Observing and describing in Storm Boy 6: Describing action

About Standards
Detailed practice
Story - Narrative
Middle years and up
Storm Boy
Colin Thiele
project
dramatic action
vivid description
environment
setting
poetic style
lyrical prose
rescue sequence
simile
metaphor
word choice
controlling pace
pacing
Purpose
Create a vivid description of characters acting within a dynamic landscape.
Description
In this lesson we model one of the most dramatic moments in Storm Boy, the rescue of a fisherman during the big storm. Unlike many of the other Storm Boy lessons, this snippet zooms in on small details, but it maintains a strong connection between the action and the surrounding environment.
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