LO To write a setting description Success Criteria

LO: To write a setting description. Success Criteria: • Parenthesis (brackets) - challenge - can you use other punctuation for parenthesis? • Personification • Powerful words

Starter – Brackets for parenthesis Parenthesis is a word, phrase or sentence that is put in writing as extra information or afterthought. If you took the parenthesis away, the passage would still be complete without it. Here are three examples of parenthesis. The first is just a word, the second is a phrase and the third is a complete sentence. • The Narcissus (daffodil) is a spring plant with yellow petals. • My brother (the one who lives in Australia) is coming to the wedding. • Manchester United won the league today. (It was exciting. )

Starter – Brackets for parenthesis Can you write a sentence to describe Hawaii (the setting) using brackets for parenthesis? The volcano (spewing fiery lava from its mouth) was erupting viscously. Waves lapped gently (shimmering and glistening in the sunlight) against the golden sands.

Using personification in your writing. . . Personification is giving an inanimate object human qualities. Can you spot the personification in this paragraph? • As the sun crept into the horizon, the gentle waves (glistening and shimmering) tickled the golden sand. • The colossal volcano stood as still as a statue, staring down at the peaceful beach below. (It would not be peaceful for long).

Task Your task today is to write a setting description for the story of Haka and Pele. In your setting description, you should include: • Vibrant Vocabulary • Personification • Parenthesis (brackets) • A variety of sentence types Use the example sentences in this powerpoint and the sentences and words you have written in the previous lesson to help with your writing.