Descriptosaurus: Action & Adventure
Descriptosaurus: Action & Adventure
paperback
Published:
13 August, 2015
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Description
Descriptosaurus: Action & Adventure builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and, within the context of adventure stories, develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote colourful cinematic writing. This essential guide will enable children to take their writing to the next level, combine their descriptions of setting and character and show how the two interact. Children can then experiment with their own adventure stories, armed with the skills, techniques and vocabulary necessary to describe their action scenes in a way that allows the reader to feel the characters’ fear and excitement, and visualise the action within the setting.
This new system also provides a contextualised alternative to grammar textbooks and will assist children in acquiring, understanding and applying the grammar they will need to improve their writing, both creative and technical.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781138858695 |
| ISBN10 | 1138858692 |
| Number Of Pages | 228 |
| Item Weight | 440 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
"Descriptosaurus is a hugely popular and highly successful book which helps teachers encourage pupils’ creative writing. […] Descriptosaurus: Action and Adventure takes a subject which will really excite and engage children and builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestseller book. Always keeping close to the theme, it develops the structure and use of the words and phrases to promote colourful cinematic writing. […] This is a huge library of ideas and will give teachers an almost unlimited resource to inspire their pupils. It’s very simple to use and newly qualified teachers and teachers in training will find the book accessible; experienced teachers will find the range of ideas quite superb. A wonderful resource." – Parents in Touch
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Author's Bio
Alison Wilcox has extensive teaching experience in schools in England and Scotland. Colleagues describe her methods as 'innovative and inspirational to even the most reluctant of writers'.