Sight - The red can
Sound - clanged down the stairs">
Imagery: Sensory Detail Lessons
Lesson One
- Reflection Write: If you could have any object what would it be?
- Sensory Detail: Discuss and Complete Activity
sheet
Sight - The red can
Sound - clanged down the stairs, sloshing
Smell - Pepsi on the walls. A sweet aroma filled the
hall, |
Taste - mixing with the metallic
air,
Touch - coating my throat like a stale
brownie*.
*=simile: a comparison using the word like or as. |
- Inference Riddles
See description.
-Students create one in class.
-Students create two for homework.
Lesson Two
- Reflection Write: Describe an experience you remember fondly.
- Share 5 riddles, then collect homework.
These riddles paint a scene, so are appropriately called: Scene
Snapshots
- Character Snapshot
- In pairs, students will paint a portrait in words, describing their partner
using:
all five senses and one simile. 100 words minimum.
- ALSO, bring tomorrow a scarf of shirt for a blind fold, plus a towel for a bib.
Expect to get a little messy.
- Optional Homework: In a book you are reading, copy a character description.
Include your own sensory details for the senses NOT included in the book.
Lesson Three
- Reflection Write: What do the following colors feel
(touch) like?
Blue, Red, White
- Share 6 Character Snapshots from books, then collect homework.
- Watch the visually impaired camp kitchen scene from the movie, Mask.
- In partners, one will be blindfolded and handed objects to describe, using all
senses but sight. The other partner will transcribe the descriptions. The two
will trade places halfway through the activity. Guess the color of each object based
on touch alone.
- X-Credit: Describe tonight's meal using sensory detail (all 5) and 2
similes (150 word minimum)
- Homework: Sensory Detail Exam (see details) Due in three days.
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