Year 7 - English
Planning a description of a dystopian setting
Dystopian settings: descriptive writing
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils learn to write atmospheric dystopian settings. They first review and deepen their understanding of sentence types, before looking at how to use figurative language and sophisticated punctuation to enhance their descriptions. They finally plan and write a dystopian setting.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to plan an effective description of a dystopian setting.
Key Notes
- Descriptions should include minimal action.
- An effective way to include character is with one small character action, for example, looking through a window.
- It is important to decide your tone before you start writing, so that it remains consistent.
- When planning a single paragraph, you should choose three-four details to focus on.
- It is important to plan interesting vocabulary that matches your tone before you start writing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- Permeate: If something permeates the air, it spreads through it.
- Vivid: If something is vivid, it allows you to visualise it clearly.
- Erode: If something erodes, it is gradually destroyed or worn away at.
- Remnants: The remnants of something are the small parts left when the majority of it has been destroyed.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Action is a key part of a description.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
Descriptions should include minimal action. An effective way to include character is with one small character action, for example, looking through a window.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'Permeate'
If something permeates the air, it spreads through it.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Action is a key part of a description. Correction: Explain to pupils that the purpose of a description is to focus on certain aspects of a scene in order to set the tone and genre.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Creating atmosphere in dystopian descriptions Study Guide
- Describing a setting to reflect dystopian themes Study Guide
- Revising sentence and punctuation types for a dystopian description Study Guide
- Understanding dystopias Study Guide
- Using a range of sentence types to describe dystopian settings Study Guide
- Using accurate sentences to describe dystopian settings Study Guide
- Using complex sentences to describe dystopian settings Study Guide
- Using compound sentences to describe dystopian settings Study Guide
- Using feedback to improve dystopian descriptions Study Guide
- Using punctuation accurately in dystopian descriptions Study Guide
- Using semantic fields to create a clear tone in dystopian writing Study Guide
- Using similes to create atmosphere in dystopian descriptions Study Guide
- Using sophisticated punctuation in dystopian descriptions Study Guide
- Using vivid imagery to describe dystopian settings Study Guide
- Writing a description of a dystopian setting Study Guide
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