Year 10 - English
Refining descriptions with semantic fields, present participles, and semicolons
Fiction: science fiction writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupls read extracts from three science fiction texts and analyse how writers use language for effect. They first look at how writers use sentences and punctuation, before looking at semantic fields, noun phrases and sensory language. Pupils use this to write thier own descriptions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to edit and revise the content of a descriptive piece to improve it.
Key Notes
- Proofreading is an active process that enables us to spot and correct errors in written work.
- Changing your verbs and nouns to ones that work together can create a semantic field or overall atmosphere.
- You can link two closely related sentences with a semi-colon.
- Add a sentence that starts with a present participle to transport the reader into a scene.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Semantic field: A group of words related in some way.
- Atmosphere: The mood or feeling of a piece of writing.
- Semicolon: A piece of punctuation (;) that can separate two closely related clauses.
- Present participle: A form of a verb that ends in -ing that can show continuous action.
- Proofreading: Carefully checking for errors in a text before it is published or finished.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Proofreading entails reading through a piece of writing once to check for errors.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Proofreading is an active process that enables us to spot and correct errors in written work. Changing your verbs and nouns to ones that work together can create a semantic field or overall atmosphere.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Semantic field'
A group of words related in some way.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Proofreading entails reading through a piece of writing once to check for errors. Correction: There are a variety of different strategies for proofreading (LC3). Encourage students to use the strategies that work best for them.
More Lessons In This Unit
- 'The War of the Worlds': How punctuation and sentence structures create impact Study Guide
- 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea': explaining a writer's structural choices Study Guide
- Considering how Verne uses sentences in 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' Study Guide
- Emulating how Verne uses sentences in 'Journey to the Centre of the Earth' Study Guide
- Revising key strategies to write effective descriptions Study Guide
- Using punctuation to create specific effects in descriptive writing Study Guide
- Using semantic fields in a piece of creative writing Study Guide
- Using sensory language to write effective descriptions Study Guide
- Using synonyms and expanded noun phrases to craft effective descriptions Study Guide
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