GCSE Fiction Writing
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4th - 6th Grade
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Charlotte Stanley
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GCSE Fiction Writing
Masterclass in Describing Settings
STARTER: Read the following, is this an effective description of setting?
The mountains were grey. The mountains were big. The mountains were in the corner of the landscape.
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Today's Aims
In your GCSE examination you will be given a choice of two tasks: description or narration.
You will be assessed on two assessment objectives:
- AO5 (24 marks) content and organasition
- AO6 (16 marks) spag
Today will be focussing on styllistic devices - creating engaging, atmospheric settings.
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Effective use of verbs, adjectives and personifcation.
"Washed clean of summer's dust by days of gentle rain, the mountains wore a deep, brilliant green. The October breeze set white fronds of head-high grasses swaying. One long streak of cloud hung pasted across a dome of frozen blue.
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Today's Task
Write a description of the setting as pictured.
But, there's a catch....
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Record your answers!
What three adjectives could you use to describe the item?
What verb could you use? (what is this item used for?)
CHALLENGE: If the item was a person, what type of characteristics would it have?
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Poll
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Multiple Select
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Good luck!
Thank you for today!
I've been really impressed; climb that mountain, you can do it!
GCSE Fiction Writing
Masterclass in Describing Settings
STARTER: Read the following, is this an effective description of setting?
The mountains were grey. The mountains were big. The mountains were in the corner of the landscape.
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