GCSE Fiction Writing

GCSE Fiction Writing

Masterclass in Describing Settings

STARTER: Read the following, is this an effective description of setting?

The mountains were grey. The mountains were big. The mountains were in the corner of the landscape.

Multiple Choice

What is an adjective?

• a DESCRIBING word

• a NAMING word

Multiple Choice

What is a verb?

• a DESCRIBING word

• A DOING word

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses personification?

• The mountains were grey.

• The mountains were rocky.

• The mountains had a stony coat.

Today's Aims

In your GCSE examination you will be given a choice of two tasks: description or narration.

You will be assessed on two assessment objectives:

- AO5 (24 marks) content and organasition

- AO6 (16 marks) spag

Today will be focussing on styllistic devices - creating engaging, atmospheric settings.

Effective use of verbs, adjectives and personifcation.

• "Washed clean of summer's dust by days of gentle rain, the mountains wore a deep, brilliant green. The October breeze set white fronds of head-high grasses swaying. One long streak of cloud hung pasted across a dome of frozen blue.

Today's Task

Write a description of the setting as pictured.

But, there's a catch....

Record your answers!

What three adjectives could you use to describe the item?

What verb could you use? (what is this item used for?)

CHALLENGE: If the item was a person, what type of characteristics would it have?

Producing engaging, atmospheric settings :

• ADJECTIVE and ADJECTIVE, the snow VERB the mountain.

• The rocks were a PERSONIFICATION

• CAN YOU IMPRESS ME BY COMING UP WITH A SENTENCE INDEPENDENTLY?

Poll

How effectively do you think you can write about a setting now?

• Confidently

• Somewhat

• Not at all

Multiple Select

Which word is an adjective?

• Albescent

• Cleaning

• Mountain

Multiple Choice

What is personification?

• Giving an object human characteristics

• A doing word

Multiple Choice

What techniques can we use to create atmospheric settings? Choose all of the techniques that apply!

• Personification

• Adjectives

• Verbs

Good luck!

Thank you for today!

I've been really impressed; climb that mountain, you can do it!