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