Service Description

Phase 2: It is a 1-to-3 course. The main focus of each course is learning how to write fluently and effectively in English with varied sentence structure, ambitious vocabulary and a variety of figurative language. Our courses for the younger students will focus primarily on story telling and writing descriptions and gradually increase in challenge and range of tasks until the students are working on descriptive, narrative, persuasive, discursive and informative writing towards GCSE-level. Each course includes areas designed to build a student’s confidence, ways to improve their writing in terms of sentence structure, vocabulary and figurative language, and lots of hints and tips for how to boost their mark in an exam situation. We also factor in past papers from a variety of well-known independent schools to prepare the students for the range of exams that they may take. Creative Writing – DESCRIPTION – Phase 2 1 - Introduction to descriptive writing – MINI SAGAS - Introductory session to assess students’ level – covering use of vocabulary, varied sentences & figurative language. 2 - Figurative Language 1 – Similes & Metaphors & Openers 3 - Figurative Language 2 – Personification & Hyperbole 4 - Figurative Language 3 – Alliteration, Assonance (Oxymoron & Pathetic Fallacy 13+) 5 - Figurative Language 3 – Consolidating Techniques -SHAMPOO and SOAP 6 - Setting Description 1 - Using figurative language, five senses, colour & ambitious vocab 7 - Setting Description 2 – Zooming in Technique & Show Don’t Tell 8 - Character Description – Appearance, Personality Traits and Context 9 - Introducing a Character into a Setting – Consolidating Last Three Lessons 10 - Varied Sentence Structure & Suspense – Simple, Compound & Complex & Suspense Techniques Final Homework – Exam Style Assessment & Feedback