GCSE Verbs

GCSE Section BWriting

Learning intentions

We are learning to...- Use better vocabulary, particularly verbs,

to make our writing more exciting- Identify the purpose of a piece of writing

When you look at a text you need to understand a range of aspects...

Here’s a lovely little acronym to help you remember what to look for (and how to write in Section B).

F L AP

F - Form L A P

F - Form L - LanguageA P

F - Form L - LanguageA - AudienceP

F - Form L - LanguageA - AudienceP - Purpose

Look at an article.

5 mins – FLAP it!

Any text that you look at between now and the exam – FLAP it!!

FLAPA cool shudder trickles down your spine. Glancing

around nervously, you see somber portraits staring at you from behind layers of dust, seemingly penetrating your very being. Cold, hesitant light streams in through a cracked window, casting eerie shadows on the walls. As you walk forward, you can't help but feel that someone is following you. Whirling around, you see nothing but the empty hallway and the faces in the portraits staring at you. 'Turn back' they seem to say, but you swallow a nervous whimper and continue into the dark bowels of the house..

Think-Pair-Share

•What is the best fun-fair / theme park ride you’ve ever been on? Explain your reasons.

Skilled efforts will …

1. Come up with a clear example and clear reasons

Excellent efforts will…

1. Show increasingly precise and sophisticated thinking, moving beyond the obvious

How do we do this well?

Skilled example 1. I like Stealth because it is fast and scary.


1. I like Stealth because of the way it builds up tension, starting in the queue. My fear builds and builds, so by the time I am at the gate, I am shaking with nerves! Then, I like the sensation when the safety belt locks down – the point of no return!

http://www.news.com.au/travel/holiday-ideas/gallery-e6frfqer-1225934475433?page=2




What have all these words got in common?

PeerExamin

eGlanceDetect

ShudderCreakSighSniggerMoanWheezeWhisperGiggleRasp – rusty metal

ProwlSlinkCreepScuttleShuffleSkitterCollapseCaress

SlamEncirclePressSlide

ShineGlimmeredCloudDarkenLoom

Learning intentions

We are learning to...- Use better vocabulary, particularly verbs,

to make our writing more exciting

So what does make good writing?

Great ideas and content

Words

Sentences

Paragraphs / Structure

So what does make good writing?

Great ideas and content

Words

Sentences

Paragraphs / Structure

Cover – the - table

•Write a word down on a post-it / square of paper

•Shout it out•Stick it on the table•Topic changes every minute•Prize for table with most words

Topic

•VERBS TO DESCRIBE MOVEMENT – run, jog, sprint, wobble etc

•Verbs to describe speech or talking – shout, whisper

•Verbs to describe THINGS YOU DO AT SCHOOL – learn, play

•Verbs to describe EATING OR DRINKING – scoff, nibble

Fill the gapsI ............. through the barrier. The boards ............. as I take each step. Further down the pier, something ............ in the darkness. I freeze. Utter silence. I ................ against a wall and edge toward the black shape ............... in the darkness. An ancient organ ............... out forgotten music – once cheerful, now eerie. I ................. at the wall to turn it off. Pulling out the plug, I await a silence that doesn’t come. The ghostly tune ................ on, louder, and my heart ............. against my ribs.


1. Choose verbs which are accurate and make sense


1. Choose increasingly sophisticated verbs

2. Show a particular mood through the verbs, either that he is FRIGHTENED, or that he is BRAVE


Possible SolutionI squeeze through the barrier. The boards creak as I take each step. Further down the pier, something skitters in the darkness. I freeze. Utter silence. I press against a wall and edge toward the black shape looming in the darkness. An ancient organ wheezes out forgotten music – once cheerful, now eerie. I fumble at the wall to turn it off. Pulling out the plug, I await a silence that doesn’t come. The ghostly tune rasps on, louder, and my heart slams against my ribs.

Writing Task

•Imagine that you are visiting a funfair. For 10 minutes, write as if you are visiting in the day.

•Then, for 10 minutes, describe the same scene at night time.

Remember to show not tell...

Describe a funfair in the day time and at night.

•As I enter the funfair I can see......

•Sound is everywhere. I can hear....

•One ride particularly caught my eye. It was ....................

•Finally, I saw .............


1. Choose words and verbs carefully and with thought

2. Use accurate sentences3. Show clear ideas


1. Use a range of words and verbs with increasing sophistication and precision

2. Use varied sentences structures3. Show evidence of creative thinking

in the planning


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GCSE Verbs