🎯 Success Criteria - I Can:

Plan a paragraph with a clear main idea and supporting details

Use a mix of sentence types (simple, compound, complex)

Use sensory and precise vocabulary in my description

Check my paragraph for coherence and sentence variety

📝 Part 1: Planning Your Descriptive Paragraph

1. Choose your topic. Circle ONE familiar place to describe:

My bedroom

The school garden

My favourite outdoor place

The school cafeteria

2. Write your topic sentence here:

Sentence starter: My _____________ is _____________.

3. List 4 sensory details about your chosen place:

What I see: _________________________________

What I hear: _________________________________

What I smell: ________________________________

What I feel/touch: ____________________________

✍️ Part 2: Writing Your Descriptive Paragraph

4. Write your descriptive paragraph below. Use your planning from above and include:

• A clear topic sentence
• At least 4 supporting detail sentences
• A mix of simple, compound, and complex sentences
• Sensory vocabulary
• A concluding sentence

5. Self-check your paragraph. Tick when complete:

I used at least 3 different sentence types

I included sensory words (see, hear, smell, feel)

My sentences flow together logically

I checked my spelling and punctuation

6. My writing goal for next lesson:

Descriptive Paragraph Writing

Descriptive Paragraph Writing

🎯 Success Criteria - I Can:

📝 Part 1: Planning Your Descriptive Paragraph

✍️ Part 2: Writing Your Descriptive Paragraph

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