Resource sheet 1a Treasure table...You can find other synonyms for either of the words using a thesaurus. ugly– beautiful small – big rough – smooth overpowering– delicate

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Resourcesheet1aTreasuretable


Resourcesheet1bTreasuredescriptionwritingprompt

Bottlecaps– beforeTheyareoldandsmudgedwithdirt.Madeofmetal,theyaresharpandjagged.Theiredgesareroughandprickly.Therearelotsofbottletopsandtheyarealldifferentcolours.Ifyousmellthem,theystinkofmustyliquid.

Bottlecaps– afterLikedropsofhistory,theyarepreciousantiquescoveredinmemorymarks.Craftedfromthinsheetsofshinymetal,theyarestillasstrongasthedaytheyweremadeandtheirundulatingedgescatchthelightandmakethemsparklelikediamonds.Youmusthandlethemwithcarebecausetheiredgesaredelicate.Stretchingasfarasyoureyecansee,likeajewelledcarpet,hundredsofbottletopsshimmerwitharainbowofeye-catchingcoloursanddesigns.Theirscentbringsbackmemoriesofpartiesandbarbequesduringlong,sunny,summereveningsspentlaughingwithfriends.


Resourcesheet1cAntonymswordbank

Antonymsgivetheoppositemeaningofaword.Synonymsgivethesameofsimilarmeaningofaword.

Youcanfindothersynonymsforeitherofthewordsusingathesaurus.

ugly – beautifulsmall– big

rough– smoothoverpowering – delicate

boring – excitingdull – shinyblunt – sharpslow – fastfew – manycold – hotempty – fullweak – strong

simple – complicateddirty – cleanhard – soft

Canyouthinkofanymoreantonympairs?


Lesson1ChallengeCards

CHALLENGE1

Canyouuseturnthenegativequalitiesoftheobjectintopositives?Trytothinkofalternativeusesforthetreasure.

Insteadof:Itisfullofholesthatletwaterdripthrough.

Try:Itisdottedwithapatternofholesthatletthesun’sraysshinethrough.orItispepperedwithholesthatletasparklingwaterfalltricklegentlythrough.

CHALLENGE2

Canyoutrytousesomeemotivelanguagetogivetheobjectmemoriesattachedtoit?Emotivelanguagemakesthereaderfeelacertainway.

magical miracle secret

memory beautifulvaluable

blissful vital thoughtful


Resourcesheet2aRiddlecards

AskinIhave,

Andmoreeyesthanone.

Icannotsee

ButI’mnicewhenI’mdone.

WhatamI?

I’mhardtocatch.

Youusemebetweenyourheadandtoes.

ThemoreIwork,thethinnerIgrow.

WhatamI?

Ihavefourfingersandathumb,

YetfleshandboneIhavenone.

WhatamI?

Whatcomesonceinaminute,twiceina

moment,butneverinathousandyears?

Ihaveafacebut noeyes,noseormouth.

Ihavehandsbutnolegs.

Ihaveseaswithnowater,

coastswithnosand,townsbut nopeople,mountains,noland.


Resourcesheet2aRiddlecards– withanswers

AskinIhave,

Andmoreeyesthanone.

Icannotsee

ButI’mnicewhenI’mdone.

WhatamI?

(potato)

I’mhardtocatch.

Youusemebetweenyourheadandtoes.

ThemoreIworkthethinnerIgrow.

WhatamI?

(barofsoap)

Ihavefourfingersandathumb,

YetfleshandboneIhavenone.

WhatamI?

(glove)

Whatcomesonceinaminute,twiceinamoment,butneverinathousand

years?

(theletter‘m’)

Ihaveafacebut noeyes,noseormouth.

Ihavehandsbutnolegs.

(clock)

Ihaveseaswithnowater,coastswithnosand,townsbut nopeople,mountains,

noland.

(map)


Resourcesheet2bRiddlePoems

Poem1Islitheralonginamuddyspace,Iliketositinanicecoolplace.

Imovequiteslowly– alongatwig,Frommyview,theworld’ssobig.Myhomeisaplaceuponmyback,Keepsmesafewhenbeaksattack.Oncein,it’saquietplacetohide,

Andisquitenicewhenyou’reinside.WhoamI?

Poem2Icomeindifferentstyles,

Icanhelpyouwalkformiles.Icomeinapair,

I’msomethingyouwear.WithheelsIamglam,

CanyouguesswhoIam?

Poem3AtthebackofeveryIgloo,

Andthemiddleofthemoon,Alwaysrunningroundinloopsyou’llfindme,

Ifyoulookinsidetheroom.WhatamI?

Poem4Voicelessitcries,Winglessflutters,Toothlessbites,

Mouthless mutters.


Resourcesheet2cRiddlePoemIdeas

Object

Adjectives Clues

Verbs Similesandmetaphors

Collectedideas


Resourcesheet2dRiddlePoemFormat1

ClueabouttheobjectAdjectivesornouns

ActionsorverbslinkedtotheobjectPhraseorshortdescription

WhoamI?

ExamplesFullofsugar

Rich,creamyandsmoothMelting,oozing,crumbling

ChildrenlickmeoffstickyfingersWhoamI?

DottedlikepaintinfieldsGrasschewing,groundedcloudsStubborn,stinkyandstaringSpreadoutlikeawhitecarpet

WhoamI?

AlwayskeepingcountRoundandorderedwiththreehands

Spinning,ticking,turningWhenyouwantmetospeedup,Iseemtoslowdown

WhoamI?


Resourcesheet2eRiddlePoemFormat2

Someriddlepoemsdon’thaveasetpattern.Theycancontaindifferentfigurativelanguage.

Sometimestheyrhymeandsometimestheydon’t.Theynormallyendwith:

WhoamI?

Thingstotrytoinclude

CluesCanyougiveshortdescriptionsoftheobjectthatgivesubtlecluesaboutwhatitmightbe?

AdjectivesCanyouincludelistsofinterestingadjectivesthatdescribetheobject?Thinkaboutitscolour,texture,sizeandshape.

NounsCanyouthinkofdifferentnounsyoucouldusetodescribetheobjectwithoutsayingitsname?

VerbsTrytothinkofinterestingverbsthatdescribethewaytheobjectisused,movesoreventhesoundsitmakes.

SimilesThinkofotherthingsyoucancomparetheobjectto....as...as......like...

MetaphorsTurntheobjectintosomethingelseinsteadofacomparison....Iam...

SentenceopenersUsearangeofdifferentlinestarters.Sometimes...WhenIam...Despitemy...Ican...


Resourcesheet3aJunkyardimagespage1


Resourcesheet3aJunkyardimagespage2


Resourcesheet3bJunkyardlabellingthespace

mountainsofcar

skeletons

toweringpilesofoldwashingmachines

thickpipesweavinglike

rivers

armiesoffridgeslinedupforduty

bronzesheetsofrustedmetal

diggerswithmissingteeth

raggedrailings

twistedbirds’nestsofcoiled

oldwires


Resourcesheet3cJunkyardsettingwordbank

binpapercardboardglasscansplasticclotheslandfilltipwaste

refuseplasticbagbottleshoebootwrappermetalirontinpipebottlecapumbrellatelevisionrefrigeratorfridgeradiokettle

microwavecartyrewirecableplugfusebox

oldancientdecayingrustybrokenbatteredbentmisshapedtwistedwarpeddentedsmashedcrumpledknottedtangleddustydirtymuddystainedmouldytarnishedcloudy

crackedsplit

pilemountainheapmessknotjumblechaosclutterdebrisdisarraymayhemwreckpyramidhilllump

massoceanstackdriftbuild-uplinebanktanglewebmoundhoard


Lesson3ChallengeCard1

Whenyoudescribeasetting,trytouseallfiveofyoursenses.

Describeeverythingyoucanseeindetail,includingcolours,shapesandtheirpositions.

dark shiny long skinny fat thinwinding speckled dotted twisted tangled toweringknotted messy jumbled rusty rotten decayed

Describeeverythingyoucanhearindetail.Thinkabouthowtheweathersounds.

loud noisy quiet silent squeaking shrillfaint creaking howling whistling rustling grindingbeep clack clang dripping hissing rumbling

Describewhatyoucansmell.Thinkaboutthesmellsofdifferentobjects

inthejunkyard.

bitter rotten smoky stale mouldy petroltang dusty putrid rancid damp burntdank old leathery musky earthy decayed

Describewhattheobjectsinthesettingfeellike.

coarse sharp barbed mirror-like springy dampdirty dusty filthy fragile greasy oilygritty grubby metallic rough slimy tough

Tasteisthetrickiest.Trytodescribesomethingyoumighttasteintheairandlinkittothesmellsinthejunkyard.

sooty burning smoke dust damp bitterpetrol gas fire steam greasy stale



Whenyoudescribeasetting,trytousesimilesandmetaphors.

SIMILES

Similescomparetwodifferentthings.Use‘as’or‘like’.

Thecarswerepileduplikemetalmountains.Allaround,theairwasasdustyasthebackofanold

bookcase.Rustymetalsheetsshoneinthesunlikecoinsina

treasurechest.Wiresweretangledandknottedasintricatelyasa

spider’sweb.

METAPHORS

Turnanobjectintosomethingelse.Use‘is’,‘are’,‘was’or‘were’.

Thediggersweremetalmonstersprowlingaroundthejunkyard.

Hundredsofbottletopswereglintinggemstonesburiedinthemountainsideofrubbish.

Crumpledplasticbottleswerefishtrappedinwirenetsaroundthejunkyard.

Aloosecardoorswungandwasthewind’sdrum.



Whenyoudescribeobjectsinasetting,trytousepersonification.

PERSONIFICATION

Personificationgivesobjects,animalsorideasahumanqualityorcharacteristic.

Choosetheverbscarefullytomaketheobjectseemasifitisdoingsomethingahumanmight

do.

Plasticbagsdancedintheairacrossthejunkyard.

Anoldhingecreakedandgroanedinthedistance.

Marchinginline,anarmyoffridgesstoodguardattheentranceofthejunkyard.

ScatteredCDswinkedinthesunshine.

Coversandpagesoftatteredbookspeekedoutfrominsidedampcardboardboxes.

Tincanstapdancedalongacrumblingwall.


Resourcesheet4aJunkyardsettingwritingprompt

Readthetwodescriptionsofthejunkyardbelow.Whathaschanged?

Inthejunkyard,alineofrefrigeratorswerelikesoldiers.Nutsandboltswereatthebottomofdeeppuddlesfilledwithoil.Acranelookedtallaboveapileofcarsinthe

sunshineandsmelledofpetrol.Someplasticbagsfloatedthroughtheair.Lotsofwirestwistedroundatelevision.

Theywerelikesnakes.

Attheentrancetothejunkyard,anever-endinglineofrefrigeratorsstoodlikesoldiersonguard.Justpasttheentrance,nutsandboltsshoneinthemurkydepthsofthedeepestpuddlesthatswirledwildlywithgiant,

glisteningoilspills- likepetrolrainbows.Totheleft,ametalgiraffespreaditsrustingneckoveramangled

mountainofcarskeletonswhichrottedinthesunshineandstankofpetrolanddecay.Dancingandspinning

wildly,agangofchildishplasticbagsplayedtagthroughtheair.Silently,millionsofwigglingwireswoundwildly

roundanoldtelevision.Theyweredeadlysnakessuffocatingtheirprey.


Resourcesheet4bSettingdescriptionchallenges

Lookbackthroughyoursettingdescriptionandseeifyoucanaddanyofthedescriptivetechniquesbelowtoimprove

yourwriting.

Thingstotrytoinclude

ExaggeratingusingadjectivesUsecomparativeandsuperlativeadjectives,like‘bigger’‘biggest’.Useasmanyinterestingadjectivesasyoucan.

PrepositionsDescribeexactlywheredifferentobjectsaretomakeyourdescriptionmoreprecise,like‘behind’‘opposite’‘amongst’

VerbsTrytocheckeachverbandmakeitasinterestingaspossible.E.g.Change‘moved’to‘floated’‘crawled’or‘tip-toed’

AdverbsSeeifyoucanuseadverbstodescribethedifferentverbsinyourwriting.E.g.‘tip-toed’becomes‘tip-toedcautiously’

SentenceopenersTrytostartsentenceswith:prepositions,verbs,adverbsoradjectives.

Similes,metaphorsorpersonificationCanyouthinkofsimiles,metaphorsorpersonificationforthedifferentobjectsinthejunkyard?Matchtheverbs.

PunctuationTrytousecommasinalist,fullstopsandcommasafterdifferentsentenceopeners.


Resourcesheet4cSelf-assessmentsheet

Readyourpieceofwritingbeforeyouimproveit.Fillouttheassessmentbelow.

Readyourpieceofwritingafteryouhaveimprovedit.Fillouttheassessmentbelow.

Writingrating:

Igaveitthisratingbecause__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Myconfidence:

Ifeellikethisbecause___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Myfavouritedescription:

Writingrating:


Myconfidence:


Myfavouritedescription:


Resourcesheet5aFollowyournose– dramawarm-up

Ifyouthinkchildrenmayfindithardtoshowemotionsandcharactertraitsthroughmovement,youmayprefertodothisasaclassmirroringactivity,copyingtheadult.

Childrenspreadoutaroundtheroom.Thisisagreatmovementexerciseforthewholegroup.Movearoundtheroom,fillingupthespace,changingpace,changingdirection,beingawareofotherpeoplebutnottouchingthem.Groupleadercallsoutabodypart.Thechildrennowmovearoundtheroomleadingwiththatbodyparte.g.‘Followyournose’.Nowbecomeawareofyournose.Letyournoseleadyouaroundtheroom.Followitwhereveritgoes!Developthisbyfocussingondifferentpartsofthebody,sothatchildrenbegintodiscovernewwaysofmoving.Veryusefulfordiscoveringmovementideasforcharacters.Trybeingledbyyourstomach,yourlittletoe,yourknee,yourbackandsoon.

Ideasforbodypartstofollow:

nosestomachlittletoekneebackhands

shouldersforehead

earelbow


Resourcesheet5bMirroropposites– dramawarm-up

Ifyouthinkchildrenmayfindithardtoshowemotionsandcharactertraitsthroughmovement,youmayprefertodothisasaclassmirroringactivity,copyingtheadult.

Childrenworkinpairs.Onechildispartner1,theotherispartner2.Childrenstandoppositeeachother,asiflookinginamirror.Leadingadultcallsoutapersonalitytrait.Partner1showsthispersonalitytraitthroughthewaytheystand.Partner2thentriestoshowtheoppositepersonalitytraittopartner1.Childrenthenswapround.

Ideasforpersonalitytraitsandtheirpossiblecounterparts:

brave– cowardlyconfident– shy

aggressive– meekrich– poorevil– good

cunning– stupidfriendly– standoffish

strong– weakbeautiful– uglysecretive- honest


Resourcesheet5cRoleonthewall- Esther

old

walkshunchedover

happy

smilewrinkles

aroundeyes


Resourcesheet5dRoleonthewall


Resourcesheet6aJunkyarddiarywritingprompt

DearDiary,

Somethingwonderfulhappenedtoday!

Thewind,howlinglikeapackofwolves,rippedthroughmyshelterthismorningandclawedaholejustabovemypillow.Itwasn’tthebestwaytowakeup!Likeadribblingdog,myfacewasspatteredwithdrizzlingrainthroughthenewhole.Reluctantly,Igotoutofbed,stretchedmyachingbackandrepairedmytent.

IwrappedmythreadbarecoataroundmetightlytoprotectmeagainstthebittercoldasIsteppedoutside.Withsoggyfingers,Igrabbedmytrustybackpackandheadedoutintotheyard.

Underthedarksky,thevastmountainsofgapingTVscreensseemedtosneerdownatmeandlookedtallerthanever.Annoyingly,becauseIwasdistractedbyanoldpieceofsackthatwaswavingonabrokencardoorlikeasurrenderflag,Isteppedstraightintoafreezingcold,oilypuddle.Brilliant.

JustwhenIthoughtmydaycouldn’tgetanyworse,IrealisedI’dleftmybreakfastathome.NowIwascold,wetandhungry.Inquiteagrump,Iplonkedmyselfdownwithadampsighonanold,flowerysofathatbelchedupacloudofdustasIlanded.Allaroundme,thejunkyardgroanedandmoanedaboutthebadweatherandIcouldhearcardoorsscreamingastheywerethrownbackwardsandforwardsbythenaughtygustsofwind.IrestedmychininmyhandsandfeltutterlymiserableasIwatcheddripsofraindropofftheendofmynoseontomylap.

AgiantgustofwindknockedatincanrightfromthetopoftabletowerandIwatcheditbounce,tumbleandsomersaultitswaydowntotheground,beforelandingwithathump.Itwasthen,buriedbehindthetincan,Inoticedoneslendermetalarmreachingoutoftherubbishpile.Thenasecondarm.Thenathird.Thenafourth.Itstarnishedsilveredgesreflectedthefewraysofsunlightthatweretryingtowrestlethroughthestormclouds.Isquelchedovertowherethetincanhadlanded(myrighttoeswerenowascoldasiceandgreasywithpetrolthathadsoakedintomysock)andstartedtoscrabblethroughthepilesofmetalandtangledwiresthathadmadeabirdnestforanenormoustineagle.Myheartstartedtospeedupwithexcitementandanenormousgrinstretchedacrossmywind-chilledfaceasIpulledmynewtreasurefromthejunkyard.

I’mnowbackinmyshelterandI’mtryingtoheatupmycoldtoesoverasmallfireIstartedinthetincan.FromwhereI’msitting,Icanseemylatesttreasure:itisproudandtallwithboldspikesthatstandupandgleamlikeaking’scrown.I’lladmit,Iwouldn’tneedagardenforkfordoinganygardening(thereisn’tmuchroomtogrowtulipshere)butitdoesmakeaperfectbootdryingrackforsoggyrightshoesandsoggyrightsocks!

MaybetomorrowIcanfindaspadetoo?Hopefullythewindwillblowdownanothertincaninjusttherightplace.MaybenexttimeI’llavoidthepuddletoo!


Resourcesheet6bJunkyarddiaryideas

Whatkindofdayitwas

WhatobjectIfound

HowIfoundtheobject

WhereandwhenIfoundtheobject

HowIfeltwhenIfoundit

WhatIdidwiththeobject

WhatI’mhopingtofindtomorrow


Resourcesheet6cJunkyarddiarywordbank

morning afternoon eveningnext then before after whenyesterday today tomorrow

sunny stormy foggy misty cloudyovercast drizzling raining downpour

blizzard gloomy breeze blustery gale hailsleet snow hot warm freezing humid

thunder lightning rainbow crisp chilly

found noticed discoveredspotteddetectedidentified locatedrecovereduncoveredunearthed

sawrecognisedbumpedintochanceduponcameacrossdugupferretedouthappenedupon

laidmyhandsonnoted

happycontentpleasedcheerfulelatedgladjoyfulecstaticdelightedjubilantoverjoyedthrilledupbeat

chirpyoncloudnineinspiredeagerenthusiasticthrilledsurprisedamazedstartledtakenabackconfuseddumbfoundedbewilderedbemused

baffledworriedtroubledconcernedfearfulnervousapprehensivetentativewary

appearedcompleteconsidereddecideddifferentenoughfavouriteimaginedinterestmaterialpeculiarpossessionspecialstrangesurprisethroughvarious



CHALLENGE1

Trytouseasmanyinterestingandvariedverbsasyoucaninyourpieceofwriting.Trytomatchtheverbsyouusetothemoodandatmosphere.

bouncecarrychasecollapsecrawlcreepcrumpledancedashfloatfumblegaspgaze

glidehisshithophuffhurryjumpleapoozepeekpeerplodpullpursuepushrollrotaterummagerunshakeshufflesighskipslamslurpsnapsneaksnufflesoarspinsprinklestrolltapthrowtip-toetrudgetumbleturn

walkwanderwavewhisperwindzigzagzoom

CHALLENGE2

Trytouseasmanyinterestingandvariedwaysofstartingyoursentenceasyoucaninyourpieceofwriting.Remembertoputacommaafteryou

sentenceopener!

Startwithanadverb:Amazingly,itwasn’tbroken.Startwithverbs:Huffingandpuffing,IpulledashardasIcould.Startwithadjectives:Nervousandexcited,Iopenedthebox.Startwithasimile:Likeahiddendiamond,itshoneinthedarkness.Startwithaprepositionalphrase:Atthebottomofthehole,myeyesspottedsomethingglimmeringfaintly.


Resourcesheet7aTowncouncilletter

26HutAvenue,Shedville,CabinfordshireSH304UT

President:MrS.H.Edwards

DearSir/Madam,

NOTIFICATIONOFJUNKYARDCLEARANCE

ApplicationNo.:084J562/HUTProposal:CompleterenovationandredevelopmentofLogLaneJunkyardsiteFor:Shedville CityCouncilSiteAddress:LogLaneJunkyard,Shedville

TheShedville CityCouncilannounceplanstocompletelyremoveanddemolishthejunkyardlocatedonLogLane.Thislandwillbeusedtodevelopapproximately80newhomesforlocalfamilies,providingaround50jobsduringclearingandconstruction.

Ifyouwishtomakecommentsorrepresentationsaboutthiscase,youmustensureyouwritetothefollowingaddress:

NadiaConcernThePlanningInspectorateRoom101Shedville CityCouncil26HutAvenueShedvilleCabinfordshireSH304UT

Representationsmustbereceivedwithintwoweeks.

Yourssincerely,

SHEDVILLECITYCOUNCILPLANNINGADVICETEAM


Resourcesheet7bJunkyarddebatearguments

Thelandwillbeusedtomakenewhousesfor

hundredsofpeopleandfamilies.

Therearedozensofpeoplelivinginthe

junkyardwhoneedthecouncil’ssupport notto

losetheirhomes.

Thepeoplewholiveinthejunkyardrecyclewhat

isputthere.

The junkyardisfullofpests,suchasratsand

foxes.

Dangerous pilesofrubbisharemetreshighanditisbadforthe

environment.

Noneofthepeople wholiveinthejunkyardwillbeabletoaffordthenew

houses.

Building newhouseswillcreatelotsofnewjobsfor

localpeople.

Thejunkyardisnotjustfullofrubbish.Therearehiddentreasuresinthere.

Thepeoplewholiveinthejunkyarddonobody

anyharm.

Thejunkyardisjustfullofrubbishandthereis

nothingvaluable there.Itshouldallbedestroyed.


Resourcesheet7cConsciencecorridor

Closethejunkyard Savethejunkyard


Resourcesheet7dLanguageofdebatewordbank

inmyopinion...I(don’t)thinkthat...thewayIseeit...ifyouwantmyhonestopinion...

accordingtotheotherside...asfarasI’mconcerned....mypositionisthefollowing...Ibelievethat...

firstly,...secondly,...mythirdpointisthat...what’smore...moreover...additionally...

thefirstreason...themainargument...lastbutnotleast...furthermore...toaddtothisidea...

Iseeyourpoint,however...Yes,Iunderstand,butmyopinionisthat...That’sinterestingbuttheproblemis...

I’mafraidIcan’tquiteagreewithyourpoint...Myresponseis...

Onemajorproblemwiththatargumentis...Wepointedoutthat...

Ouropponentshaveclaimedthat...Excuseme,butthat’snotcorrect...

Sorry,Ihavetodisagreewithyourargument...

Torecapthemainpoints...Insummary...

Wewanttopointoutthat...Ourfinalargument...

Toclose,...Tosumup,...

CHALLENGE1

Whenyoucreateyourconsciencecorridor,trytothinkofanargumentforandagainstfor

eachpoint.

Forexample,trytothinkofareasonwhyanimalslivinginthejunkyardisbothagood

andbadthing.

Choosedifferentpointsandfindbothsidesoftheargument.Yourpointscouldinclude:

-animals- safety

- newhouses- newjobs

- peoplelivinginthejunkyard- hygiene

- townreputation


Lesson7ChallengeCard


Resourcesheet8aPersuasiveletter1

DearNadia,

IhavejustheardaboutyourideatogetridofthejunkyardandIthinkit’sreallystupid.I’mgoingtotellyouwhyyou’rewrongandwhyyouneedtochangeyourmindrightnow!

Doyounotknowthattherearepeoplelivinginthejunkyardandtheyneedhelp?Ifyougetridoftheirhomestheywillbereallyupsetandyou’llfeelbad.

YousaidthatyouwillbuildsomenewhomesbutIdon’tthinkthatanyofthepeoplefromthejunkyardwillbuythem.Areyourichenoughtopayforthemall?

Whereistherubbishgoingtogoandwhydidn’tyouthinkaboutrecyclingit?Ithinkit’sobviousbutyouclearlydidn’tthinkaboutit.Idon’tthinkyou’veplannedthisverywellatall.

Youneedtochangeyourmindorpeoplewillbeverycrossandthey’llthinkyou’redumb.Doyouwanttobeknownasdumb?

MakesureyoustopthishappeningorIwillwriteanotherletter.

From,Steve


Resourcesheet8bPersuasiveletter2 ThePlanningInspectorate

Room101Shedville CityCouncil

26HutAvenueShedville

CabinfordshireSH304UT

DearMsConcern,

IamwritingtoyouaboutyournotificationoftheclearanceofLogLaneJunkyardandtoexplainsomeofthereasonswhyIbelieveyouneedtoreconsiderthisdecisioncarefully.

Firstly,althoughIagreethatitisimportanttobuildnewhomesandthatitwillgivenearlyeightyfamiliessomewheretolive,Iamworriedaboutthepeoplewholiveinthejunkyard.Someofthemonlyearnmoneybysellingcraftstheyhavemadefromthingsrecycledfromthejunkyard.Thismeansthatyouwillhavearoundthirtypeoplewhohavebeenmadehomelessandevenunemployed.Isthereaplanforwheretheycanmovetoorwhatworktheycanget?

Secondly,thejunkyardisactuallyaveryvaluablepartofthecommunity.Despiteitsslightlyuglyappearance,theyardisactuallyfullofawiderangeofobjectsandmaterialsthatcouldberecycledorreusedinsteadofthrownaway.Furthermore,theresidentsofthejunkyardfindanamazingmixoftreasurethere.Therefore,Ibelieveitisworthprotecting.

Finally,Iunderstandthatmanypeopleseethejunkyardasahorribleplace.Eventhoughitistruethatratsandfoxeslivethere,itisalsohometoawiderangeofotherplantsandcreaturesandisactuallyanimportanthabitatforover50speciesinShedville.Ifyouremoveit,youwillbedestroyingnotonlythehomesofmanypeoplebutalsomanycreatures.

Ihopethatyoutakethetimetoconsidermyargumentsandthatyouchoosetosavethejunkyardandthecommunityofkind,caringandhelpfulpeoplewhocallithome.Doyouwanttoberesponsibleforruiningthelivesofagroupofpeoplewhohavedonenothingtohurtanybody?

Yourssincerely,SteveParker


Resourcesheet8cPersuasiveletterwordbank

Iamwritingto...Ithascometomyattention

that...Ibelieve...Ifeelthat...

Itiscertainthat...Iamsurethat...

Inthesameway,...Inthissituation,...

Thiswillmeanthat...Thiswillcause...Justthinkabout...

Iftheseplansgoahead...Localpeoplefeelthat...Manybelievethat...Wecansolvethisby...

Analternativesolution...ThisneedstobedealtwithItwillruintheirqualityoflife

Forthesereasons,Asyoucansee,Inotherwords,

Inshort,Withoutadoubt,Undoubtedly,

Lastbutnotleast,Toconclude,

Firstly,Secondly,

Furthermore,Inaddition,

Also,Finally,Likewise,Besides,Again,

Moreover,Similarly,Surely,

Certainly,Obviously,AlthoughIf...then...because...

Forexample,Infact,

Forinstance,Asevidence,

Insupportofthis,

reasonargument

foragainstunfairunjust

CHALLENGE1Trytoincluderhetoricalquestionsinyourpersuasiveletter.

Thesearequestionsthatarenotmeanttobeansweredbutthatmakethereaderthink.

Howcouldyoupossibly...?Whatwouldhappenif...?

Doyouwanttobepartof...?Isitreallyworth...?

Doyoureallybelieve...?Doyoureallythink...?

Surelyyouagreethat...?Couldyourconsciencecopewith...?

Willyoucometoregret...?Howwillyouexplain...?Willitbeworthit?

Couldyoulivewithyourselfif...?Areyoureallytryingtosaythat...?

Willyoulookbackinyearstocome...?



CHALLENGE2

Trytoshowbothsidesofeachargumentinyourletter.

Forexample,ifyouusetheargumentthatthereareanimalssuchasratsandfoxesinthejunkyard,showtheoppositesidethatthejunkyardisahabitatfora

widerangeofplantsandanimals.

Eachparagraphofyourlettercouldshowtwosidestoanargument.


Resourcesheet9aSelf-assessmentsheet

Readyourpieceofwritingafteryouhavewrittenit.Fillouttheassessmentbelow.

Writingrating:


Myconfidence:


Myfavouritesentence:

I haveincluded...

Capitallettersandfullstops

Paragraphs

Address

Anintroductionwiththeissueandmyopinion

Argumentswithreasonsandevidence

Rhetoricalquestionswithquestionmarks

Conclusionthatsummarisesmyideas

Formalandpolitelanguagethroughout


Resourcesheet10aEvictionnotice

26HutAvenue,Shedville,CabinfordshireSH304UT

President:MrS.H.Edwards

DearSir/Madam,

LOGLANEJUNKYARDEVICTIONNOTICE

ApplicationNo.:084J562/HUTProposal:CompleterenovationandredevelopmentofLogLaneJunkyardsiteFor:Shedville CityCouncilSiteAddress:LogLaneJunkyard,Shedville

TheShedville CityCouncilconfirmsthatplanstocompletelyremoveanddemolishthejunkyardlocatedonLogLanewillstartimmediately.Anyresidentslivinginthejunkyardmustrelocatestraightaway.Allpossessionswishingtobekeptmustbetakenorwillbedestroyed.Anyresidentsremaininginthemorningwillbeevicted.

Diggers,bulldozersandsiteworkedwillstartdemolitionworkinthemorning.

Yourssincerely,

SHEDVILLECITYCOUNCILPLANNINGADVICETEAM


Resourcesheet10bEvictiondiaryideas

Whatwokemeup

WhatIheard

WhatIsaw

Whatwasbeingdestroyed

HowIfelt

WhatItookwithme

WhereIwent


Resourcesheet10cEvictiondiarywordbank

nightmidnighttwilightbedtimedarkblacknesswitchinghoureveninggloomnightfalldeadofnightmurkyshadowysombrepitch-black

stormy foggy mistyovercast drizzling raining downpour

blizzard gloomy breeze blustery gale hailsleet snow freezing humidthunder lightning

heardlistenedbecameawarewokeupjoltedjumpeddisturbedshookrockedshockedstartledstunnedastonishedagitatedappalledastounded

dismayedhorrifiedoutragedoverwhelmedparalysedbyfeartraumatisedovercomewith

hitmelikeatonneofbricks

angryfuriousenrageddisgustedannoyedthreatenedhopelessemptyupsethelplesshurtgriefdespairdistraughtmiserablelostisolated

separatedforgottenabandonedhumiliatedsurprisedamazedstartledtakenabackconfusedbemused

dumbfoundedbewilderedbaffledworriedtroubledconcernedfearfulterrifiedpetrifiedanxious

appearedcompleteconsidereddecideddifferentenoughfavouriteimaginedinterestmaterialpeculiarpossessionspecialstrangesurprisethroughvarious



CHALLENGE1

Trytouseasmanyinterestingandvariedverbsasyoucaninyourpieceofwriting.Trytomatchtheverbsyouusetothemoodandatmosphere.chasecollapsecrawlcrumplecrunchdashdemolishfumblegasphisshithuffhurryjumpleapooze

peekpeerplodpullpursuepushrollrummagerunshakesighslamsnapsneakspinstumbletriptrudge

tumblezigzagzoom

Canyouuseadverbswithyourinterestingverbstoaddextradetail?loudlyquicklysadlysilentlyslowlyviciouslycarelesslynoisilyneveronceaftersincesoontodayeverywherehereinsidenearoutsidetheresuddenlyconstantly

repeatedlycompletelyveryentirelyalmost

CHALLENGE2

Trytouseasmanyinterestingandvariedwaysofstartingyoursentenceasyoucaninyourpieceofwriting.Remembertoputacommaafteryou

sentenceopener!

Startwithanadverb:Desperately,Igrabbedmybag.Startwithverbs:Crunchingandsmashing,thebulldozersviciouslycrumpledovermyhome.Startwithadjectives:Terrifiedandhopeless,Iturnedandstumbledthroughthedarkness.Startwithasimile:Asblindingasthesun,thediggers’lightsblindedmyeyestemporarily.Startwithaprepositionalphrase:Inthedistance,Icouldhearthemechanicalrumblingreadytostartthemayhem.

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Resource sheet 1a Treasure table...You can find other synonyms for either of the words using a thesaurus. ugly– beautiful small – big rough – smooth overpowering– delicate