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Ever tried to teach descriptive writing and been met with a sea of faces staring back blankly? However, when the terminal exam promises the distinct possibility of a descriptive writing task (Paper 1 Question 5) then students must be prepared for this eventuality.
This is one way to encourage students to write good descriptive pieces.
This set of prompts is designed to introduce students to descriptive writing in a number of ways…
The resource is designed as a 60 minute section of any class and it focuses on a FULL RESPONSE for a description of a picture.
If you want to use exercise books, there is an ‘instruction only’ set here too.
Each paragraph the students must write is accompanied by a number of prompts to the left. The prompts indicate what they should write. So, the first (major) prompts, for example, are:
Para 1
Start with a one word sentence, stating the time of day – or year. Then use a simple sentence to describe the sea.
Para 2
Describe the setting.
As a minimum, your paragraph should include…
• a simile about the place e.g. the sun was like… The air was as…
• Describe the sky – what can be seen? Use colours!
• Write a compound sentence about the sun and/or sea.
• Start the last sentence with “In the distance…”
Add anything else you want about the setting ONLY.
…and so on!
The prompts then progress, enabling the students to create a complete response which includes all of the skills descriptors for Paper 1 Question 5. Your students should end up with a piece containing a minimum of 7 paragraphs of varying language with structural features and language devices used throughout.
This lesson could also be used as a ‘snap’ revision session or a cover class. In fact it’s a highly adaptable (and editable!) resource which you can turn to many things.
There is also a ‘five senses’ prompt on the lesson handout, to encourage students to use one or more of these in their writing.
These exercises cover the following Assessment Objectives:
AO5: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts
AO6: Candidates must use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
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GCSE English Grade 9-1 Paper 1 Resources MEGA BUNDLE
This bundle enables you to purchase our last 12 resources at a discount to you of 25%, Although you can see their descriptions individually, I'll just run through the content for you! **Scaffolded Descriptive Writing (4 resources)** 20 English scaffold openers (short, bite-size, lots of 'em!) Whole text excercise using scaffolding 2 whole text scaffolded exercises using the same picture to create different tone 3 self-scaffolded exercises where students create their own scaffold. **Questions for Paper 1 Question 5 (4 resources)** Two sets of tasks for descriptive and/or narrative writing. Altogether that will give you 90 tasks to mix and match (or otherwise!) with your students. **Structural Features Game (1 resource)** Fun for all the family (well, OK, no) with this game - students research a structural feature and then have to report their findings to the class. **Word Gym Homework and Tests (2 resources)** Need to give homework but don't want to do any marking? Give them these (editable) quizzes. Over 10 sessions (week, however you want) send your students to the WORD GYM. 10 tasks to do as homework (probably take them an hour each) for classroom based tests (10-15 mins). 100 KS4 words for them to discover! **Spreadsheet (1 resource, 6 spreadsheets)** Using the grade boundaries for each paper (Jun 17 and 18, November 17) if you give them a mock using these spreadsheets you will be able to see your students' grades quickly and easily. ENJOY!
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GCSE English Language - Scaffolded Descriptive Writing Bundle
This bundle incorporates all the scaffolded writing resources I have uploaded to TES. Together they create a continuous resource from the introduction of "bite size" openers to whole text creation. The aim, ultimately is to "self-scaffold" and that is what the last resource does. Once at that point students should be able to scaffold quickly with no assistance. Contents: * 20 English scaffold openers (short, bite-size, lots of 'em!) * Whole text excercise using scaffolding * 2 whole text scaffolded exercises using the same picture to create different tone * 3 self-scaffolded exercises where students create their own scaffold. This is enough to keep your students busy for quite a while. It is also an alternative approach to descriptive writing which may enliven teaching and learning. The aim, ultimately, is to significantly increase the marks awarded for Paper 1 Question 5 (descriptive writing) of GCSE English Language (AQA but these are editable and easily adaptable for any board). These exercises cover the following Assessment Objectives: AO5: Communicate clearly, effectively and imaginatively, selecting and adapting tone, style and register for different forms, purposes and audiences. Organise information and ideas, using structural and grammatical features to support coherence and cohesion of texts AO6: Candidates must use a range of vocabulary and sentence structures for clarity, purpose and effect, with accurate spelling and punctuation.
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Really good resource to scaffold creative writing (qu.5 papaer 1 GCSE Language). It shows how one picture can generate a lot of writing, and embeds use of language features.
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