
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To be able to answer an exam style question Slide8
What do we mean by “structure”?
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive
writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question Slide9
What do we mean
by
“structure” when it comes to narrative or descriptive writing?
What does this mean?
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive
writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question
Text structure
refers to how the information within a written
text
is organized.Slide10
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive writing
Look at the example we studies and annotated yesterday. Let’s work out what the focus of the description is in each part of the example.
Imagine it’s turned into video clips. What would the camera focus on in each “shot”?
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question Slide11
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question
To
understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
Cloaking the city in a mist of iridescent beauty, the sun slowly slipped beyond the horizon. As the scorching sidewalks began to cool, so did the temperament of the people within it.
Cafés threw open their doors to the balmy evening; whispers of jazz mingled with laughter and drifted through the still air.
As the working day drew to a close and the weekend came to life the city breathed a sigh of relief.
Ties were loosened and hair let down as ice cubes chinked in cocktail glasses. Waiters, with sweat slowly rolling down their backs, chuckled with their patrons in hope of a generous tip. Slide12
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question
To
understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
Cloaking the city in a mist of iridescent beauty, the sun slowly slipped beyond the horizon.
As the working day drew to a close and the weekend came to life the city breathed a sigh of relief.
As the scorching sidewalks began to cool, so did the temperament of the people within it.
Cafés threw open their doors to the balmy evening; whispers of jazz mingled with laughter and drifted through the still air.
Waiters, with sweat slowly rolling down their backs, chuckled with their patrons in hope of a generous tip.
Ties were loosened and hair let down as ice cubes chinked in cocktail glasses. Slide13
What could we change in this example to make the camera focus “smoother”?
Now, have a go at planning your own descriptive piece about the city in the picture:
Success looks like:
Start
with
a
wide shot
and
zoom in on
detail!
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive
writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question Slide14
Success looks like:
Start
with
a
wide shot
and zoom in on
detail!
Swap books with the person next to you.
Mark their work like we did mine yesterday – symbols and SOAPAIMS!!
Write a WWW and EBI
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive
writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question Slide15
Success looks like:
Start
with
a
wide shot
and zoom in on
detail!
Choose your favourite line from your own work. Underline / star / highlight it. Write a line or two explaining why you like it / why it is effective descriptive writing.
Structure?
To understand the key techniques for successful descriptive writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive
writing
To
create a successful piece of descriptive
writing
To
be able to plan a piece of descriptive writing
LO: To
be able to answer an exam style question