20 Things to learn for English 1 2 3 4 Descriptive writing techniques 5 EAT SAMOSAS! E Emotive language – A- Adjectives T Triples – S - Similes A - Adverbs M - Metaphors O Onomatopoeia – S - Senses A Anecdotes and Alliteration – Show, don’t tell.. S – 6 7 8 Words that show Inference: 9 Comparison words 10 Differences between modern and 19th This implies… But By contrast century texts: This suggests… Differs from However Archaic words (not used any more) This makes the character sound… In contrast Though Longer, complex sentences and This make the reader feel… Instead Yet embedded clauses This creates an atmosphere… Rather Whereas Metaphors, similes and allusions We can infer that… On the contrary References to the Bible and Greek This might mean that… On the other hand myths This appears to… In other respects Slang or informal language has changed The writer hints that… Nevertheless This highlights… 11 Paper 1 12 Paper 2 13 Writing a Description: 14 15 What? Where? When? Who? Where? 1 4 things you learn about… (4) 1 Shade in 4 that are true (4) Why? How? 2How does the writer use language to… 2 Write a summary of the differences (8) Describe the setting (8) 3 How is language used to show (12) Describe the weather 3 How does the writer structure the text 4 Compare how the two writers convey Describe a character to… (12) their different attitudes to (16) Imagine you are there…what has just 4 XXX said that…To what extent do you 5 Non-fiction writing: Write a broadsheet happened? What happens next? agree (16) newspaper article/leaflet/speech/essay/ Zoom in on one part of the picture and 5 Either write a description suggested letter/ magazine article on an issue linked describe it in detail by…. to the reading texts. (40) Refer to more than one sense Or Write a story or part of a story… Use EATSAMOAS (40) 19 Writing a story: 16 17 18 Writing a Leaflet: 20 Writing a Persuasive essay: Clear opening expressing a view A hook Give your evidence (facts, opinions, Describe the main character statistics, anecdotes) Describe the setting Address the counterargument Crisis or problem Use connectives to link ideas eg Ending Firstly, for example, as a result Conclusion
20 Things to learn for English 1 2 3 4 Descriptive writing techniques EAT SAMOSAS! E – Emotive language A- Adjectives T – Triples S - Similes A - Adverbs M - Metaphors O – Onomatopoeia S - Senses A – Anecdotes and Alliteration S – Show, don’t tell.. 5 6 7 8 Words that show Inference: This implies… This suggests… This makes the character sound… This make the reader feel… This creates an atmosphere… We can infer that… This might mean that… This appears to… The writer hints that… This highlights… 9 Comparison words But By contrast Differs from However In contrast Though Instead Yet Rather Whereas On the contrary On the other hand In other respects Nevertheless 10 Differences between modern and 19th century texts: Archaic words (not used any more) Longer, complex sentences and embedded clauses Metaphors, similes and allusions References to the Bible and Greek myths Slang or informal language has changed 11 Paper 1 1 4 things you learn about… (4) 2How does the writer use language to… (8) 3 How does the writer structure the text to… (12) 4 XXX said that…To what extent do you agree (16) 5 Either write a description suggested by…. Or Write a story or part of a story… (40) 12 Paper 2 1 Shade in 4 that are true (4) 2 Write a summary of the differences (8) 3 How is language used to show (12) 4 Compare how the two writers convey their different attitudes to (16) 5 Non-fiction writing: Write a broadsheet newspaper article/leaflet/speech/essay/ letter/ magazine article on an issue linked to the reading texts. (40) 13 Writing a Description: What? Where? When? Who? Where? Why? How? Describe the setting Describe the weather Describe a character Imagine you are there…what has just happened? What happens next? Zoom in on one part of the picture and describe it in detail Refer to more than one sense Use EATSAMOAS 14 15 16 17 18 Writing a Leaflet: 19 Writing a story: A hook Describe the main character Describe the setting Crisis or problem Ending 20 Writing a Persuasive essay: Clear opening expressing a view Give your evidence (facts, opinions, statistics, anecdotes) Address the counterargument Use connectives to link ideas eg Firstly, for example, as a result Conclusion
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