Improving descriptive writing

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Stephen Mitchell
Improving descriptive writing
Main Subject
Key stage
Category
Writing for purpose and audience: Creative writing
Resource type
Student activity
Differentiated

A structured and differentiated resource in which students practise editing and improving a piece of descriptive writing based on a castle.

Students work in pairs to describe a castle from their own experience, imagination or from the picture prompt, before looking at the example, which they then improve using the tips provided.

Choose from each of three worksheets depending on the needs of your students.

A useful exercise for proofreading, developing sentence structures and descriptive techniques. 

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5

10/12/2020

5

18/02/2020

This resource motivated the pupils and promoted the use of the thesaurus which improved descriptions and provided varied vocabulary.
Thank you for the resource!

Claire Fernandes

16/11/2015

5

5

10/12/2020

5

18/02/2020

This resource motivated the pupils and promoted the use of the thesaurus which improved descriptions and provided varied vocabulary.
Thank you for the resource!

Claire Fernandes

16/11/2015

5

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5

5

5

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5