Lesson 5 Concrete Language and Sensory Details

Concrete and Sensory Details

Lesson 6

Targets

I ask questions when I am curious, concerned, or confused.

HOSA Target

I can explain how concrete language and sensory details convey experiences and events precisely.

I can make connections between word choice and purpose.

Learning Targets

Multiple Choice

Choose the more concrete sentence.

• Everything looked inviting.

• The homemade potato salad and the apple pie looked inviting.

Open Ended

What does the writer want you to know about potato salad and apple pie?

Multiple Choice

Choose the more concrete sentence.

• He showed satisfaction as he took possession of his well-earned reward.

• He grinned as he pocketed the coin.

Open Ended

What does the author want you to know?

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most specific?

• Michael Jordan

• basketball player

• olympic player

• business man

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is most specific?

• apple tree

• new apple tree

• tree

• vegetation

Open Ended

Rewrite this sentence using sensory details:

She was sad today.

Open Ended

Rewrite this sentence using sensory details:

The room was cold.

Concrete Language and Sensory Details Sort

​How are these sentences different?

Think/Pair/Share

Exit Ticket

Pick ONE example of concrete language and ONE example of sensory details then answer the question about the quote you chose.