Language Features by LisaB

AO2

lisa_bartram — 2017-10-16 13:43:19 UTC

Explain, comment on and analyse how writers use language and structure to achieve effects and influence readers, using relevant subject terminology to support their views.

Task

lisa_bartram — 2017-10-23 09:27:16 UTC

Look at this collection of words and:
1.Group together similar words.
2.What groups have you created?
3.What predictions about the text can you make based on this vocabulary? (setting, topic, mood, style, narrative, emotions…).

Mnemonic for language features

lisa_bartram — 2017-10-23 11:26:44 UTC

Summer 2017 exam question

lisa_bartram — 2017-10-23 11:30:42 UTC

You need to use the 'Rosabel' text from week 4

Have a go at the question

What is this image telling you?

lisa_bartram — 2017-10-23 11:43:18 UTC

What is language?

lisa_bartram — 2017-10-23 12:23:36 UTC

Find a definition and write it in your books

Test yourself with language features

lisa_bartram — 2017-10-30 13:06:11 UTC

Language features in songs

lisa_bartram — 2017-10-30 13:07:03 UTC

Invent a Super Hero name for someone in the class

lisa_bartram — 2017-11-13 16:24:37 UTC

Write a description of them

Task

lisa_bartram — 2017-12-04 13:49:42 UTC

Which of these words are language features?

Show don't tell - Blog Link

lisa_bartram — 2017-12-04 14:00:02 UTC

...and this will lead to expanding vocabulary and detailed description

Showing and telling - an example

lisa_bartram — 2017-12-04 14:05:05 UTC

Here’s a sentence that tells:

Mr. Bobweave was a fat, ungrateful old man.

Here is a showing description:

Mr. Bobweave heaved himself out of the chair. As his feet spread under his apple-like frame and his arthritic knees popped and cracked in objection, he pounded the floor with his cane while cursing that dreadful girl who was late again with his coffee.

Your Turn

lisa_bartram — 2017-12-04 14:06:12 UTC

Show me what this person looks like.

Write a sentence describing this character

Remember - add alliteration, adjectives and

Analyse your own descriptive writing

lisa_bartram — 2017-12-04 15:06:49 UTC

Is there use of?

Senses
Language Features
Adjectives
Extended vocabulary

Mnemonic for language features

lisa_bartram — 2017-12-04 15:09:28 UTC

Have you ever used this?

Colours - Vocabulary/Description

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-14 13:38:50 UTC

Textures - Vocabulary/ Description

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-14 13:41:32 UTC

Shape, Time, Feelings etc. - description

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-14 13:45:16 UTC

What Dreams May Come

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-15 09:36:02 UTC

What do we learn from this trailer?
How can this help with creative writing

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-15 13:08:57 UTC

Show Don't Tell - this is better for your writing

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-19 15:40:08 UTC

Taboo Game - Description

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-19 15:55:31 UTC

Independent Work

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-19 16:02:55 UTC

Write a story

1 - Plan
2 - Use structure
3 - Use language features
4 - Try to write 500 words only
5 - Stretch yourself by looking up different words
6 - Proof read and check for clumsy mistakes
7 - Hand in to Lisa

Language Features - explanations

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-21 11:14:18 UTC

Language Features Worksheet

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-21 11:16:56 UTC

Assessment Objectives

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-21 11:42:44 UTC

To build a narrative by writing an unfolding story and completing a short story based on last week's senses walk.

To construct a mind map of language features using the acronym 'Shampoo Sparre'

To rephrase previous writing to use the show don't tell technique - linked to the senses paragraph.

Starter

lisa_bartram — 2018-01-21 12:10:54 UTC

Imagine your are on holiday. What are you feeling? What can you see? Why are you on this trip? Who are you with?

Language features, their explanations and their effects

lisa_bartram — 2018-06-26 11:39:10 UTC

Notes

lisa_bartram — 2018-09-17 15:19:45 UTC

lisa_bartram — 2018-09-17 15:29:04 UTC

Ext Task

lisa_bartram — 2018-09-17 15:29:25 UTC

"How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff

Read the extract and identify any language features that Rosoff has used.

Stretch and Challenge - Why do you think the writer has used these particular features?

Where's Wally?

lisa_bartram — 2018-09-26 11:07:02 UTC

Personification help...

lisa_bartram — 2019-03-25 12:50:19 UTC

Look here there are more language features explained

Language Feature Revision

lisa_bartram — 2019-04-16 15:51:06 UTC

2019-09-17 15:30:52 UTC

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