Writing to describe- Fireworks display

• Use a wide vocabulary and range of sentence structures to achieve particular effects and to sustain your reader’s interest
• Use paragraphs, accurate spelling and punctuation to make your meaning clear, and to make your ideas fit together
• Write coherent and interesting descriptions that contain well-developed details and settings
• Adapt the contents, style and layout of your writing to suit your purpose and audience

You now have a list of lots of things you can see.

For each of these you must do 1 of the following

a) Write down 3-5 different adjectives you would use to describe it.

or

b) Write a descriptive sentence about it that fits our task.

Now zoom in to one person. Describe:

What are they doing?

What are they wearing?

Who are they with?

How do they feel?

Paragraph 5- The aftermath

The fireworks have ended and the people have all left.

Describe what the scene looks like now.

What would people have left behind?

How would the ground look?

What would the bins be like?

Would any animals be around?

What people would be left?

How have the sounds changed?

Paragraph 4- The countdown

The fireworks die down and the a voice is heard over the crowd.

A countdown begins for the big finale.

Describe:

the people

how the crowd are acting

the atmosphere

what different people are doing

where people are looking

Paragraph 3- The display begins

You should describe the sights and the sounds.

What do people do or say?

Do people react differently? Who and why?

Write down words to describe the images below. Think about shape and size.

Below are descriptions of 3 grades C-A. Which is which?

• Use accurate and varied grammatical structures in your sentences
• Use paragraphs, accurate spelling and punctuation to make your meaning clear and fluent
• Present complex ideas and points of view clearly and in detail
• Use vocabulary choice, stylistic and structural devices to give a powerful description

• Use a wide vocabulary and range of sentence structures to achieve particular effects and to sustain your reader’s interest
• Use paragraphs, accurate spelling and punctuation to make your meaning clear, and to make your ideas fit together
• Write coherent and interesting descriptions that contain well-developed details and settings
• Adapt the contents, style and layout of your writing to suit your purpose and audience

Paragraph 1- Setting the scene

• Shape and control your writing, using a range of different styles to suit the task
• Use a wide range of grammatical constructions accurately
• Choose complex vocabulary and punctuation techniques and use them accurately
• Create original effects using structural devices and vocabulary

Look at the following images and list all the things you can see. The first few have been done for you.

Also, think about what you might be able to see if you were there.

Paragraph 2- The build up

They now in order. C-A

In this scene you must describe the atmosphere.

An announcement is made that the firework display is about to begin.

Create a spider diagram of ideas for each of the below.

What do the people do?

Where do they stand?

What can you hear?

What can you smell?

• Use accurate and varied grammatical structures in your sentences
• Use paragraphs, accurate spelling and punctuation to make your meaning clear and fluent
• Present complex ideas and points of view clearly and in detail
• Use vocabulary choice, stylistic and structural devices to give a powerful description

• Shape and control your writing, using a range of different styles to suit the task
• Use a wide range of grammatical constructions accurately
• Choose complex vocabulary and punctuation techniques and use them accurately
• Create original effects using structural devices and vocabulary

Writing to describe- Fireworks display