Writing a description of a dystopian setting | English

Starter quiz

What is the first thing to decide when planning a piece of descriptive writing?
- vocabulary
- closing sentence
- tone ✓
Which sentence uses the colon correctly?
- The town was in ruin: smashed windows, abandoned vehicles and a rancid stench. ✓
- The town was in ruin due to its: smashed windows, abandoned vehicles and stench.
- Smashed windows, abandoned vehicles and stench: therefore the town was in ruin.
Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?
- I can remember how to write interesting sentences; I feel confident. ✓
- I can remember how to write interesting sentences I feel; confident.
- I can remember how to write; interesting sentences I feel confident.
Which sentence matches a bleak tone most successfully?
- People trudged along the derelict city, with weary hearts and hollow eyes. ✓
- People walked along the quiet city, with straight faces.
- People pranced along the city, with animated expressions.
'Had it always been like this?' is an example of a __________, __________ sentence.
- compound, exclamatory
- compound, interrogative
- simple, interrogative ✓
Effective exclamatory sentences are most often...
- simple ✓
- compound
- complex

What does it mean to enhance your work?
- improve the quality of it ✓
- re-read it
- getting your friend to peer assess it
What should you do to guide effective vocabulary choices in descriptive writing?
- have a thesaurus next to you to find ambitious synonyms
- choose words that link to your tone ✓
- choose the first word that comes to your head
When can a colon be used to enhance your work?
- when you need to separate two related clauses
- when you need to reveal information ✓
- when you want to add an extra piece of information to the middle of the sentence
When can dashes be used to enhance your work?
- when you need to reveal information
- when you want to add an extra piece of information to the middle of the sentence ✓
- when you want to punctuate speech
What can you do when independently reflecting on whether you have used the correct spelling for an unfamiliar word?
- leave the spelling as it is
- use a dictionary to check ✓
- ask the teacher
__________ your work allows you to __________ your work.
- editing, enhance ✓
- enhancing, edit
- changing, edit

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An effective description should include a variety of sentence types, including simple, compound and complex
An effective description should include a variety of sentence forms, such as declarative, interrogative and exclamatory
Checking and editing your work includes checking all of your spellings and that your basic punctuation is accurate
Enhancing your work includes adding sophisticated punctuation and changing your sentence types
At least ten minutes should be spent after finishing writing, to firstly edit then enhance your work

You do not need to check your work after writing it.

Show pupils the value of checking and editing their work - show the transformation from first draft to final draft.