Observing and describing in Storm Boy 5: Describing the weather

About Standards
Detailed practice
Story - Narrative
Middle years and up
Storm Boy
Colin Thiele
project
describing weather
dynamic systems
environmental description
natural forces
distanced perspective
dramatic events
lyrical prose
poetic style
rising action
building up
metaphor
simile
word choice
dramatic action
escalation
alliteration
rhythm
evoking mood
Purpose
Describe a weather event as a dynamic system over time.
Description
In stories about the natural world, weather is often an important source of drama. One of the central dramatic moments in Storm Boy is the arrival of a great storm. This passage takes the same zoomed-out perspective we've seen in other lessons, describing the storm as it grows over time and how it impacts on Storm Boy.
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