Planning - CCEAThe five senses

It’s always a good idea to plan before you write. You can gather your main ideas, list vocabulary you’d like to include and map out your structure in a way that makes writing easier.

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The five senses

Using your five senses to focus your ideas is a very practical way to plan.

You don’t have to use all five senses at once but you could choose two or three at a time.

Think about these questions:

  • What do you see?
  • What do you hear?
  • What do you smell?
  • What can you touch? What do you feel?
  • What do you taste?

Getting started

Stand outside in your back garden and list things you can see, hear, smell, feel and taste for 15 minutes.

If you can’t do this outside, sit in your house and do it!