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Descriptive Writing Part 1

The document outlines a lesson plan focused on teaching students how to write vivid descriptive paragraphs using sensory details, varied sentence structures, and figurative language. It includes objectives, success criteria, and tasks that encourage brainstorming sensory vocabulary and analyzing descriptive techniques in model texts. Additionally, it provides examples of sensory imagery and figurative language from two descriptive pieces, 'The Beach at Sunset' and 'Abandoned Fairground.'

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Descriptive Writing Part 1

The document outlines a lesson plan focused on teaching students how to write vivid descriptive paragraphs using sensory details, varied sentence structures, and figurative language. It includes objectives, success criteria, and tasks that encourage brainstorming sensory vocabulary and analyzing descriptive techniques in model texts. Additionally, it provides examples of sensory imagery and figurative language from two descriptive pieces, 'The Beach at Sunset' and 'Abandoned Fairground.'

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Descriptive Writing

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LESSON OBJECTIVES

 Atthe end of the lesson, students


should be able to learn how to write a
vivid descriptive paragraph using
sensory details, varied sentence
structures, and figurative language.
SUCCESS CRITERIA

You are successful if you manage to:

• Identify and analyse descriptive techniques in a model text.


• Generate sensory vocabulary linked to a given scene.
• Construct a descriptive paragraph using imagery, similes,
metaphors, and varied sentence lengths.
• Evaluate their writing and that of peers using success criteria.
DESCRIPTIVE

 Senses (5: touch, sight, smell, taste, hear)


 Vocabularies (uncommon and advanced)
 Figurative languages (ex: metaphor, simile, hyperbole, etc.)
 Sentence structure (short: reflect tension and unease; long and
listing: create a sense of being overwhelmed, or of abundance)
TASK 1

 Brainstorm sensory
words (sight, sound,
smell, taste, touch) in
5 categories.
 Use a 5-senses chart
to write down
words/phrases in your
notebook.
 Avoid generic
adjectives (e.g. “nice”,
“beautiful”).
 You are given 10 mins
and then we will have
a short discussiomn.
TASK 2

Complete the worksheet.


Answer will be revealed later.
ANSWER– The Beach at Sunset

1. Sensory Imagery
• Sight: "sky blushed a deep crimson", "last rays of sunlight danced", "waves crashed", "a single
gull wheeled", "golden sand"
• Sound: "whispering secrets", "waves crashed rhythmically", "cry slicing through the hush"
• Smell: "scent of salt", "earthy musk of seaweed"
• Touch: "soft breeze stirred"
2. Figurative Language
• Personification: "sky blushed", "sunlight danced", "breeze whispering"
• Metaphor: "a thunderous applause", "a canvas of golden sand"
• Similes: None
3. Vocabulary Builder
• Examples: blushed, crimson, musk, wheeled, hush
• Effects: Evoke vivid imagery and atmosphere.
4. Sentence Structure
• Mostly long flowing sentences for peaceful rhythm.
• One short impactful line: “A single gull wheeled overhead…”
ANSWER – Abandoned Fairground
1. Sensory Imagery
• Sight: "moonlight pooled", "silver reflections", "carousel", "chipped eyes"
• Sound: "creaked", "clinked softly", "tapping", "rustle of leaves"
• Smell: "burnt popcorn", "thick with dust"
• Touch (implied): "thick with dust"
2. Figurative Language
• Similes: "groaning like an old man", "tapping like a whisper"
• Personification: "gates groaned", "horses frozen", "carousel stood eerily"
• Metaphor: "ghost town of forgotten laughter"
3. Vocabulary Builder
• Examples: creaked, groaning, rusted, chipped, frozen
• Replacements:
• “faded” → “weathered”
• “groaning” → “moaning”

4. Sentence Structure
• Short impactful sentence: “Silence ruled the night.”
• Long descriptions add to eerie, abandoned mood.
END OF THE LESSON

 “One
descriptive technique I used well today
was…”
 “One thing I’ll improve next time is…”

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