Alien in the playground

Absolutely loved your news story script writing and look forward to our podcasting on Monday - they are going to brilliant! I'm sure the followers of Shirley Warren's podcasts will thoroughly enjoy them.
If you want to you can share them with the rest of the class on our blog!

Keep up the hard work!
Miss G xx

What does good writing look like?

What do you think the SATs marker is expecting to see?

How do you know when you've written something that is good?

What is 'knock-yer-socks-off' writing?

How can you give your writing a sprinkle of the wow effect?

Descriptive writing - imagine you visited a local attraction

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Can you describe your visit to this local attraction?

What did you do there?

What could you see?

Why should people go?

Who would enjoy it?

Try writing a description of a pirate!

My pirate is called...

My pirate is …….years old.

My pirate likes...

My pirate dislikes...

My pirate’s strength is...

My pirate’s weakness is...

Before becoming a pirate my pirate used to...

My pirate became a pirate because ...

One secret thing about my pirate that nobody knows about is...

When my pirate gets angry...

When my pirate is happy...

One thing my pirate likes about being on a ship is …

One thing my pirate hates about being on land is …

The greatest thing my pirate ever did was...

Use powerful verbs to describe how characters move

By improving the verbs you use, you will write better character descriptions.

Shuffled
Tip-toed
Walked
Ran
Leaped
Jumped
Bounded
Staggered
Strolled
Rolled
Stumbled
Escaped
Twisted
Spun
Hopped
Flew
Glided
Soared
Meandered
Skipped


Frolicked
Roamed
Waded
Stomped
Stamped
Bounced
Pounced
Leapt
Jerked
Flinched

Crept
Hiked
Hovered
Danced
Scuttled
Marched
Hobbled
Trod
Trudged
Strode
Plodded
Dashed
Jogged
Raced
Crawled
Shuddered
Rushed
Scampered
Scurried
Hurried

Writing a character description - personaility traits

Vocabulary to help you describe the personality of your character:

brave
courageous
serious
funny
humorous
sad
resourceful
stubborn
loyal
gullible
handsome
caring
carefree
selfish
unselfish
generous
self-confident
respectful
considerate
imaginative
inventive
creative
independent

intelligent
honest
mischievous
friendly
adventurous
hard-working
timid
shy
bold
daring
dainty
busy
lazy
patriotic
fun-loving
successful
responsible
helpful
dreamer
happy
disagreeable
conceited
leader

bossy
gentle
loving
proud
wild
messy
neat
joyful
cooperative
lovable
ambitious
quiet
curious
witty
fighter
determined
energetic
cheerful
thoughtful
calm
mannerly
rude
mean