Work for Year 8 Friday 1st February 2019 This work should be done in your English exercise book. Your teacher will check it the next time you have an English lesson.

Creating a Winter Wonderland Learning Objectives: To understand, explore and apply a range of descriptive language techniques to write my own winter story. Spark! Do this now! Describe this picture in at least three sentences. Challenge! Can you use a simile, metaphor or personification in your description?

Success Criteria You will understand the meaning of a simile, metaphor and personification. You will use all three descriptive language techniques in your writing. You will use all three descriptive language techniques, as well as a variety of punctuation and exciting words in your writing. You will use additional language techniques including three in a row, alliteration and onomatopoeias.

WARM UP: True or False? 1.) A simile compares two things by using the words 'like' or ‘but.’ 2.) A metaphor explains or describes something by saying it is something else. 3.) Personification is when you give preposterous qualities to an object or animal.

True or False? This is a simile The snow is as white as a seal pup’s fur. True or False? This is a simile

True or False? This is a metaphor The wind is like a battering ram.

True or False? This is an example of personification. The snowflakes tickled my nose as they giddily fell from the sky.

Go to the pages on Language techniques, at the back of your planner, to remind yourself of the various language devices and techniques you could use.

Your Writing Challenge! Describe your ideal (perfect) winter wonderland using at least a few similes, metaphors and personifications. To challenge yourself, try to include additional language devices like some alliterations, onomatopoeias and three in a row. You must write at least three paragraphs. What kind of wonders would it have? -Would it include a cosy fire and delicious food? -Would it include lots of sparkling snow, sleighs and surprises? -Would it include carnival rides and exotic animals? Do you want to know about a place more special than any sentimental snow globe scene?

Now mind map ideas for your ideal winter wonderland. My ideal winter wonderland.

The next few slides contain images and ideas to help you.

Christmas market lights twinkled in the dark like tiny stars brought down to earth. Happy faces passed each other as waves of mulled wine, hot chocolate and peppermint wafted in the cold air. One market stall stood out like a crown jewel with its….(Describe the market stall in detail thinking about the items and/or food it sells) In the distance the sounds of the ice rink could be heard: ice blades scraping, nervous giggles from uneasy skaters and loud thumps from unlucky victims of the ice. There was one particularly clumsy skater who…

Now check your work Have I used a few examples of similes, metaphors and personifications? Have I used additional language devices like three in a row, alliterations and onomatopoeias? Have I used punctuation effectively? Have I used an interesting range of vocabulary? Have I used a range of punctuation? Have I used a range of sentence structures?