1. Compose a descriptive piece of writing
LO: to compose a descriptive piece of writing, based around a short story, as preparation for your paper 2 exam.

2. :;.,!? What to remember… Paragraphing Punctuation- varied forms
Use a variety of sentence structures
Use a variety of sentence lengths
Word choices- use interesting word choices!!
Spelling!

3. Paragraph 1 You walk up a path.
Describe what the path is like and use your 5 senses to add to your descriptions.
Use the following slide for imaginative ideas.

5. feelings
weather
Describe walking up a path
Language choices
surroundings
5 senses

6. Second paragraph
At the end of the path, you peer through a hedge and see a house.
Describe the house for me.

8. feelings
weather
Describe peering through the hole in the hedge and seeing the house
Language choices
surroundings
5 senses

9. Paragraph 3
Describe your feelings when you see the house as you walk up to it.
Describe the door.

10. Walking up to the house
Feelings?
Atmosphere?

11. The Door

12. Example paragraph.
I had an urge to walk up to the imposing house.
I swallowed my fear as I walked up an avenue of claws. I heard crunching on the ground and was feeling incredibly nervous. Everything was dead still: everything was quiet; too quiet. There was no movement. I saw the outline of ghostly figures in the middle of this malicious scene. As I inched forward, through the mist, I saw a door in the distance.
Describe the door…

13. You push the door of the house and enter.
Your task is to describe to me what it is like inside…
Inside the house what would you describe?

15. Writing the paragraph

16. You see a figure…describe it

17. Paragraph 5
End the short story…up to you!