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Writing to describeDate:
Learning Objective
To consolidate and improve ‘writing to describe’ techniques
What is an adjective?
A word describing a noun or pronoun.
e.g. crystal clear water.
1 minute challenge
• Now think of 5 of your own.
What did you come up with?
What is an adverb?
A word used to modify a verb, adjective or anotheradverb.e.g. he walks quickly.e.g. she is extremely clever.e.g. the boys nearly always get home late.
1 minute challenge• Now think of 5 of your own.
What did you come up with?
What is a simile?
When two things are compared using as orlike.e.g. the sun is like a big yellow balloon.
1 minute challenge• Now think of 5 of your own.
What did you come up with?
What is a metaphor?
A figure of speech in which two things arecompared usually by saying one thing isanother.e.g. he was a lion in battle.
1 minute challenge• Now think of 5 of your own.
What did you come up with?
What are our 5 senses?
• Sight
• Sound
• Smell
• Touch
• Taste
Sweet Task
Sight• Describe the way it looks using adjectives,
adverbs, similes and metaphors.
e.g. the sweet is as bright as the sun.
e.g. the shiny sweet looks fruity.
Sweet task
Sound• Describe the sound as you open your sweet
wrapper using adjectives, adverbs, similes and metaphors.
e.g. the transparent wrapper crunched like fresh snow.
Sweet task
Smell• Describe the way your sweet smells using
adjectives, adverbs, similes and metaphors.
e.g. the sweet is a ripe yellow lemon.
e.g. the sweet smells like a fruit bowl.
Sweet task
Touch and taste• Describe the way your sweet feels and tastes as
you put it in your mouth, using adjectives, adverbs, similes and metaphors.
e.g. the sweet feels as smooth as a pane of
glass.
Writing to describe
Well done!!
A good description uses:• The five senses;• Similes and metaphors; and• Adjectives and adverbs.
This is because a good description paints a picturewith words.
Market place
Look at the following images of a market
and think of all the things you would see,
hear, smell, taste and feel.
Your task
• Imagine you are walking through a market place. • Describe all the things you can see, hear, smell, taste and
touch as you enter the market and walk past the stalls.
Remember• Adjectives;• Adverbs• Similes;• Metaphors;• Descriptive vocabulary.
Plenary
Lets hear your descriptive writing!!
