* Early Years/Key stage 1 version of bestselling 'classic' Descriptosaurus
* Tried and tested formula for stimulating creative writing and overcoming 'blank page syndrome'
* Hugely respected and well known brand
* Model created based on extensive feedback from children, teachers and educational professionals
* Trialled in numerous schools and other settings
Alison Wilcox is a Law and Economics graduate from Cardiff University, who worked as a primary-school teacher for many years. Whilst teaching, she developed Descriptosaurus to scaffold and improve children's creative writing, with dramatic results, and she made the decision to give up full-time teaching to work on the Descriptosaurus series. To keep up to date with current practices in schools, Alison undertakes brief teaching assignments, works with schools to develop new resources and conducts workshops for schools and teaching alliances.
Adam Bushnell was a primary-school teacher and is now a published author of both fiction and academia. He has had fifteen books published for children and six books published for teachers on the teaching of writing. He works as a 'visiting author' in the UK and internationally, delivering writing workshops for primary school aged children. He also offers CPD (Continuing Professional Development) for schools and delivers keynote speeches at conferences about reading and writing in education.
Introduction
How to use this book
Part 1: Settings: Landscapes
1 Forests and woods
2 Hills and mountains
3 Seas and oceans
4 Islands and beaches
5 Caves
6 Modern street
7 Sounds
8 Smells
9 Touch
10 Sun
11 Wind
12 Rain
13 Thunder and lightning
Part 2: Characters
14 Characters' appearance
15 Characters (heroes) - personality
16 Characters (heroes) - animals
17 Characters (villains) - personality
18 Characters (villains) - animals
19 Defeating a villain
20 Dialogue
Part 3: Resources for 'Language in action'
21 'The Ninjabread Girl'
22 Modelled sentences
23 Innovating sentences model
24 Coordination and subordination
25 'Captain Moody and his pirate crew'
26 Modelled sentences
27 Innovating sentences model
28 Coordination and subordination
29 'Ruby Red'
30 Modelled sentences
31 Innovating sentences model
32 Coordination and subordination
33 'Jack and the Crystal Fang'
34 Modelled sentences
35 Innovating sentences model
36 Coordination and subordination
Part 4: 'Language in action' templates
Plot outline
Scene outline
Collecting descriptive words and phrases
Sentence parts and structure
Stretching a sentence
Experimenting with vocabulary and sentences