Year 6 · English · Writing for different purposes · Lesson 3

Describing settings and characters

Describing settings and characters: the five senses, expanded noun phrases, relative clauses, figurative language, mood and showing character, with an original model.

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

Use the senses in description
Write expanded noun phrases
Create mood and atmosphere
Show character through action and speech

The method

Mood.
Senses.
Noun phrases.
Show character.

Key words: description, senses, expanded noun phrase, atmosphere, character.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Name the five senses.

Step 1: S, S, S, T, T

Answer: sight, sound, smell, touch, taste

Question 2

Write a sound description of a beach.

Step 1: Waves

Answer: e.g. ‘Waves crashed and gulls squawked overhead.’

Question 3

Write a smell description of a bakery.

Step 1: Bread

Answer: e.g. ‘The warm smell of fresh bread drifted out.’