In writing, Year 3 are tasked with a spooky setting description. The purpose of this is to use skills, such as expanded noun phrases and rich vocabulary, for descriptive purposes. So far this week, we (the reader) have put ourselves in the shoes of an illustrator. To begin, our canvas is blank. When reading a good example of a setting description, our canvas begins to fill with everything the writer wants us to see, hear, feel, touch, smell and so on. By the end of the paragraph, we have a full idea of what the setting would be like.
Next, we had a go at writing a short class setting based on the picture below. Here’s the fantastic piece the children came up with!
In the middle of nowhere, an eerie, abandoned house stood silently like a solitary statue. The grass seemed to have a blanket of ash resting on top. Cautiously stepping closer, I heard creaky floorboards. An army of goosebumps invaded my arms.
Help at home:
Explore your child’s current reading book with them and pick out some rich vocabulary that may suit a spooky setting description! We will share these ideas in our lessons and add them to our word wall.