Decorator’s radio – descriptive writing

Decorator’s radio – descriptive writing
Aim: to encourage interesting and intriguing creative writing by suggesting that the students choose and select an ordinary object which belongs to a particular profession and then describe it in such a way that it brings that profession to life. A convenient way to choose and select of course is to get an online image but I have known this to work very well when a student brings in an object (remind them that the rule is nothing large or heavy and nothing valuable).
A worked example is provided to read to them to inspire this piece of creative writing.
Example
Decorator’s radio.
There it was. Sitting on the table on top of a large decorator’s cloth cover on the corner of the kitchen table. The decorator’s radio. George, who had been working as a decorator for thirty two years, said that the radio, which was a Christmas present when he started out, had been with him on every single job and was thoroughly reliable and still sounded as good as the day it was brand new.
(Continued…resource over 800 words)