Manifold
Manor writing exercises
| Date | Task | Mark / comment |
| 24th November | A description of Manifold Manor in the style of the National Trust Handbook. | |
| 1st December | Comparison between the way poems describe places and the way the National trust Handbook describes its properties. | |
| 8th December | Opening to a novel | |
| 15th December | The complex/ simple sentence trick: describing a derelict mansion | |
| 17th December | Test: In the Formal Garden |
Targets for writing next time:
Sentence
construction and punctuation
1. review and develop the meaning, clarity, organisation and impact of complex
sentences in your own writing;
2. use the full range of punctuation to clarify and emphasise meaning for a
reader;
3. write with differing degrees of formality, relating vocabulary and grammar
to context, e.g. using the active or passive voice;
4. integrate speech, reference and quotation effectively into what you write.
Paragraphing
and cohesion
5. evaluate your ability to shape ideas rapidly into cohesive paragraphs;
6. compare and use different ways of opening, developing, linking and completing
paragraphs.