How can we improve descriptive writing? Part 3 Pan and Zoom A common technique in descriptive writing is panning and zooming. Look out for it, especially at the start of a piece of writing. What happens is that the writer, like a film camera, pans across the scene noticing detail after detail, until zooming in, … Read more
How can we improve descriptive writing part 2 This will show you one way to create atmosphere in your descriptive writing. Begin with some vocabulary Write a list of words that describe how water moves. Use a thesaurus to add to your list but best to use only words you have already of. Here’s my … Read more
How can we improve descriptive writing? How can we improve descriptive writing? Take an ordinary object and build up slowly by Expanding Noun Phrases. You can do this at any age in years 7-11. The final exercises here will challenge able Key Stage 4 pupils. Begin with a noun. She signed her name with a … Read more
Here’s a couple of quick wins to put your child in the top mark band for writing. Top band students must use a wide range of punctuation that may include colons and semi-colons. It seems pretty daft. But there we have it. Two dots and a comma, used correctly, can place you into the top … Read more
Exam questions require candidates to write about things like adventure sports or to describe places. Exam mark schemes award marks when they notice the following in candidates’ work. Sentence demarcation is consistently secure and consistently accurate Wide range of punctuation is used with a high level of accuracy Uses a full range of appropriate sentence … Read more