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Descriptosaurus: Myths & Legends builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and, within the context of myths and legends, 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 heroes, gods and supernatural beings to create a legendary story.
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.
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Descriptosaurus: Myths & Legends builds on the vocabulary and descriptive phrases introduced in the original bestselling Descriptosaurus and, within the context of myths and legends, 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 heroes, gods and supernatural beings to create a legendary story.
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.
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.
Myths & Legends
Alison Wilcox
First published 2016
by Routledge
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2016 Alison Wilcox
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Names: Wilcox, Alison, author.
Title: Descriptosaurus : myths and legends / Alison Wilcox.
Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2016.
Identifiers: LCCN 2015031446| ISBN 9781138858701 (hbk.) |
ISBN 9781138858718 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781315717746 (ebk.)
Subjects: LCSH: Creative writing (Elementary education) |
Description (Rhetoric)Study and teaching (Elementary) |
VocabularyStudy and teaching (Elementary)
Classification: LCC LB1576 .W48759 2016 | DDC 372.62/3dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015031446
ISBN: 978-1-138-85870-1 (hbk)
ISBN: 978-1-138-85871-8 (pbk)
ISBN: 978-1-315-71774-6 (ebk)
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My name might be on the front cover, but to complete this book took the help and support of a great many people. Without the unerring belief and support of my family and friends, I might never have reached the finishing line. Thanks to Andrew, Robert and Kitty for their patience and understanding; to my loyal black labradors, Alfie and Monty; to my wonderful parents, Ann and John, and to my friends, Gail and Jinny.
Bruce Roberts at Routledge has been the mastermind behind the Descriptosaurus series, and as always, I owe him an immense gratitude for his wise words, guidance and support. Sarah Richardsons efforts have been tireless and I am extremely grateful for her input and support.
Maggie Lindsey-Jones and her team at Keystroke have been exceptional.
The work of the National Literacy Trust is absolutely essential in helping to raise standards in literacy and their involvement was vital in creating the momentum to get the project started.
To Katie and Tom. I hope you enjoy reading about your adventures!
When I first decided to write Descriptosaurus it was because my experience of teaching creative writing to children had revealed that many had great imaginations and lots of ideas, but did not have the descriptive vocabulary to communicate these effectively. This was partly due to a lack of reading or a passive involvement with a text so that the techniques and vocabulary were not absorbed. I have been delighted with the response to the original work and have seen many fabulous examples of descriptive writing.
After writing Descriptosaurus , I returned to the classroom to conduct further research on different ways to use the resource. It became evident that one of the weaknesses in childrens texts was the way they connected their writing. Often the pace of their writing was dramatically slowed by lengthy, unnecessary detail because they didnt have the vocabulary to move the story on to another scene. I also found that displaying the text on the whiteboard and modelling the process was extremely effective. This was why the second edition included a CD and a section on connectives and adverbs.
In 2013, I collaborated with the National Literacy Trust on a descriptive writing competition. I was astounded by the response and the quality of the entries. I think that too much attention is given to the apparent decreasing standards in schools, particularly in literacy, and not enough media attention given to the outstanding young writers and teachers in our classrooms today. The work and support of the National Literacy Trust are vital in maintaining and improving these standards.
As part of the process, the National Literacy Trust analysed the genres children chose in their descriptive pieces. It is important that children are given the opportunity to develop their interests and passions. To ensure that children are engaged and enthused with creative writing, it is vital that they are, where possible, given a choice. The four genres that stood out as by far the most popular were: ghost stories; adventure; fantasy; and myths and legends, which is why we have decided to concentrate on these four areas.
The original research and model for Descriptosaurus arose as a result of teaching a unit on myths and legends. There was a wealth of resources to spark the pupils creativity, and the texts were a treasure trove of excellent descriptive vocabulary and the use of figurative language. As the pupils knowledge of the plots, themes, structures, characters and creatures became familiar, the ideas for using the formula and stories to create their own myths and legends became more and more imaginative. However, it soon became clear that when tackling the written task, the pupils imaginations were being stifled by a lack of descriptive vocabulary to transfer the images and scenes to paper. Giving the pupils a wealth of vocabulary and descriptive tools to draw from, not only improved the quality of their writing, but unleashed some formidable imaginations.
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