SHOW, NOT TELL: The 5 Senses

Multiple Choice

A descriptive essay looks at the ______________ of a person/object/place.

• Dominant impression

• Best qualities

• Life and legacy

• Impressions

Multiple Choice

ELATES stands for?

• Emotions, language, actions, thoughts, effects on others and speech

• Emotions, looks, actions, effect on others and speech

• Effects on others, looks, affects, touch and sight

• Emotions, looks, ambiguity, tone, effects on others and sound

Dropdown

Descriptive writing does not follow a ​ ​

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structure.

Poll

Which description is better in effectively expressing the speaker’s feelings?

• Description 1

• Description 2

Labelling

Label the senses!

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Touch

Taste

Sound

Smell

Sight

Open Ended

How would you describe the field?

Dropdown

What are the five senses?​

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Multiple Choice

True or false: using the 5 senses in descriptive writing is meant to give us more insight into the character?

• True

• False

Draw

Identify and annotate the 5 senses used in this passage. You will explain HOW it is used to SHOW characteristics of the wizard.

Share with the class!

1. What sense is used in the sentence/phrase you picked?
   

2. How does it effectively convey characteristics of the wizard?

Draw

Now that we have an idea of the wizard… draw what you think he looks like!

HBL homework:
Complete the essay plan template (to be uploaded on Google Classroom)