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Writing effectively

AF 1 Write imaginative, interesting

and thoughtful texts.

AF7 Select appropriate and effective

vocabulary.


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Effective descriptions

Write a one line

description of a man

who is smiling coldly.

Write a one line

description about a

girl who is pestering

her parents.


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Effective descriptions

Look at what you have

written or look at a

partners' work.

Pick out and underlineany devices that you

have used for example:

imagery, personification,

powerful vocabulary

choice, careful sentence

structure.

What have you or your

partner done to achieve

the two objectives:

AF 1

write imaginative,interesting and thoughtful

textsAF 7 select appropriateand effective vocabulary

?


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This time.

Write a one line

description of a man

who is smiling coldly

you must use theword ARCTIC

Write a one line

description about a

girl who is pestering

her parents - youmust include the word

FLY


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Effective imagery in your

descriptive writing

Instead of:

He wassmiling but it

was a smilethat was coldand white.

She was

pestering hermum anddad over andover.

Consider:

He had asmile of arctic

brightness.

She pesteredlike a fly.

How do thedescriptions

work?

What can youlearn about

writingeffectively that

will help youget the

grades?


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Assessment Focus

In English there are a range of differentskills that you need to show in yourreading and writing

To help you target what to do there areWriting And Reading Assessment Foci

(AF)

Try to think: Am I using the AFs to helpme improve? What do I need to do to get a

ood level?


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Writing Assessment 1 write

imaginative, interesting and thoughtful

texts.

You have relevant ideas and your

material is developed with

imaginative detail if you are a L5

writer or higher

HOW TO MOVE UP THE LEVELS


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texts.

A L5 writer or higher will always try to

develop their ideas and their material

will be appropriately shaped for thetype of text that they are writing

e.g. Thinking about PALL before

writing

the purpose, audience,language and layout of the text.



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texts.

To gain a Level 5 or highermakesure that you establish a clear

viewpoint in your writing

e.g. develop a character in your

writing or develop a strong voice



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Writing Assessment 7 select appropriate

and effective vocabulary.

To achieve a L5 or higher you

should choose vocabulary

carefully for effect

e.g. experiment with word choices



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Writing Assessment 7 select appropriate

and effective vocabulary.

To gain a L5 or higher you should

use a reasonably wide

vocabulary

e.g. get into the habit of using athesaurus



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Look back at your crafted sentences where you

used the word arctic or fly:

Think about the skills that this lesson

has explored and the way that you

can show them in your writing

today:

Developing your writing with

imaginative detail

Structuring ideas appropriately

Establish a clear viewpoint in your

writing

Choose vocabulary carefully for

effect

Writing Task:

Write a characterdescription using

one of your

carefully crafted

sentences as astarting point.


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Look at a partners

work or your

own.

You are going topick out the

features that

they used in

their writing toachieve the

lesson

objectives:

Underline and highlight writing thatshows:

1. Imaginative detail

2. Imagery for example personification,

similes and metaphors3. Careful and varied sentence structure

4. Powerful vocabulary choices

5. Paragraphs that are clearly structured

At the bottom of the work write 2 thingsthat you liked and one thing thatwould help improve the writing.

Self Or Peer Marking


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Review

What are your writing strengths?

What do you need to work on to get thebest possible levels?

How will you remember your learning fromtoday?

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