Co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme ofthe European Union
ACTIVITY: Age group: 8-10 years old Skills to learn: How to write an interesting, descriptive story opening. Materials: DASH? letters displayed on wall, whiteboards to model and develop sentences.
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Description of the activity: Use the DASH? philosophy to encourage pupils to create descriptive and exciting story openers. By following this structure, children develop the skills to use adjectives, similes and idioms in their work. Encourage pupils to perform their openers to the whole class, and encourage questioning e.g. What do you thinkwill happen next? etc
What Is a DASH Paragraph? Uslng DASH cam h.elp you to matze your paragraphs really excltlng to hook your reader in and make them want to read on. DASH paragraphs can help to add tenslon, atrnosphere and su.spense to your wrltlng. Each sentence In a DAS H paragraph needs to follow thls patterr-i... Oescriotion 1- Describe the setting using ambitious adjectives. Action. 2- Mabe something exciting kappen!
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Soeech 3- Have your rnalrl charucter(s) speafc to react to the action.
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