Despcition of Eme
Description Planning
1. Using your thesaurus, jot down words to use in your description of either:
(a) The scene in a busy airport terminal
(b) The scene in a street market
(c) The scene entering a sports or music venue
(d) The scene at a busy road junction /traffic lights
(e) The scene at a school bus stop
Perhaps find alternatives to hot/cold, loud/quiet, hard/soft, bright/dull, excited/bored, good/bad, big/small, nice/ugly, quickly/slowly, happy/sad etc. etc. etc.
2. List the various different scenes you are going to describe, e.g.
The scene at a school bus stop
1. Scene - General description(“long ranch shot”) including which bus stop it is and what time, general noise/general observations
2. Person - A particular person at the front of the queue
3. People - Older group gathered against the wall
4. People - Couple in love
5. Scene - Buss appearing in distance , pulling into stop
6. Person - people getting on bus, but focus on a person
7. Scene - bus pulling away into distance
My Plan
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3. Write 2 “killer” similes/metaphors (using as or like) e.g.
The boy clung onto his mother’s thigh like a limpet onto a rock.
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NB You can still use the thesaurus to help you on these activities.
4. Write using the senses. Write a brilliant example of:
Sight:
Sound:
Smell:
Taste(?):
Touch:
5. Write an excellent example of personification (describing an object as if it’s a person), e.g..: The enraged (better than angry) sea smashed furiously (better than angrily) against the innocent rocks.
6. Write 2 brilliant metaphors (where you say something is something else ) e.g..: His garish (flashy/in bad taste)
1. Using your thesaurus, jot down words to use in your description of either:
(a) The scene in a busy airport terminal
(b) The scene in a street market
(c) The scene entering a sports or music venue
(d) The scene at a busy road junction /traffic lights
(e) The scene at a school bus stop
Perhaps find alternatives to hot/cold, loud/quiet, hard/soft, bright/dull, excited/bored, good/bad, big/small, nice/ugly, quickly/slowly, happy/sad etc. etc. etc.
2. List the various different scenes you are going to describe, e.g.
The scene at a school bus stop
1. Scene - General description(“long ranch shot”) including which bus stop it is and what time, general noise/general observations
2. Person - A particular person at the front of the queue
3. People - Older group gathered against the wall
4. People - Couple in love
5. Scene - Buss appearing in distance , pulling into stop
6. Person - people getting on bus, but focus on a person
7. Scene - bus pulling away into distance
My Plan
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
3. Write 2 “killer” similes/metaphors (using as or like) e.g.
The boy clung onto his mother’s thigh like a limpet onto a rock.
a)
b)
NB You can still use the thesaurus to help you on these activities.
4. Write using the senses. Write a brilliant example of:
Sight:
Sound:
Smell:
Taste(?):
Touch:
5. Write an excellent example of personification (describing an object as if it’s a person), e.g..: The enraged (better than angry) sea smashed furiously (better than angrily) against the innocent rocks.
6. Write 2 brilliant metaphors (where you say something is something else ) e.g..: His garish (flashy/in bad taste)