Answer Question 4: 20-25 mins Focus this part of your answer on lines 17-35. Two English teachers, having a conversation in the staffroom, said about this section of the text “This final section is terrifying and really conveys a sense of danger and being trapped in a disturbing world” To what extent do you agree? In your response you could: Write about your own impressions of the world described Evaluate how the writer has created a sense of danger and being trapped. Support your opinions with quotations from the text.

Question 4: Live Marking Targets 1) Refer back to the statement and writer’s purpose in every paragraph. 2) Give precise, embedded evidence that proves your interpretation and cross-reference 3) Develop more original or perceptive ideas Explore some alternative interpretations Explore the effect of language 6) Explore the effect of structure 7) Comment on specific language techniques 8) Comment on specific structural techniques Don’t contradict yourself in your answer; stick to the argument you presented at the start Develop specific reasons for your response to the statement.

Plenary: Peer or Self-Assess Use the mark scheme to give: Mark /20 2 stars 2 wishes

Mind-map EVERYTHING you can see! Question 5: Descriptive Writing KQs: Can I explore how zooming in can create more effective descriptions? Can I use structure effectively in my writing?  STARTER: What is this picture of? What might have happened? Mind-map EVERYTHING you can see! 5 minutes

Sentence starters and ideas On your mini-whiteboard, continue the piece of writing, by zooming in on another detail. Don’t forget: Use the 5 senses and figurative language (similes/metaphors) to bring your scene to life! Challenge: Can you use your imagination to zoom in on something which is not actually in the picture? Sentence starters and ideas The tires of the car… On the other side of the street… The windows of the buildings… Clothes were sprawled… Abandoned furniture… Smashed glass… The figures in the distance… The street was a graveyard with forgotten houses littered along the path like tomb stones. A dark cloud hung heavily, entrapping the silence in the vacuum of the night. Abandoned, the body of a car was half sunk into a bank of sharp, violet thistles. The bonnet was twisted violently upwards and the doors were scarred with rust, eating away at the once silver paint. Small flakes of metal drifted softly to the floor, elegant as pieces of ash. 5 minutes – MWB?

Zooming in The study A crackling fire Ink pot The sound of the pen clinking on the glass Rustling of paper Boy trying to get the pig to move A man smoking a pipe Somebody milking a cow The hobbit house with a yellow door A man sleeping Smoke coming from a group of men with a pipes People working in the fields Children running/playing/giggling In pairs, develop your ideas by using vocabulary, the 5 senses and figurative language to practice zooming in on this opening scene and creating a realistic world for your reader. As we watch the opening scene from The Lord of the Rings, note down: 1. Everything the camera zooms in on. 2. Anything else you could zoom in on to effectively re-create the scene. Challenge: What can you hear, taste, smell and touch?   10 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PcUnqlPA8A&feature=youtu.be&t=1m KQs: Can I explore how zooming in can create more effective descriptions?

Now describe the scene, zooming in on details to add layers to your description (long shots, mid shots, close-ups). Don’t forget: Use powerful vocab, the 5 senses and figurative language (similes/metaphors) to bring your scene to life! Challenge: As you zoom in can you change the mood of the scene from peaceful and tranquil to something dark and unpleasant? Use the picture below for inspiration. 10 minutes