Year 7 · English · Descriptive writing · Lesson 3

Structuring a description

Structuring descriptive writing like a film camera - wide shot, mid shot, close-up and zoom out - with varied sentence openers and one-word sentences for impact.

17-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 camera technique
Write a circular ending
Vary sentence openers
Use short sentences for impact

The method

Wide.
Mid.
Close-up.
Zoom out.

Key words: structure, wide shot, close-up, circular, sentence opener, rhythm.

Worked examples

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

Question 1

What is a wide shot?

Step 1: Big

Answer: describing the whole scene

Question 2

What is a close-up?

Step 1: Small

Answer: focusing on one small detail

Question 3

What usually comes between wide and close-up?

Step 1: M...

Answer: a mid shot