To create an
interesting recount
of the holidays.
How did you spend
your holiday?
You have 3 minutes to find out how your talk partner
spent their holiday.
With your talk partner,
how many exciting
adjectives can you
generate for the word:
Holiday
An Extraordinary Holiday
So during my holidays,
the 3 most exciting
activities were:
1) Extreme skydiving
2) Failing to climb Grand Sasso
3) Painting in the style of Jackson Pollock.
In pairs, think of 3 or 4
really exciting holiday
activities...
You have 3 minutes
In the 1st paragraph, you need
to:
Opening paragraph
Will you believe me? I'm
not sure that you will when
I describe how I spent my
amazing winter holidays.
The adventurous activities
and ME, Ms Woods of all
people, partaking in them.
It was awesome. Are you
brave enough to read on?
Rhetorical questions
Who, what, when....
Emotion / feelings
Adjectives, adventurous
vocabulary
Connectives
You have 5 mins to
write
An opening paragraph that grabs the reader's attention!
With your talk partner,
how many exciting
adjectives can you
generate for the word:
Went
Second Paragraph (1st event)
The first day of the holidays, was spent
jumping out of a plane. Scary. My stomach
Time opener
was in my mouth and I felt totally
Passive voice (was spent)
helpless. Free-falling at 200kmph, my life
1 word sentence to describe feelings
flashed before my eyes as the ground
-ing opener
zoomed in front of me. Although my heart
Metaphor (my life flashed before my eyes)
was pounding, I flew like a bird,
Complex sentence(although my...)
experiencing the exhilaration of hurtling
Powerful verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs
towards the snow capped peak. As quick
Simile time opener
as a flash, my parachute opened and I
Short sentence with exclamation
sailed graciously down to my anxious
Ending sentence: reflection
family. What an experience! It was out of
Connectives
this world and an unforgettable memory
that I will enjoy replaying in my mind.
Third Paragraph (2nd event)
A couple of days later, bored with the
monotony of household chores, I returned
to the mountains to climb the face of Gran
Sasso. Generally, it takes more than a
climb to terrify me. It wasn't the route that
was too difficult but I didn't feel right. Even
though I knew how to tie a figure of eight,
my friend had to help me as my hands
were shaking so much. Eventually, I
managed to climb within one hundred
metres of the summit. Then I froze. I
could not control the tears as they froze to
my face like icicles. I had lost it. Carrying
my hurt pride, I trudged slowly down the
mountain with my friends politely not
saying a word
!
Time openers
Complex sentences (bored with the...
Even though I knew... Carrying my hurt
pride....)
Generalisation ( generally, usually, never,
always)
Short sentence for effect
Simile
Adjectives, adverbs, powerful verbs
Connectives
Fourth Paragraph (3rd event)
After the disappointment of extreme rock
climbing, I turned my hand to creating my
very own Jackson Pollock! I crept into the
depths of the garage and grabbed as many
different coloured paints that I could carry.
Many people believe that to create a
masterpiece like Jackson Pollock, all one
has to do is shake the paint and splatter it
all over the canvas. Thirty minutes later,
after much splishing and splashing, my
creation was finished. All of a sudden, the
front door flew open and there was a
piercing scream...
"What on earth have you done?" echoed
around the room as I looked up and realised
that I had Jackson Pollocked not only the
canvas but the walls, floor, furniture and
even the cats!
Time opener
Adjectives, adverbs, powerful verbs
Passive voice (was spent)
Onomatopoeia
Quotation
Connectives
Humour
With your talk partner,
how many exciting
adjectives can you
generate for the word:
Nice
Fifth and SixthParagraphs
(ending and reflection)
Finally, the remainder of my holiday was
spent scrubbing the paint off the walls and
bathing the cat in order to restore the
house to normality. Maybe next winter, I'll
settle for a more traditional holiday - what
do you think?
All in all, it had to be my best holiday ever,
even though it meant clearing up for ten
whole days! So, if you fancy a wild holiday,
you could always give me a call, it will be
an adventurous mix of excitement and
disaster - are you sure you are brave
enough to handle that?
Time opener
Adjectives, adverbs, powerful verbs
Rhetorical question
Connectives
Ending opener
Rhetorical question
Adjectives, adverbs,
Generalisation ( generally, usually, never,
always)
Refer back to beginning - being brave