8. Creative Writing - Explanatory 1/2

Explanatory Writing

Module 8

The next slide will show
the starter task and marking guidance.

​Creative writing marking

​In all writing lessons - at the beginning of the lesson your previous writing will have been marked and look like this

​Creative writing marking

​Green is for a really great aspect of your writing
Orange is usally a grammar or spelling mistak
Red : a challenge to improve your writing in some way

​Creative writing marking

​Please spend 5 minutes completing the tasks in your marking

If you have already done this, have a go at the starter task for today!

Date 9.10.25
Title: Explanatory writing

Starter: Please write two sentences about your favourite food using as many adjectives and adverbs as possible

Purpose

• The purpose of informative writing is to share knowledge and facts

• Informative writing often answers questions like "why" and "how."

• It is also called "expository" or "explanatory" writing.

Audience

Since this style of writing is meant to explain, instruct, or define in an unbiased manner, the audience is someone who wants to learn about a topic.

Forms

Informative writing can be presented in many forms:

• paragraph

• essay

• brochure

• article

• report

• interview

• Recipes

• Instructions

WRITING A RECIPE

Include:

• Article Opener : Exciting introduction of the recipe

• What we need: List of ingredients - with specific measurements

• Recipe instructions: Using time adverbials or imperative

• Bonus: Facts about the recipe/food you use e.g "you may want to buy locally sourced free-range eggs to ensure freshness."

• Tips or hints: "Be careful here when using a sharp knife, don't use without adult assitance."

How to make an Egg Sandwich

Ingredients

• ​ 2 soft-boiled free range eggs

• 2 slices of fresh, wholemeal bread.

• ​1 large jar of organic mayonnaise

• ​Salt and pepper (freshly ground)

Utensils

​ 1 dinner plate

​ 1 large bowl

​1 sharp bread knife
1 saucepan
2 spoons

​What adjectives have I included here?

How to make a sandwich

​Task (5 - 10 minutes)
Now it is your turn to create a list of ingredients and utensils list for your sandwich

- think about what you will need carefully and include powerful adjectives

Extension - ensure you have included a specific quantity and some ingredients/utensils have adjectives before them.

Let's review our work together and see if we can help improve some work as a class

Would anyone like to share their work ?

How to make a sandwich

Now we have finished our ingredients and utensils list it's time to begin the instructions. Let's write some together.

Open Ended

Write the FIRST STEP "How to Make EGG SANDWICH" based from the guided picture.

First, ________________________.

Open Ended

Write the SECOND STEP "How to Make an Egg Sandwich" based on the guided picture.

Next, ________________________.

Open Ended

Write the THIRD STEP "How to Make an Egg Sandwich" based on the guided picture.

Then, ________________________.

Open Ended

Write the FOURTH STEP "How to Make an Egg Sandwich" based on the guided picture.

Put _____________________.

Open Ended

Write the FIFTH STEP "How to Make an Egg Sandwich" based on the guided picture.

Then, ________________________.

Open Ended

Write the SIXTH STEP "How to Make an Egg Sandwich" based on the guided picture.

Next, ________________________.

Open Ended

Write the SEVENTH STEP "How to Make an Egg Sandwich" based on the guided picture.

Finally, ________________________.

Instructions example:

• First, gently mash your soft- boiled eggs with a fork

• Next, carefully add a dash of salt and pepper to your mashed eggs.

• Afterwards, add a generous two tablespoons of organic mayonnaise to your eggs and mix in

• Put the butter onto the bread, gently spreading the softened butter

• Finally, assemble your sandwich adding the egg mixture on to one slice of bread, placing the other slice on top. Enjoy your delicious sandwich!

Instruction list
Task - (10-15 minutes) write your precise instructions list, using the time adverbials below

• First,

• Next,

• Afterwards,

• Put

• Finally,
  Challenge use adverbs such as gently, carefully, slowly, generously, quickly to your instruction list.

Let's review our work together and see if we can help improve some work as a class

Would anyone like to share their work ?

Part II: Extension

Recipe Opening

Example Opening

Are you a disaster when it comes to cooking? Do you want to make an edible meal for once? Try my 5 easy steps to a sensational, delicious egg sandwich. It's easy, I promise!

My easy-to-follow recipe is packed full of freshness that will tingle your taste buds. It’s not just about how to make this superb sandwich, the organic ingredients are vital to ensuring rich, lasting flavour. This light, refreshing lunch takes us on a journey using only the best ingredients from local farms.

Checklist for a recipe opening

• Rhetorical questions

• Powerful adjectives to describe your recipe

• Imperative verbs to involve your reader

• Facts about the recipe/food/origin of the dish.

• Other lingusitic features for effect

Task

Create your own recipe opening using these sentence starters


Are you a disaster when......
Do you want to .....?

Try my easy steps to a ......

My easy-to-follow recipe is ....... It’s not just about how to make this .....,
The ingredients are .....
This light, refreshing lunch is.....

Challenge Task

Using the pictures below as inspiration and the adjective word mat can you create your own unique recipe, including the following

• Opener

• Ingredients/Utensils

• Recipe

  Remember to include powerful adjectives and imperative verbs