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Writing to Describe

Writing to Describe. Which paper is writing to describe on? Paper 1, section B How long is the writing to describe task? 25 minutes What will I be asked to do? Write a description, usually of a place. You are not to write a story!. What are you rewarded for?. 13 marks

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Writing to Describe

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  1. Writing to Describe Which paper is writing to describe on? Paper 1, section B How long is the writing to describe task? 25 minutes What will I be asked to do? Write a description, usually of a place. You are not to write a story!

  2. What are you rewarded for? 13 marks • Writing is well-developed (300 words) and interests the reader. • The writing is well-organised in paragraphs. • A wide range of vocabulary is used to create effects or convey precise meaning.

  3. What are you rewarded for? 7 marks • Variety of simple, compound and complex sentences used to achieve particular effects. • Accurate punctuation is used to vary pace, clarify meaning and create deliberate effects. • Correct spelling. • Consistent use of tense.

  4. Describe the scene at a fish and chip shop on a Friday night. Planning: ZOOM LENS Adjectives/Adverbs:Taste, Touch, Smell, Sight & Sound IMAGERY Metaphor Simile Personification SENSES WHAT IS THERE? No cartoon descriptions – stereotypes / exaggeration. FISH AND CHIP SHOP

  5. Where are you? • There is no best way to approach this, but often 3rd person can be easier to sustain, and it allows you to look on from the sidelines a bit. Example: The queue inside the chip shop snaked from the shiny metal counter to the door where a disgruntled old man had just entered. • Present tense lends itself to this type of task quite well: the important thing is that the tense is sustained, whichever you choose. Example: The queue inside the chip shop snakes from the shiny metal counter to the door where a disgruntled old man enters.

  6. Zoom Lens • In this activity you are meant to be looking closely; the Principal Examiner phrased the technique required for this question as “use the zoom lens”: think about what this means. Example: The queue inside the chip shop snakes from the shiny metal counter to the door where a disgruntled old man enters. He’s wearing a flat cap and an old, slightly moth-eaten suit: the cuffs are frayed, the cloth worn and the lapels stained.

  7. Your turn • Zoom lens and senses. • Using your plan write a paragraph of 30-40 words.

  8. Variety of Sentences • There is a man at the front of the queue. He is trying to order a meal for his four young children. He is agitated and slightly haggard. • An agitated and slightly haggard man is at the front of the queue, trying to order a meal for his four young children. • At the front of the queue, agitated and slightly haggard, is a man trying to order a meal for his four young children. TRY AND VARY YOUR SENTENCES

  9. SPSS: Spelling, Punctuation, Sentence Structure • 7 out of 20 marks are given to SPSS. Common errors: • Apostrophes used incorrectly • Missing full stops / comma splice • CAPITAL LETTERS • Paragraphs • Spelling – no you’re own weaknesses

  10. When you go back to class … • Share your plans. • Identify strengths in what you’ve written so far. • Read, annotate and grade the two examples from the exam board. >>> REVISION GUIDE PAGES 18-19

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