A BOOK EVERY STUDENT MUST POSSESSTake a peek preview into what treasures this book holds…….

A unique reference book for word lists, literature study and writing strategies in one single book. It has been called the ‘Wren & Martin of writing. One of its kind.

It brings to you processes to write in a variety of genres

clear how-to-write strategies

75 exhaustive word-lists of brilliant words for common boring ones.

How to describe people, settings and relationships How to write stories of mystery, fantasy, ghost and science fiction How to write a newspaper report and minute a meeting How to review a book and do a job application letter How to write an argumentative and a persuasive essay How to create advertisements

Complete instruction with definitions strategies, exemplars and target word lists

How to create a gigantic vocabulary How to write a poetry appreciation How to analyse a book How to make notes and summarise for an examination. How to debate to win How to write an effective speech How to write a discussion How to write a variety of letters

Complete instruction with definitions strategies, exemplars and target word lists

DescriptiveNarrative Imaginative Discussion Reporting Argumentative PersuasiveExplanation Procedural

a) Definition of the genreb) Features of the genrec) Structure of the genred) Detailed notes on the features e) How to write or demonstration of the genref) Examples of writers in the genreg) Famous writers of the genreh) Tools for the genre in the form of extensive word

lists

It was big – gigantic, cavernous, immeasurable, inordinate, elephantine

It was bad – defective, questionable, hazardous, wasteful, dreary, ghastly shocking

It was beautiful – exquisite, splendid, enchanting, wonderous, magnificent

It was good – delightful, unspoiled, virtuous, excellent, proficient, beneficial, advantageous

WORDS FOR HEIGHT about 5 feet 8 inches tall, dwarfish, medium height, short, squat, stunted, tall, towering, very

tall

WORDS FOR EYES beady, beautiful, big, bleary, blind, blood-shot, blue , bright, clear, close-set, cross-eyed, dark-

eyed, deep, deep-set, dim, drowsy, glittering, large, mean, narrow, red-eyed, shallow, sharp, shifty, shining, sleepy, squint-eyed, stormy , teary, thoughtful, twinkling, watery

WORDS FOR LIPS black , full , pink, pouting, rosy, rough , smiling, snarling, soft, thick, thin , wrinkled, pendulous

WORDS FOR NOSE Big, bony , broken, bulbous, delicate, flared, flat , fleshy , fractured, hooked, jutting, large,

long, lumpy, mean, pinched, pudgy, pug, red, roman, sharp, small, straight, thick, tiny, uneven, upturned, warty

 

Mix and match words to form a description

I saw a tall burly man with dark glasses, in an oversized grey tattered overcoat, waiting morosely near an oak tree, picking his rather bulbous nose absently. The cigar, growing out of his pendulous lips, had all but turned to ash.

Our five senses are all we have to experience the world.

Words create understanding. Words create feelings.

Use them to create images, empathy, provoke, evoke, influence, entertain, and inspire.

Sight. Smell. Sound. Touch. Taste.

acidyacridaromaticbalmybrinyburntdampdankearthyfishyfragrantfresh

gaseousheadymildewedmoldymustyodorousperfumedpineypungentputridrancid

reekingrottensavoryscentedsharpsicklysourspicyspoiledstagnantsweet

1. GIVING REASONS I have a terrible headache today because.....

2. GIVING EXAMPLES Indian festivals are a lot of fun. For example.....

TELLING A STORY A friend in need is a friend in deed. There was once.......

4. TELLING THE HISTORY Now we instantly write letters using email. Earlier......

5. STEP BY STEP EXPLANATIONS I know how to make a kite/ send an email/ find the way to

Bandra. First we... And

many more..............

PlotCharacterSetting Conflict Resolution

Place Time Period Weather Landscape Political and social conditions Phrasing Page 30

Did you know????In a ghost story the story line can be a thin one?

It’s all about the atmosphere It’s about the build up of tension It’s about the setting It’s about menace It’s all about pace It’s how you end it

Apparition, alarm, bizarre, bats, chimes, cringe, creepy,

chilling, disgusting, dreadful, devilish, dire, dangerous, doomed, eerie, fearsome, frightening, footprints, ghastly, gasp, grotesque, growing, glowering, gruesome, ghoulish, hostile, invisible, muffled, maliciously, macabre, menacing, mysterious, ominous, rattling, scarily, shrieking ,screams, superhuman, skeletons, shadows, spectral, superstitious, spooky, spine chilling, supernatural, shudder, sinister, terror, tremble, terrifying, threatening, tomb, threateningly, unearthly, unnatural, uncanny, unexplainable, weird

and many more……………

Science fiction lends itself to a lot of ……… science of course

Authentic sci-fi stories are exciting because they are part fact and part fiction.

The science prefix suffix list lends itself to overall vocabulary building.

Reporting pg 92 Discussion pg 106 Argument pg 114 Persuasion pg 132

Hundreds of words for the writer to choose from and build vocabulary

AdverbsClearly, consequently, eventually, extraordinarily, indisputably, ineluctably, inescapably, instantly, irrefutably , irreparably, irrevocably , obviously, overwhelmingly, prohibitively, summarily, therefore, triumphantly , ultimately , unarguably, undoubtedly, unequivocally, unerringly, unstintingly, verily

AdjectivesCapricious, cadaverous, calumnious, efficient, elated, elfin , decorous, demented, demonic fallacious, fanatical, feigned, beleaguered, belligerent, benign, besmirched, lamentable, languorous, languid, lithe, paltry, parched, parsimonious, vacuous, verdant, vivacious, nascent, nebulous, nonchalant, sweltering, symptomatic, synonymous

Rational and emotional arguments Research and logic Rebuttal using facts Fallacies

Language of disagreement is a life skill

Types of persuasion:Advertisements SpeechesLetters Dialogues & conversationsThe vocabulary of persuasionThe register of persuasionPersuasion is a life skill

Being another person….. Being a thing… First person feelings, events, attitudes,

hopes, fears, ambitions…….

Features and types of poetry The grammar of poetry and versification Devices of poetry – figures of speech Beautiful words Language of poetry analysis and criticism

By substituting a shade word for a primary, secondary or tertiary colour, writing becomes magical

Aquamarine, sapphire, amethyst, vermillion, beryl, lilac,

fuchsia, azure, salmon, olive, lemon, ebony, ivory,

strawberry, biscuit, chocolate, leaf, moss, tan,

Glisten, goblet, chalice, delight, blossom, cascade, drizzle, dusk, fawn, flower, flame, fragile, hue, honey, glow, jasmine, lavender, linen, peacock, glimmer, moss, musk, mauve, sheen, sunshine, violet,silver, vanilla, whisper, velvet, snowflake, satin, rainbow, mellow, talisman, silken, lace, tranquil.

Decide the genre…. Recognise diction Recognise register Positive and negative words Connotations

What is drama? Features and examples of drama Types of drama: Comedy Tragedy History Experimental theatre Terminology of drama How to analyze drama

What is style, tone, voice, persona, syntax, register, diction ?

The language of literary appreciation

Usable lists of :

Prefixes and suffixes Compound words Homophones Portmanteau Clipping Abbreviations Acronyms Word webs Synonyms

Word lists with meanings from:

Greek mythology Bible and Shakespeare Latinate phrases Old English words Foreign words American English

Notes on examination skills

SkimmingScanning Key ideas Supporting statementsNote makingSummary writing Internet research

Problems with colloquialism and slang

Grammar and punctuation rulesProof readingHow to avoid Writer’s block

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