HOW TO STRUCTURE YOUR WORK WHAT YOU SHOULD INCLUDE IN YOUR WORK

One side of A4 usually equates to around 3 – 5 paragraphs per page. Here are
Use the 5
some ideas to help you structure your work… Include metaphors
senses!
and similes!
TAKE FIVE!

Each paragraph could focus on each of the 5 senses:

Start each
What can you see/feel/hear/taste/smell? Don’t be boring –
sentence in a new
IMAGINE YOU ARE A CAMERA! and different way. use new,
interesting
Imagine that you are the latest CCTV camera – with adjectives.
smellovision even! Think of your paragraphs as 3 scenes. Start
with long-shot (in the distance), a mid-shot (closer) and finally
a close-up (very near!). Experiment with the
length of your Write in the
A DESCRIPTION IS A PICTURE IN WORDS! sentences. Remember 3rd person,
short sentences can past tense.
Start by creating ‘a frame’ for your writing. Next,
build tension.
imagine a background for the image and finally, focus
on one or two specific details.

HIT THAT LEVEL!

Paragraph those ideas! Use simple, compound and complex sentences.

Check your spelling in a dictionary!
Make sure you use the same tense
Try out different techniques – alliteration
throughout – don’t jump between past and and onomatopoeia are effective
Look for new words in a thesaurus!
present. techniques in descriptive writing too.

Don’t use ‘and’ more than once or It’s not enough to use only full stops (although that is still
Your handwriting is neat and joined.
your sentence will be too long. vital!). Use exclamation marks, question marks or even a semi-
colon to add sophistication to your writing.