Pictures for descriptive writing
This helpful resource is designed to prepare students for GCSE English Language writing questions, particularly descriptive writing tasks inspired by picture prompts.
Included with the resource are two images to support students in their creative writing activities and to help them develop their descriptive writing skills in preparation for their studies and for final examinations.
The resource contains a series of image prompts for young writers and a range of relevant techniques which can be used as the basis for a writing lesson or as ways in to strengthen student writing capabilities.
In addition, the resource includes an example task which encourages students to plan their answer to creative writing activities.
Browse additional descriptive writing resources in the GCSE English Language writing skills section.
A sample extract from the resource:
Tips for descriptive writing from an image:
- Comment on the atmosphere of the photo. In picture 1, it’s quiet and secluded.
- Approach the picture from top to bottom. In picture 1, start with the brightness of the sky and move down to describe the stones of the walls, the arch, balconies, streetlights and so on.
- Use a range of sentence structures. Make some long and complex, and use shorter ones for impact. Vary paragraph length too – it makes your writing seem confident if you can use structure, as well as language, to convey your meaning. So if you were describing the fairground in picture 2, you could write:
The fairground was irresistible. Flags fluttered between the azure helter-skelter and the sunshine-yellow Ferris wheel; it was as if the warm breeze was inviting us to surrender ourselves to the simple pleasure of twirling and spinning on this perfect summer’s day.
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