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Lesson 1
Analysis of texts
Lesson 1 requires students to analyse two fantasy texts from different
eras, identifying the techniques that they are going to be using in their own
writing. They will be given their brief of producing a piece of descriptive
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Lesson 2
Creative writing workshop
Lesson 2 is a creative workshop using images to stimulate ideas. Students
are asked to consider and identify the word classes of the descriptive
words they use. The lesson builds up from simile word choice to longer
sentences and paragraphs, keeping the focus on using words to describe.
The lesson finishes with a game in which the students need to guess
what their classmates are describing.
Lesson 3
The variety of word types
This lesson provides an opportunity for the students to revise some
different types of word, and gather together a word bank to use in their
descriptive piece. It is effective to do this as a whole class as all the
students can pick up words from one another. The students can then
write their descriptive piece!
Subsequent lessons
Students will probably need two or three lessons to work on their writing.
It would be excellent to encourage them to proofread their own work for
spellings, and redraft where appropriate.
Publication of work
Students could read their descriptions out in class, enter a competition
run by the school to win a book token or a cycle helmet, publish the
best in a school paper, create a display of their writing, or make a book
with illustrations.
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Analysis of texts
Slide 1 – This lesson requires students to analyse texts to identify language
choices and their effect.
Slides 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 – This extract is from Gulliver’s Travels by
Jonathan Swift. Gulliver has survived a shipwreck. He awakes in a strange
land to find himself tied down by a race of people only a few inches tall.
By this stage, the students should be confident with annotation.
Slide 17 – Collect ideas from the class for fantasy journeys – this will
support those students who might otherwise struggle to think of an idea.
Slide 22 – This word bank should be kept until Lesson 3, when it will
come in useful.
Slide 23 – Allow the students to share their ideas and discuss their
fantasy journeys.
Resources:
Worksheet Analysis of texts
PowerPoint Slide presentation
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Class
Analysis of texts
As you read the following extract, underline and annotate any evidence that the
writer is using interesting verbs or the five senses.
The vessel had been sitting in the water calmly, rocking like a babe in arms. Now, it lurched
and creaked painfully, sending shocks of spray up from the prow of the ship. Great bullying
smacks of water flung themselves over the side of the boat, drenching the men, who clung
to the sides like limpets on a rock. The taste of salt coated their throats. They cried out
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to each other, but the wind stole their words away. The sea rose and shuddered like a wild
horse trying to shake off its rider. Past exhaustion, the men slumped and whimpered even
as the gripped on for dear life, whilst the wind howled and the rain battered down all
around them.
Sometime before dawn, the ocean was soothed. The men slowly came to, and as the rose-
yellow sky warmed and unfurled above them, they peered at each other, astonished, unable
to believe they had survived such a violent night.
I lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept sounder than ever
I remembered to have done in my life, and, as I reckoned, about nine hours; for when
I awaked, it was just day-light. I attempted to rise, but was not able to stir: for, as I happened
to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the
ground; and my hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner. I likewise felt
several slender ligatures across my body, from my arm-pits to my thighs. I could only look
upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended my eyes. I heard a confused
noise about me; but in the posture I lay, could see nothing except the sky. In a little time
I felt something alive moving on my left leg, which advancing gently forward over my breast,
came almost up to my chin; when, bending my eyes downwards – as much as I could,
I perceived it to be a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands,
and a quiver at his back. In the mean time, I felt at least forty more of the same kind
(as I conjectured) following the first. I was in the utmost astonishment, and roared so loud,
that they all ran back in a fright; and some of them, as I was afterwards told, were hurt with
the falls they got by leaping from my sides upon the ground.
Extract from Gulliver’s Travels, written by Jonathan Swift in 1726.
English Lesson 1
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Name Date
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Analysis of texts
Collect ideas for the sorts of verb you might use to describe your
journey – don’t forget, keep them active and interesting.
Plunge
Rush
Swoop
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they gripped on for dear life, whilst the wind howled and the
rain battered down all around them.
Sometime before dawn, the ocean was soothed. The men
slowly came to, and as the rose-yellow sky warmed and
unfurled above them, they peered at each other, astonished,
unable to believe they had survived such a violent night.
Let’s try the same thing with this extract. This comes from a book
called Gulliver’s Travels, written by Jonathan Swift in 1726.
I lay down on the grass, which was very short and soft, where I slept
sounder than ever I remembered to have done in my life, and, as I reckoned,
about nine hours; for when I awaked, it was just day-light. I attempted to rise,
but was not able to stir: for, as I happened to lie on my back, I found my
arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my
hair, which was long and thick, tied down in the same manner. I likewise felt
several slender ligatures across my body, from my arm-pits to my thighs.
I could only look upwards; the sun began to grow hot, and the light offended
my eyes. I heard a confused noise about me; but in the posture I lay, could
see nothing except the sky. In a little time I felt something alive moving on
my left leg, which advancing gently forward over my breast, came almost
up to my chin; when, bending my eyes downwards as much as I could,
I perceived it to be a human creature not six inches high, with a bow and
arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back. In the mean time, I felt at least
forty more of the same kind (as I conjectured) following the first. I was in the
utmost astonishment, and roared so loud, that they all ran back in a fright;
and some of them, as I was afterwards told, were hurt with the falls they
got by leaping from my sides upon the ground.
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Incredible journey
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Plunge
Rush
Swoop
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Plenary –
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Slide 2 – By now they should have some ideas, based on the last lesson.
Hopefully, they will also suggest things such as landscape, clothing,
buildings, weather, light.
Slides 3, 4, 5 – This activity is simply asking for individual words that could
be used in a description – gather suggestions from the class. The students
will learn words from one another and search their own memories for
little-used vocabulary.
Resources:
PowerPoint Slide presentation
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English
KS3 Cycle Curriculum Pack
Project four – Looking Beyond the UK
Looking
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the UK...
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Objective –
Descriptive detail
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Underwater
Cave
Jungle
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Slide 8 – The launch of their task. It should be at least one side of A4.
It should be about the sensations of travelling in the location, not a
plot-driven adventure story. They should not write about before or after
the journey.
Subsequent lessons
The students will probably need more time. Encourage them to finish
the work to a high standard of punctuation and spelling.
Extension/publication
A lovely activity would be to give the pieces of writing to an art class
and see how they interpret the descriptions with colour. Alternatively,
the students could swap with one another and draw pictures about
one another’s descriptions. A wall display could be put up with the
written work accompanied by a picture. This visual interpretation will
allow the students to see clearly how their descriptions have affected
their audience.
Resources:
Worksheet Words
PowerPoint Slide presentation
English. KS3 Cycle Curriculum Pack. Version 1. January 2009
English
KS3 Cycle Curriculum Pack
Project four – Looking Beyond the UK
Looking
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Words
Verbs
Soar rush plunge struggle plod plummet creep tiptoe wriggle race drop crash click roar stink
burn drench flash gasp scream dream float drown sink climb scramble fall bounce grip panic
hurry flip jump reach…
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Adjectives
Boiling scorching deep high magnificent shiny bright thick dusty cold red dangerous wild flat
alive dead busy silent empty crowded warm sunny wet dry blurred chaotic calm incredible
dull lonely…
Adverbs
Quickly seriously joyfully calmly quietly brightly merrily loudly mournfully secretly silently
angrily gloriously bravely nervously slowly smoothly mysteriously…
Nouns
Hill cave valley river water mud dust sky space rock sand pebble droplet grass trees flower
pit chasm tide weed air wind cloud rain light dark pool glass brick wall ice fire…
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Objective –
What is a verb?
What is an adverb?
What is an adjective?
What is a noun?
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