Lesson 3 · Choosing Words for Effect

Set on a remote Scottish island, the story follows Charles Darnaway as he visits his uncle Gordon, whose strange behaviour is linked to shipwreck, guilt, and the dangerous rocks known as the Merry Men. The landscape, sea, and local memories all help create a mood of fear and unease.

• How to use a dictionary and thesaurus — an upgrading exercise like in our vocab lessons.
• Selecting beautiful words from a frozen tree.
• Using words appropriately vs inappropriately — vs the giant.
• Changing one word to see how the sentence and subtext changes — winter to spring.