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7.4 English - Monster Descriptions
This term, Year 7 have been working on a unit of work focused on the genre of horror in English. One focus of the unit was on descriptive writing.
In groups of 2-3 students were asked to write a descriptive paragraph on a designated monster with the sentence starter:
I couldn’t believe my eyes… the monster of my nightmares was standing before me in my bedroom.
The students needed to include at least one example of personification, anthropomorphism, or zoomorphism, together with one other technique covered in class. The students also worked on lifting the level of vocabulary in their writing.
The following samples are just some of the many excellent descriptions produced by 7.4. Well done to every student in 7.4!
Prepare to be scared!
Miss Hicks
Centaur I couldn’t believe my eyes… The monster of my dreams was standing before me in my bedroom. A magnificent specimen of half-human half horse stood before me, bathed in moonlight. Its golden eyes glimmered and pierced through my shallow glare. Outside, the wind whistled, breaking the long silence between me and this mysterious intruder, but still, my mix of emotions left me speechless in the face of the proud, hoofed beast. It was clear that he was powerful, in more ways than one, of course, a human’s intelligence combined with the strength of a horse. I basked in his glory, his very existence allowing me to ponder questions I had never permitted myself to ask. As if he had read his mind, he opened his mouth to utter a single word, “Hello.” By Ashlyn and Isabella |
Dragon I couldn’t believe my eyes… the monster of my nightmares was standing before me in my bedroom. The figure towered over my bed, the wings stretched over my room, covering my floor in an inevitable darkness. The breeze that flowed through the small gap between us started to diminish, leaving me little space to breathe. My room suddenly became cold, and the dragon opened its mouth, conveying strange forgotten whispers. I struggled to move, it was like the air around me had hardened. Its sinister whispers turned into an enticing call, beckoning me. I heard pleads of help, the message mixed with a variety of emotions. A scream escaped my mouth as I bolted out of the room. By Ann & Shaina |
Zombie I couldn’t believe my eyes… The monster of my nightmares was standing before me in my bedroom. A gasp escaped my dry mouth and a shiver shot down my spine, like a bolt of lightning. Its body hung menacingly silhouetted against the window. A rotten corpse with guts spewing forth, its mouldy intestines looked like snakes hanging out of its agape stomach. The putrid stench of the undead consumed the dim room like fire. It lunged forward with an aggressive, but terrifyingly unhinged growl, dragging a fleshless leg behind it. My knuckles turned white while I clutched the cold metal bed frame fearfully. Minutes felt like hours as it opened its jaws and growled. I felt it’s icy breath against my throat, then nothing. By Chris, Dawson & Roy |
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