Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus; it provides children with a language toolkit with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary, experiment with language and sentence structure and build up narratives based around settings, characters and creatures.
Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus; it provides children with a language toolkit with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary, experiment with language and sentence structure and build up narratives based around settings, characters and creatures.
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'.
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Dedication Acknowledgements Preface Introduction How to use this book PART 1 - SETTINGS Landscapes CHAPTER 1 Woods, forests, jungles and rainforests CHAPTER 2 Mountains CHAPTER 3 Caves CHAPTER 4 Beaches, islands and deserts CHAPTER 5 Cold Climates CHAPTER 6 Ground and paths CHAPTER 7 Streams, rivers, lakes and waterfalls CHAPTER 8 Sea and waves SETTLEMENTS CHAPTER 9 Cities, towns and villages CHAPTER 10 Roads CHAPTER 11 Gardens CHAPTER 12 Buildings CHAPTER 13 Doors, halls, corridors and stairs CHAPTER 14 Rooms ATMOSPHERE CHAPTER 15 Dawn and dusk CHAPTER 16 Seasons CHAPTER 17 Rain, mist and fog CHAPTER 18 Wind, thunder and lightning CHAPTER 19 Smell and touch CHAPTER 20 Sound PART 2 - CHARACTERS APPEARANCE CHAPTER 21 Age, height and shape CHAPTER 22 Face CHAPTER 23 Eyes CHAPTER 24 Mouth, teeth, nose and ears CHAPTER 25 Hands and fingers CHAPTER 26 Hair and facial hair CHAPTER 27 Clothes CHAPTER 28 Voice EMOTIONS & PERSONALITY CHAPTER 29 Excited, happy CHAPTER 30 Concentrating, determined CHAPTER 31 Sympathetic, caring CHAPTER 32 Relieved CHAPTER 33 Angry, irritated, aggressive, impatient CHAPTER 34 Cold, evil, arrogant, sly CHAPTER 35 Frightened, timid CHAPTER 36 Nervous, embarrassed, shy CHAPTER 37 Sad, miserable CHAPTER 38 Tired CHAPTER 39 Pain PART 3 - CREATURES CHAPTER 40 Parts, size, shape, colour and covering CHAPTER 41 Head CHAPTER 42 Eyes CHAPTER 43 Arms and legs CHAPTER 44 Wings and tails CHAPTER 45 Smell and sound CHAPTER 46 Movement CHAPTER 47 Habitat CHAPTER 48 Abilities and actions CHAPTER 49 Weapons and destruction PART 4 - GRAMMAR IN A CREATIVE CONTEXT SECTION 1 WORDS CHAPTER 50 Word Classes Classification CHAPTER 51 Word Classes Summary Table CHAPTER 52 Word Clines (Shades of Meaning) CHAPTER 53 Adverbs SECTION 2 PHRASES AND CLAUSES CHAPTER 54 Subject and predicate CHAPTER 55 Grammar tools CHAPTER 56 What each craft tool adds to a sentence CHAPTER 57 Poetry CHAPTER 58 Connecting sentences, paragraphs, scenes SECTION 3 SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION CHAPTER 59 Sentence construction investigations CHAPTER 60 Sentence imitation CHAPTER 61 Sentence combining CHAPTER 62 Sentence combining Poetry CHAPTER 63 Summarising Non-fiction texts CHAPTER 64 Creating a sentence combining exercise CHAPTER 65 De-combining to correct errors and confused constructions CHAPTER 66 Sentence expansion CHAPTER 67 Modelled sentences CHAPTER 68 How to build an action scene CHAPTER 69 Sentence Combining: SCIR - The Wolf Bibliography
