TOUCHING THE VOID

Monday, 02 September 2019

 Using descriptive detail in non-
fiction writing:

 IMAGINE – EXPLORE-ENTERTAIN

 PERSUADE – ARGUE – ADVISE

 INFORM – EXPLAIN – DESCRIBE

 ANALYSE – COMMENT - REVIEW

 Labradoran Inuit
 Sikko
 = Ice
 Tingenek
 = Bare Ice
 Aput
 = Snow (in general)
 Pukak
 = Snow (like salt)
 Mauja
 = Soft Deep Snow
 Tipvigut
 = Snowdrift
 Massak
 Mangokpok  = Soft Snow
 Massalerauvok  = Watery Snow
 Akkilokipop  = Snow Filled with Water
 = Soft Snow
STUDY THESE PICTURES…
 …AND CONSIDER
DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SNOW
AND ICE…
 Task:
 WORK IN PAIRS, WITH A THESAURUS,
TO GENERATE DESCRIPTIVE
VOCABULARY FOR THESE IMAGES. I
WILL PUT THEM BACK ONTO THE
BOARD.
 YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES
 Now…
 USING THE VOCABULARY
COLLECTED, WE WILL CREATE THREE
OR FOUR WELL CRAFTED
SENTENCES TO DESCRIBE ONE OF
THE PICTURES.
 FIRST WE HAVE SOME DECISIONS TO
MAKE…
 DECISIONS BEFORE WRITING:
 ARE WE THERE? IS THIS 1ST, 2ND OR 3RD
PERSON NARRATIVE?
 IS IT IN THE PAST OR PRESENT?

 ONCE DECIDED, REMEMBER TO TRY

EVERYTHING TO CREATE YOUR MOOD –
SENTENCE LENGTH, ADJECTIVES, STRONG
VERBS…
 AND PLAY TO OUR SENSES – WHAT WOULD
WE HEAR? OR SEE? OR SMELL?
 EXAMPLE
 “Icicles. Thousands of icicles. Stiff, giant
glass fingers. Some were forty or fifty foot
in length and slowly but constantly dripped
and dripped again into the crevasse below,
the distant hollow sound echoing through
the desolate mountainside. It was
frighteningly cold.”
 FINALLY:
 Work in your pairs to create three or four
sentences; experiment with short and long
sentences; try out sound effects
(onomatopoeia) and try to create mood.
 We will hear one or two.
 HOMEWORK: extend your sentences into
short paragraphs. This is DESCRIPTION
only, there need not be any action! We will
use the paragraphs next time.