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Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils practise discrete narrative writing skills, basing their writing around typical stormy or desert island weather. Pupils practise using figurative language appropriately and with increasing sophistication; they also finish the unit by illustrating their descriptive scene writing.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to plan a descriptive scene about a hot desert island.

Key Notes

• Precise and ambitious vocabulary related to the five senses should be included in the plan.
• Linguistic devices such as figurative language (similes and personification) should be included in the plan.
• The plan should be written in note-form and notes are not written in full sentences.
• The 'zoom-in' structure guides the descriptive writing paragraph.

Vocabulary To Learn

• plan: a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
• notes: written out of full sentences
• figurative language: the use of simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Planning needs to be detailed and plans should be written in full sentences.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Illustrating descriptive scenes Study Guide
• Linguistic features of descriptive writing Study Guide
• Planning a stormy scene Study Guide
• Practising using figurative language Study Guide
• Writing a desert island scene Study Guide
• Writing a stormy scene Study Guide