Descriptosaurus

ISBN-13: 9781032707716 / Twarda / 2023 / 358 str.

UK) Wilcox Alison (School writer and researcher

Opis

Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus; it provides children with a language toolkit with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary, experiment with language and sentence structure and build up narratives based around settings, characters and creatures.

Spis treści

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Preface

Introduction

How to use this book

PART 1 – SETTINGS

Landscapes

CHAPTER 1 Woods, forests, jungles and rainforests

CHAPTER 2 Mountains

CHAPTER 3 Caves

CHAPTER 4 Beaches, islands and deserts

CHAPTER 5 Cold Climates

CHAPTER 6 Ground and paths

CHAPTER 7 Streams, rivers, lakes and waterfalls

CHAPTER 8 Sea and waves

SETTLEMENTS

CHAPTER 9 Cities, towns and villages

CHAPTER 10 Roads

CHAPTER 11 Gardens

CHAPTER 12 Buildings

CHAPTER 13 Doors, halls, corridors and stairs

CHAPTER 14 Rooms

ATMOSPHERE

CHAPTER 15 Dawn and dusk

CHAPTER 16 Seasons

CHAPTER 17 Rain, mist and fog

CHAPTER 18 Wind, thunder and lightning

CHAPTER 19 Smell and touch

CHAPTER 20 Sound

PART 2 – CHARACTERS

APPEARANCE

CHAPTER 21 Age, height and shape

CHAPTER 22 Face

CHAPTER 23 Eyes

CHAPTER 24 Mouth, teeth, nose and ears

CHAPTER 25 Hands and fingers

CHAPTER 26 Hair and facial hair

CHAPTER 27 Clothes

CHAPTER 28 Voice

EMOTIONS & PERSONALITY

CHAPTER 29 Excited, happy

CHAPTER 30 Concentrating, determined

CHAPTER 31 Sympathetic, caring

CHAPTER 32 Relieved

CHAPTER 33 Angry, irritated, aggressive, impatient

CHAPTER 34 Cold, evil, arrogant, sly

CHAPTER 35 Frightened, timid

CHAPTER 36 Nervous, embarrassed, shy

CHAPTER 37 Sad, miserable

CHAPTER 38 Tired

CHAPTER 39 Pain

PART 3 – CREATURES

CHAPTER 40 Parts, size, shape, colour and covering

CHAPTER 41 Head

CHAPTER 42 Eyes

CHAPTER 43 Arms and legs

CHAPTER 44 Wings and tails

CHAPTER 45 Smell and sound

CHAPTER 46 Movement

CHAPTER 47 Habitat

CHAPTER 48 Abilities and actions

CHAPTER 49 Weapons and destruction

PART 4 – GRAMMAR IN A CREATIVE CONTEXT

SECTION 1 WORDS

CHAPTER 50 Word Classes Classification

CHAPTER 51 Word Classes Summary Table

CHAPTER 52 Word Clines (Shades of Meaning)

CHAPTER 53 Adverbs

SECTION 2 PHRASES AND CLAUSES

CHAPTER 54 Subject and predicate

CHAPTER 55 Grammar tools

CHAPTER 56 What each craft tool adds to a sentence

CHAPTER 57 Poetry

CHAPTER 58 Connecting sentences, paragraphs, scenes

SECTION 3 SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION

CHAPTER 59 Sentence construction investigations

CHAPTER 60 Sentence imitation

CHAPTER 61 Sentence combining

CHAPTER 62 Sentence combining Poetry

CHAPTER 63 Summarising Non-fiction texts

CHAPTER 64 Creating a sentence combining exercise

CHAPTER 65 De-combining to correct errors and confused constructions

CHAPTER 66 Sentence expansion

CHAPTER 67 Modelled sentences

CHAPTER 68 How to build an action scene

CHAPTER 69 Sentence Combining: SCIR – The Wolf

Bibliography

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Alison Wilcox has extensive teaching experience in schools in England and Scotland. Colleagues describe her methods as ‘innovative and inspirational to even the most reluctant of writers'.