Descriptosaurus: Supporting Creative Writing for Ages 8–14
£21.80£29.40 (-26%)
Now in a fully updated third edition, Descriptosaurus is the first book for creative writing that is a thematic expansion of a dictionary and a thesaurus; it provides children with a comprehensive resource with which to expand their descriptive vocabulary, experiment with language and sentence structure and build up narratives based around settings, characters and creatures.
Descriptosaurus positions the word, zooms in on it to examine the meaning, expands it into phrases, and then provides alternatives in words, phrases and sentences; the model was created and refined over a number of years as a result of feedback from children inside and outside the classroom as to the resources they required to inspire and assist them with their writing. For reluctant writers or those faced with blank page syndrome, it provides essential starting points to encourage putting pen to paper, not only inspiring children, but also building their confidence, encouraging them to use, apply and create using the correct grammatical structures, and adding colour to their writing through evaluation and experimentation.
New features for this updated third edition include:
- Sample poems
- Word banks and model sentences to provide a step-by-step process for development of vocabulary and understanding of phrase, clause and sentence structure
- Contextualised grammar and punctuation instruction and guidance
- Units of work where the models can be incorporated in a creative focus
- A companion website containing all the features of the book, games, planning sheets and vocabulary builders
This is an ideal resource to dramatically improve children’s creative writing for all KS2 primary and KS3 secondary English teachers, literacy coordinators and parents. It would also make an excellent classroom book for PGCE students, particularly Primary PGCE with English specialism.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Routledge, 3rd edition (16 Nov. 2017) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 302 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1138093025 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1138093027 |
| Reading age | 10 years and up |
| Dimensions | 20.57 x 2.29 x 29.72 cm |
by Amazon Customer
Wow – The quickest delivery ever!! Thank you.
by Kay
I bought this book for my daughter. Her English writing improved a lot . I am happy to see it.
by Rebecca Hutchinson
A must have for all children who enjoy creative writing. It gives you relevant words and sentences to assist with your writing depending on the mood or the scene.
Totally worth it!
by Lee Mei Wo Vennica
Descriptosaurus is a resource that I use often in teaching writing. I believe it makes my job easier and also helps the children I teach write better.
by Diagonallyacross
Was useful around key stage 2 to help with writing
by Sonia Maria Duarte Pintor
This is one of my favourite books which I have been wanting to buy and use for so long. Being a primary teacher, this book is amazing to refer to to enhance the children’s language within creative writing. A great book!
by Wasif Mir
The product was delivered safely and very quickly once my order was placed. Quality product from a top seller.
by Sonia Maria Duarte Pintor
I like the content of the book as my friend recommended and I thought would be interesting for my son. However, as you can see on the pictures, the book is damaged. Arrived today !!! Just now! I am disappointed as it seems like this book was used before. I don’t like to buy used books or if they are second hand they need to.be immaculate. In the description of the product didn’t mention it was used! Otherwise I wouldn’t risk on buying it. I am disappointed as myself and my son take good care of books and this one will be in contrast with the ones we have on our shelf for years and that are in better condition than this one that I received today .