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Descriptosaurus Story Writing
Language in Action for Ages 5â9
Alison Wilcox, Adam Bushnell
- 204 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Descriptosaurus Story Writing
Language in Action for Ages 5â9
Alison Wilcox, Adam Bushnell
About This Book
Descriptosaurus Story Writing provides a resource for younger pupils that will not only expand their descriptive vocabulary but also provide them with models that demonstrate 'language in action, ' in a genre that is popular and familiar to children aged 5â9. Providing the essential building blocks to create a narrative text, alongside contexualised banks of vocabulary, phrases and sentence types, this book is designed to provide young pupils with the opportunity to see how a text is constructed using words, phrases and sentences. This exciting new resource:
- Provides vocabulary for setting, character, 'show not tell' and sensory descriptions with clearly defined progression
- Demonstrates how to use this vocabulary in different contexts using set sentence structures
- Offers four model narratives written in different styles and level of difficulty
- Presents modelled sentences with exercises so that pupils can expand their vocabulary
- Enables young pupils to develop their understanding of how sentences are constructed and become more confident about using these skills in their own story writing
This is an ideal resource to dramatically improve children's knowledge and understanding of language, grammar and punctuation for all KS1 and KS2 primary English teachers, literacy coordinators and parents. This easily accessible guide will also be helpful for teachers to use in preparation for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG) alongside a creative writing task.
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Part 1 Settings: Landscapes
1 Forests and woods
NOUNS | ADJECTIVES |
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Forest, jungle, woods Trees, bushes | Thick, bushy, deep, dense Beautiful, lovely, amazing, stunning, majestic Tall, high, towering Huge, enormous, gigantic, massive |
Leaves, bark, twigs, flowers, petals, fruit, berries, nuts Bluebells, snowdrops, daffodils, poppies Ivy, nettles, thorns, moss Trunk, branches, roots, logs | Brown, yellow, gold, bronze Green, olive, mint, lime, emerald Red, scarlet, crimson Bright, colourful, vivid, dazzling Rough, sharp, spiky, scratchy, prickly, thorny Bent, twisted, crooked Dead, rotting |
Floor, paths, trails Sun, sunlight Wind, breeze Rain, dew, frost, ice Mist, fog Darkness, shadows | Wide, narrow Straight, winding, twisting Light, sunny, bright Shining, sparkling, twinkling, glittering Gentle, fierce Dark, black, gloomy Wet, damp, cold, chilly, icy Misty, foggy Scary, creepy, spooky, ghostly |
Smell, scent, perfume Stink, stench | Sweet, fresh, minty, fruity, nutty Stale, sour, musty, damp, rotten, mouldy, disgusting, revolting |
Sound, noise Hum, whisper, click, rustle Tweet, chirp, cheep, hoot, chatter Snap, creak, groan, crash, thud Cry, howl, shriek, screech | Quiet, soft, gentle, pleasant, bright, cheerful Loud, echoing Snapping, creaking, groaning, crashing, thudding, pounding Howling, shrieking, screeching |
VERBS |
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Stood, rose, climbed Spread, stretched, arched, bent |
Covered, wrapped, blanketed, cloaked |
Wound, crept, wriggled |
Stopped, blocked, trapped |
Knotted, twisted, tangled |
Grabbed, grasped, gripped, pulled, tugged |
Scratched, tore |
Hung, dangled, drooped |
Swayed, floated, fluttered, danced, hopped |
Shone, lit, sparkled, shimmered |
Heard, drifted, filled, echoed |
Smelt, wafted |
PHRASES (Nouns and adjectives) | PHRASES (Verbs) |
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deep, dark wood | spread out in front of me |
thick wood of enormous trees | stretched as far as the eye could see |
tall, majestic trees (like a crowd of green umbrellas) | rose above my head |
huge treetops (like an emerald blanket) | blocked out the sky |
beautiful, mint green vines | dangled from the branches |
gigantic, olive green leaves | drooped from the branches |
dazzling, lime green stems | wound around the branches |
vivid, lime green vines | twisted around the huge tree trunks |
leaves (like emerald green ribbons) | fluttered in the breeze |
narrow path | twisted through the forest |
path through the forest | was covered in beautiful bright sunlight |
carpet of bluebells (like a path of dazzling jewels) | covered the forest floor |
colourful ivy (like party streamers) | hung between the trees |
chattering magpies | flitted from branch to branch |
hid their stolen treasures | |
scampering squirrels | sat on a branch |
nibbled the nuts | |
clutched the nuts between their tiny fingers | |
groups of snowdrops | nodde... |
Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- How to use this book
- Part 1: Settings: Landscapes
- Part 2: Characters
- Resources for âLanguage in actionâ
- Part 4: âLanguage in actionâ templates