Describing a cityscape (KS2)

Teacher notes

Explore a cityscape in Hong Kong and use figurative language in descriptive writing. You may want to allow more than one lesson to complete this task, depending on how quickly students work through their exploration of the storyworld. **Lyfta core themes:** Learning and Growth, Culture and Identity. **Lyfta core skills and values:**Communication, Creativity and Innovation. **SDGs:** 11. **English KS2 skills** **Year 3/4 writing composition:** - Plan their writing by discussing ideas - Building a varied and rich vocabulary - Organise paragraphs around a theme - Evaluate and edit writing by assessing the effectiveness of their own writing and suggesting improvements **Year 5/6 writing composition:** - Plan their writing by noting and developing initial ideas - Selecting appropriate vocabulary, understanding how such choices can change and enhance meaning - Structure their writing by using a wide range of devices to build cohesion within and across paragraphs - Evaluate and edit writing by assessing the effectiveness of their own writing - Evaluate and edit writing by proposing changes to vocabulary, grammar and punctuation to enhance effects and clarify meaning