Year 7 · English · Descriptive writing · Lesson 4

Planning and writing a description

Planning and writing a full description - a four-paragraph camera plan, a model description of a beach at sunset, and a checklist for improving your work.

17-minute video lesson

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

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What your child will learn

Plan a four-paragraph description
Analyse a model description
Write a full description
Check and improve your writing

The method

Plan.
Write.
Vary openers.
Check.

Key words: plan, description, camera, checklist, circular, senses.

Worked examples

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

Question 1

How many paragraphs in our plan?

Step 1: Camera

Answer: four

Question 2

What is paragraph 1 of the plan?

Step 1: Big

Answer: a wide shot of the whole scene

Question 3

What is paragraph 3 of the plan?

Step 1: Small

Answer: a close-up detail