Literary description
| Grade | Work Samples |
|---|---|
| End of Stage 3 (end of Year 6) | |
| Grade A | Lee Jo Chris |
| Grade B | Kim |
| Grade C | Alex |
Description of activity
Students plan, draft and write a descriptive passage. They focus on using language features to create a strong sense of place, character and/or atmosphere.
Suggested materials
Paper, pens
Prior learning
The students have read different literary descriptions. They have discussed the purpose of literary descriptions and the need to use detailed descriptive language to help the reader imagine what is being described.
Board of Studies NSW, English K–6 Modules, pp 297 and 355
Outcomes
Producing Texts (WS 3.9)
Produces a wide range of well-structured and well-presented literary and factual texts for a wide variety of purposes and audiences using increasingly challenging topics, ideas, issues and written features.
Grammar and Punctuation (WS 3.10)
Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar and punctuation to edit own writing.
Spelling (WS 3.11)
Spells most common words accurately and uses a range of strategies to spell unfamiliar words.
Criteria for assessing learning
Students will be assessed on their ability to:
- plan, draft and write a literary description
- use detail to help a reader imagine what is being described
- use a range of adjectives to describe an image
- consistently make informed attempts at spelling using a multi-strategy approach.