Learn How to Craft Descriptive Writing Mr Salles for Grade 9 at GCSE

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Online Courses (FREE for 30 days!) • Sign up to my Free newsletter for weekly resources which will help you get top grades: https://mrsalles.substack.com/ • Mr Salles Guide to Awesome Description https://amzn.to/34t1ERe • 0:00 Intro • 0:35 The danger of COLLOQUIAL LANGUAGE • 1:00 Start each sentence with a different word • 2:16 Concentrate on VERBS • 8:00 Avoid ADVERBS • 8:48 Choosing ADJECTIVES • 10:50 Language techniques, SIMILE, ONOMATOPOEIA, ALLITERATION, SIBILANCE, PERSONIFICATION, METAPHOR • 14:48 More than one technique per sentence • 15:50 Don't have too many examples of the senses - don't invent sounds and smells • 18:20 Choose words for their sound, both harsh and soft • 19:46 Summary of 11 things taught in this video • Descriptive writing needs to feel as though you would find it in a novel. It sounds natural. It won't sound like something you only do for GCSE, crammed full of descriptive techniques, like a mad meal made up of all your favourite foods. The flavours simply won't go together. • Kindle Unlimited lets you read all my ebooks for free for 30 days! https://amzn.to/2LR8ISl • The channel where 27% of viewers go up 3 grades or more, and another 25% go up 2 grades! Why not you? • As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, so I can keep prices to my guides very low. They are much more informative and more detailed than every other guide at the same price. • Language Guides • Why not sample a free section from my Guide to 100% in the Language GCSE? https://amzn.to/2EwpvmG • Guide to Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling https://amzn.to/2wJT3xH • Guide to Awesome Story Writing: https://amzn.to/2EQHIwZ • Literature Guides • My Guide to GCSE English Literature https://amzn.to/2JkpfLC • Guide to An Inspector Calls: https://amzn.to/2EO6iye • Guide to Jekyll and Hyde https://amzn.to/34njncR • My Ultimate Guide to Macbeth https://amzn.to/33QJeKf • Books on Teaching and School Leadership • The Slightly Awesome Teacher: https://amzn.to/2q7Z1ks • The Unofficial Ofsted Survival Guide https://amzn.to/2Uivxk1 • How to Differentiate Your School https://amzn.to/3drteTm • Want to buy resources from my videos? • Visit my shop on TES: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource... • If you want to get resources more cheaply, or to book me for any CPD, visit my website: https://theslightlyawesometeacher.com/ Kindle Unlimited lets you read all my ebooks for free for 30 days! https://amzn.to/2LR8ISl • The channel where 27% of viewers go up 3 grades or more, and another 25% go up 2 grades! Why not you? • As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases, so I can keep prices to my guides very low. They are much more informative and more detailed than every other guide at the same price. Kindle Unlimited lets you read all my ebooks for free for 30 days! https://amzn.to/2LR8ISl • Sample my English Language Guide at https://amzn.to/2EwpvmG • This video teaches you how to write descriptions brilliantly, with some techniques your teacher is possibly ignoring. • Begin with powerful verbs! • Learn about the sound of your words, with alliteration, sibilance and assonance. • Understand how to build a climax with adjectives. • Discover the reason to avoid most adverbs. • Learn why personification and metaphor are better than similes. • See how to 'show' instead of 'tell'. • Why not sample a free section from my Guide to 100% in the Language GCSE? https://amzn.to/2Hhyppv • If you see any resources you might like, in this or other videos, visit my shop on TES: https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource... • If you are a teacher, and want to get brilliant results, sample my book, The Slightly Awesome Teacher: https://amzn.to/2q7Z1ks • If you want to get resources more cheaply, or to book me for any CPD, visit my website: https://theslightlyawesom

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