Describing Place
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How can you prove that rocks don’t move when you’re not looking at them?
Transcript of Describing Place
How can you prove that rocks don’t move when you’re not looking at them?
Get better at describing PLACES
"I love the trails what the rocks makeI love the patterns what the mud makes
I love the stones" by Laura Jenkins
Get better at describing PLACES
Location
Sights (most
important first!)
Physical features
Human features
Sounds / smells
Feelings
Location: Racetrack Playa, Death Valley, California, USA
What is this place like?
Home Learning: “Amazing Landscapes”Find an amazing / beautiful / incredible landscape but…
don’t just “amazing landscape”
Try… Desert Icebergs Rainforest Mountains Urban Rural Iceland Glaciers, Prairie Rockies Patagonia etc…
Make your teacher want to go there by describing the place in as much detail as you can using ideas from today’s lesson.
Don’t mention the location - they have to guess where the place is. You can mark their answer!
Print a photograph of the place on a separate sheet for your notes.
Photos owned by Noel Jenkins
