Using language for effect - a forest at dusk

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Kelly Daniel
Using language for effect - a forest at dusk
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Key stage
Category
Writing for purpose and audience: Creative writing
Resource type
Worksheet
Complete lesson

A structured response for students to respond to an image of a forest at dusk. Students are encouraged to use words for impact and focus on the senses. Includes sentence starters and prompts. 

Sample content

WHICH WORD?
Circle words that would suit this image: ‘jolly’, ‘shadows’, ‘silhouettes’, ‘ancient’, ‘unsettling’, ‘bright’, 'creaking’, ‘fetid’, ‘claustrophobic’, ‘barren’, ‘decay’, ‘wild’, ‘pretty’.

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I used this resource in preparation for students to write their own Gothic story. It was an excellent resource to acquaint them with the genre. I used it in conjunction with the Gothic Vocabulary Bank.

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28/11/2020

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24/07/2020

I used this resource in preparation for students to write their own Gothic story. It was an excellent resource to acquaint them with the genre. I used it in conjunction with the Gothic Vocabulary Bank.

Anne Markham

23/07/2020

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