1.

To describe a setting
2. To create imagery
3. To apply figurative speech
 Sensational Settings
What is a setting?
A setting is where and when the story takes place. An author will use
descriptive language to describe the setting to the reader.

Read the two descriptions below.

Which description do you think is better and why?

I was sitting on the top deck of the boat at night time. It was really cold.

OR
The icy cold air took my breath away as I opened the door to begin my climb to
the top deck of the boat. Sitting on the freezing cold deck chair I pulled on my
thick woolen blanket. I looked towards the dark sky and started to count the
stars. It was going to be a long cold wait.
 Sensational Settings
Why do I need to write a descriptive setting?
A descriptive setting helps to build the reader’s interest. It allows the reader
to start to build a picture in their mind of what is happening.

Where is this What words does the

author use to interest
story set? the reader?
 Sensational Settings
An author will paint a picture in the reader’s mind by using
descriptive language and interesting adjectives.

How would you describe the Lagoon?

What adjectives would you use to describe the water?
5Wa1 Use imagery and figurative language to evoke imaginative response

Choose the correct words to fit in

the blanks
It was a ______ day. Lush
The forest was ________ and __________. Thin
There was a ______ trail leading into the _______ woods. steadily
One could smell the _____ air. Dark
John decided to go for a _______ walk. Brisk
He was walking ____________ on the trail. frequently
He was ______ stopping and looking back. Fresh
Sunny
Adjectives are words that An adverb is a word that Green
describe the qualities or modifies (describes) a verb (he
states of being of nouns: sings loudly), an adjective (very
enormous, doglike, silly, tall),  Adverbs often end in -ly,
yellow, fun, fast. They can also but some (such as fast) look
describe the quantity of nouns: exactly the same as their
many, few, millions, eleven. adjective counterparts.
 Sensational Settings
Often writers use the Five Senses to describe the
setting to their reader.

The author will describe what can be:

Touched Smelt Heard Tasted Seen

 Can you use your 5 senses to write about this setting?

What does it smell like? What can you hear? What can you see?

What can you taste? What can you touch?

The Autumnal leaves crunched under my feet as I ran
through Blackwood Forest. The earthy smell of the
forest floor filled my nostrils. I stopped to catch my
breath. Listening carefully, I heard the birds singing
from the topmost tree branch. I reached out my left
hand allowing my fingers to brush against the
smooth, wet leaves.
A simile is a figure of speech that compares
two different things in an interesting way using Trees as tall as
the word "like" or "as." towers

Glistening like
fairyland Humming like
a choir
Sparkling like
little stars

Drops of water
glittering lie
As dark as the
jewels
night sky
Onomatopoeia the formation of a word from a
sound associated with what is named
(e.g. cuckoo, sizzle ).
Personification is a figure of speech in which
an idea or thing is given human attributes Wild flowers
and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were were dancing to
human the music of
breeze.

Gnarled and
twisted fingers of
trees stretched to
touch the ground

Giant trees
stretched to
reach the sky .
 Woodland Settings

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 Forest Setting
It was a bright sunny Sunday afternoon, when
Peter decided to visit the near by woods. The
entrance to the woods was like a giant archway
of a church. He could hear the buzzing of the Identify the adjectives,
bees and eerie sounds of the wild. There was a adverbs simile,
thin muddy trail leading into the woods. personification and
Initially it was as noisy as a market but as he onomatopoeia used to
walked in it was as calm as graveyard. He describe the forest
stopped frequently to admire the lush green
forest. The rustling leaves were whispering to
him. Wild flowers danced in the gentle breeze.
In distance he could hear gurgling and
splashing of the river stream.
 MAIN TASK
• Level 1 To write a paragraph
describing a setting using
adverbs, adjectives and
simile.
• Level 2 To write a paragraph
describing a setting using
adverbs, adjectives ,simile
and onomatopoeia.
• Level 3 write a paragraph
describing a setting using
adverbs, adjectives ,simile,
onomatopoeia and
personification.
 Seaside Settings

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 Haunted House Settings

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So what did we learn today
 Can you use your 5 senses to write about this setting?

What does it smell like? What can you hear? What can you see?

What can you taste? What can you touch?

 Can you use your 5 senses to write about this setting?

What does it smell like? What can you hear? What can you see?

What can you taste? What can you touch?