Observing and describing in Storm Boy 3: Describing a crowd

About Standards
Detailed practice
Story - Narrative
Middle years and up
Storm Boy
Colin Thiele
project
describing crowds
describing group behaviour
collective character
individual detail
observational description
point of view
pov
evoking emotion
lyrical prose
poetic style
descriptive action
word choice
distanced perspective
alliteration
rhythm
repetition
expansion
evoking mood
judging
thoughts
feelings
Purpose
Describe a crowd of people or animals in a way that captures collective character and individual detail.
Description
Descriptions of crowds can be challenging because a crowd has a collective identity and behaviour, but is made up of many individuals. In this lesson we model a passage in which Storm Boy observes a crowd of pelicans. The description blends general observations with specific details, and then connects to Storm Boy's thoughts and feelings.
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