Starter quiz
- Which are examples of figurative language?
- expanded noun phrase
- simile ✓
- 'zoom-in' structure
- personification ✓
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- What is the definition of a simile?
- a device that gives human qualities and characteristics to non-human ideas
- a device that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' ✓
- exaggerating for emphasis or effect
- a direct comparison between two unlike things
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- Which of these are similes?
- The wind howled like a banshee in the night. ✓
- The wind was blustery and powerful.
- The storm roared like an angry lion. ✓
- The storm raged all through the night.
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- What is the definition of personification?
- a device that gives human qualities and characteristics to non-human ideas ✓
- a device that compares two unlike things using 'like' or 'as'
- exaggerating for emphasis or effect
- a direct comparison between two unlike things
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- Which of these is an example of personification?
- The rain poured heavily this morning.
- The rain whispered secrets to the soil. ✓
- The rain poured relentlessly!
- The rain made a pitter patter sound on the roof.
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- Match the linguistic device to its example.
- expanded noun phrase⇔incessant, torrential rain ✓
- simile⇔The rain fell like a cascade of silver bullets. ✓
- personification⇔The rain cried a river of tears. ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of the following words has the same meaning as ‘windy'?
- incessant
- howl
- electrifying
- blustery ✓
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- Which of these words are verbs?
- howl ✓
- ominous
- electric
- splattered ✓
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- Which expanded noun phrase best describes thunder in a storm?
- blistering, baking thunder
- rumbling, deafening thunder ✓
- gentle, peaceful thunder
- soft, wispy thunder
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- Match each noun to the appropriate personification.
- The branches⇔reached out in desperation. ✓
- The storm clouds⇔gathered together menacingly. ✓
- The lightning⇔sped eagerly across the sky. ✓
- The thunderstorm⇔boomed with authority. ✓
- What is the 'zoom-in' technique?
- a technique that starts with a complex idea that gradually gets more simple
- a technique that paints a big picture first then gradually hones in on details ✓
- a technique that starts with a narrow idea that widens
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- Match the noun with its corresponding descriptive vocabulary.
- rain⇔torrential, splattered ✓
- wind⇔blustery, howling ✓
- lightning⇔electrifying, blinding ✓
- storm⇔ominous, tempestuous ✓
Worksheet
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Descriptive and ambitious vocabulary related to the five senses can be included in the plan.
- Linguistic devices such as figurative language (similes and personification) should be planned.
- Notes are used in planning and they are not written in full sentences.
- The 'zoom-in' structure guides the descriptive writing paragraph.
Common misconception
Planning needs to be detailed and plans should be written in full sentences.
Planning should log precise and ambitious vocabulary, linguistic devices and be written in note form.
Keywords
Plan - a framework that writers create before they write a section or whole text
Notes - written out of full sentences
Ambitious vocabulary - high-level language in writing that meets the text purpose
Figurative language - the use of simile and personification to paint vivid pictures for the reader
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