Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will complete a 'slow write' exercise where we'll work through an image together, thinking about how to start our response, zoom in on detail and then develop a 'Big Picture' perspective in our writing.

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5 Questions

Q1.
When we first respond to an image, what should we think about? Which response is not relevant to descriptive writing?
atmosphere
Correct answer: counter-argument
place
senses
Q2.
Which word is an antonym of 'picturesque'?
Correct answer: barren
beckoning
beguiling
enticing
Q3.
When you plan your piece of writing, you have to make sure that your final paragraph ends on a cliff hanger. Is this true or false?
Correct answer: false
true
Q4.
When you are choosing vocabulary you need to make sure that you are being______________? Which word / phrase fits in the space?
dramatic
over-ambitious
Correct answer: precise
simple
Q5.
Which one of the below does not belong to the 4 Conflicts?
Correct answer: man v animal
man v man
man v nature
man v self
man v society

5 Questions

Q1.
Who was the Greek hero associated with journey narratives?
Heracles
Correct answer: Odysseus
Thor
Zeus
Q2.
What is the final stage of the 'journey' called in quest narratives?
abyss
denouement
Correct answer: return / goal
threshold
Q3.
What is the opposite of the 'domestic sphere'?
external sphere
outside sphere
Correct answer: public sphere
social sphere
Q4.
What is a 'bildungsroman'?
a story in which the character overcomes obstacles
a story in which there is a big picture message
Correct answer: a story where the character comes of age
a story where there is a romantic element
Q5.
What is the function of descriptive writing? Choose the best definition from the list below.
to follow the narrative pyramid
to go into lots of detail about a scene
Correct answer: to paint a picture in the reader's mind

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UnitEnglish / Fiction: Reading and descriptive writing

English