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Adding detail

Adding detail. Into our recounts. Learning Intention. To add effective detail to my recount. What is adding detail?. Using adjectives, verbs and adverbs to create a clearer picture. Using simile, or metaphor or personification if it is appropriate. Why add detail?.

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Adding detail

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  1. Adding detail Into our recounts

  2. Learning Intention • To add effective detail to my recount

  3. What is adding detail? • Using adjectives, verbs and adverbs to create a • clearer picture. • Using simile, or metaphor or personification if it is • appropriate.

  4. Why add detail? • To paint a clearer picture. • To make clearer meaning.

  5. Example: how can we add detail to this sentence? • The dog went down the road.

  6. Pairs:Add more detail to bland sentence: • I stood up. The class said, “Good morning Mr Pepper.”

  7. Individual • Write a short paragraph about getting into bed at night.

  8. Morning • Sunshine sneaks into my bedroom. My eyelids flutter open. They don’t want to be awake. I snuggle into my duvet. I want to stay there forever. • Boy – 6 years old.

  9. Morning

  10. Environmental Writing • Go outside and describe the environment: tree, rock, sky, weather, etc….

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