Descriptosaurus: Supporting Creative Writing for Ages 8-14 (Hardcover) - Hardcover

Wilcox, Alison

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0415468353 ISBN 13: 9780415468350

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

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 the following areas:

• Settings – landscapes, settlements and atmosphers
• Characters – appearance, emotions and personality
• Creatures – appearance, abilities and habitats.

This model was created as a result of feedback from children as to the resources they required to inspire and assist them with their writing. For reluctant writers or those faced with blank page syndrome, Descriptosaurus provides useful starting points to encourage putting pen to paper. Using Descriptosaurus will not only inspire children, it will build their confidence and dramatically improve the content of their writing.

About this title

About the Author

Alison Wilcox has extensive teaching experience throughout all the age groups in primary schools in England and Scotland. Colleagues describe her methods as 'innovative and inspirational to even the most reluctant of writers.'

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415468353
• ISBN 13: 9780415468350
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 248