Build vivid phrases

WALT: We Are Learning To use adjectival phrases to make a bush-walk description vivid and precise.

An adjectival phrase is a group of words that describes a noun. It can include an adjective, an intensifier or extra detail.

Examples: the very tall trees and the cool, shadowy track.

1. Improve each plain noun phrase. Add precise adjectives and, where you can, an intensifier such as very, incredibly or wonderfully.

a) the trees

b) the track

c) the ferns

Sentence starters: The ________, ________ track…   Nearby, I noticed the ________…

Word bank: tall, ancient, tangled, cool, shadowy, bright, damp, mossy, rough, peaceful, sun-dappled, softly rustling

Make sensory notes

2. Write brief notes about a New Zealand bush walk.

See:

Hear:

Smell:

Feel:

Write and check

3. Write 4–5 sentences describing walking through a New Zealand bush setting. Include at least three adjectival phrases. Use your sensory notes and remember capital letters, full stops and commas.

The ________, ________ track led us into the bush.

Above us, the ________ trees…

I could hear…

Success criteria:

I used at least three adjectival phrases.

My description creates a clear picture for the reader.

I checked my punctuation.

Next time I will improve my writing by…