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E-grāmata: Descriptosaurus: Action & Adventure: Action & Adventure [Taylor & Francis e-book]

(School writer and researcher, UK)
  • Formāts: 228 pages, 6 Tables, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 24-Aug-2015
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781315717777
  • Taylor & Francis e-book
  • Cena: 146,74 €*
  • * this price gives unlimited concurrent access for unlimited time
  • Standarta cena: 209,63 €
  • Ietaupiet 30%
  • Formāts: 228 pages, 6 Tables, black and white; 16 Line drawings, black and white
  • Izdošanas datums: 24-Aug-2015
  • Izdevniecība: Routledge
  • ISBN-13: 9781315717777

Descriptosaurus: Action & Adventure builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestsellingDescriptosaurus 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.

Introduction ix
Key elements xiii
Part 1 The race
1(58)
1 Hooks to build interest and tension
3(7)
Openings
3(1)
Warning of danger to come
4(2)
The ticking clock
6(1)
A decision/plan
7(1)
What's lurking behind the door?
7(1)
Too close for comfort
8(2)
2 The journey
10(3)
3 Routes
13(9)
Cities, towns and villages
13(2)
Paths and trails
15(3)
Ground
18(4)
4 Moving closer to the destination
22(22)
Setting
23(5)
Interaction
28(13)
Reaction
41(3)
5 Secret passages and tunnels
44(15)
Secret passages
44(6)
Tunnels
50(6)
Reaction (secret passages and tunnels)
56(3)
Part 2 The chase
59(42)
6 Followed
61(6)
Characters
61(2)
Interaction
63(2)
Reaction
65(2)
7 Hiding
67(11)
Characters
67(2)
Interaction
69(5)
Reaction
74(4)
8 Pursued
78(14)
Characters (villain/allies)
78(4)
Interaction
82(7)
Reaction
89(3)
9 Trapped
92(9)
Characters/setting
92(3)
Interaction
95(2)
Reaction
97(4)
Part 3 The villain
101(50)
10 Meeting the villain
103(21)
The villain and his allies
104(11)
Dangerous animals
115(9)
11 Interaction with and reaction to the villain
124(17)
Interaction
125(12)
Reaction
137(4)
12 Captured
141(10)
Characters
142(2)
Interaction
144(4)
Reaction
148(3)
Part 4 Survival
151(62)
13 Fire, explosions, earthquakes and volcanoes
153(16)
Setting
154(8)
Interaction
162(4)
Reaction
166(3)
14 In the water
169(15)
Setting
170(5)
Interaction
175(6)
Reaction
181(3)
15 Deserts
184(14)
Setting
184(4)
Interaction
188(4)
Reaction
192(6)
16 Snow, ice and avalanches
198(15)
Setting
198(6)
Interaction
204(5)
Reaction
209(4)
Appendix
213
Planning an adventure story
Plot planning sheet
Hero planning sheet
Villain planning sheet
The race S/C-I-R sheet
The chase S/C-I-R sheet
Survival S/C-I-R sheet
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'.