JAN31 Imagery

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Grade 4 Read/Write

Teacher Facing
January 31, 2025

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Submit a Student Assistance Form (SAF) to notify a caring professional

about your needs. A SAF can be submitted to connect you to

resources/services for:

Do You Have a Need? Submit a SAF

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•Mental Health

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Materials

Student

Teacher

● LSAE Packet

● Slide Deck

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LEARNER and

SECURING

LO:

SWBAT describe how the author's use

of imagery achieves specific purposes.

Ⓢ 4.10(D) describe how the author's use of imagery, literal and figurative language such as simile and metaphor, and sound devices such as

alliteration and assonance achieves specific purposes

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Academic Vocabulary

imagery

(noun)

words that create images

in the reader’s mind

sensory language

(noun)

descriptive words and
phrases that appeal to

the senses

visualize

(noun)

to imagine what

something is like by

forming a mental image

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HOT Question

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Real Life Connection

What is the
most likely

reason authors
use imagery?

Author’s most likely
use imagery to…

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It is a literary device that
writers use to create vivid
_______________ or
____________________ for the
reader.

It involves using __________ or
________ language that
appeals to the reader's senses
of sight, hearing, taste, touch,
or smell.

Imagery

descriptive

mental images
sensory experiences

sensory

The fragrant, silky pie
fills your mouth with
autumn spices and
buttery sweetness.

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It is a literary device that
writers use to create vivid
_______________ or
____________________ for the
reader.

It involves using __________ or
________ language that
appeals to the reader's senses
of sight, hearing, taste, touch,
or smell.

Imagery

descriptive

mental images
sensory experiences

sensory

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Five Senses

Sight

Hearing

Smell

Taste

Touch

Sensory Language

● authors often use words that

appeal to our five senses.

● Reading sensory language helps

us connect to the text.

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The waves crash and
roar, while seagulls cry

overhead.

What descriptive details

did the author use in this

sentence?

The authors uses the

words_________ which appeals

to the sense__________.

Five Senses

Sight

Hearing

Smell

Taste

Touch

Sick

By Shel Silverstein

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A.She is genuinely very

ill.

B.She dislikes her

teacher and
classmates.

C.She exaggerates a list

of symptoms to avoid
school.

D.She prefers staying

home to play with her
toys.

What is the main
reason Peggy Ann

McKay says she

cannot go to

school?

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A.She is genuinely very

ill.

B.She dislikes her

teacher and
classmates.

C.She exaggerates a list

of symptoms to avoid
school.

D.She prefers staying

home to play with her
toys.

What is the main
reason Peggy Ann

McKay says she

cannot go to

school?

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In line 13, "I cough and sneeze and gasp
and choke" suggests that the speaker is
_________________________.

feeling scared about going to school

pretending to have severe symptoms

recovering from an actual illness

overwhelmed by a serious condition

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In line 13, "I cough and sneeze and gasp
and choke" suggests that the speaker is
_________________________.

feeling scared about going to school

pretending to have severe symptoms

recovering from an actual illness

overwhelmed by a serious condition

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A.To show the speaker’s creativity in describing her "illness."

B.To suggest the speaker’s genuine discomfort.

C.To emphasize the humor of her exaggerated complaints.

D.To describe how quickly her symptoms are getting worse.

E.To show the serious nature of her condition.

What is the most likely reason the poet uses
imagery in lines 15 through 18?

Select TWO correct answers.

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A.To show the speaker’s creativity in describing her "illness."

B.To suggest the speaker’s genuine discomfort.

C.To emphasize the humor of her exaggerated complaints.

D.To describe how quickly her symptoms are getting worse.

E.To show the serious nature of her condition.

What is the most likely reason the poet uses
imagery in lines 15 through 18?

Select TWO correct answers.

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A.Serious and

thoughtful

B.Humorous and

exaggerated

C.Sad and reflective

D.Angry and

frustrated

What tone

does the poet

use in this

poem?

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A.Serious and

thoughtful

B.Humorous and

exaggerated

C.Sad and reflective

D.Angry and

frustrated

What tone

does the poet

use in this

poem?

Diving for
Treasures

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In lines 13 and 14, "An eerie unquiet has
scarred all its treasure" suggests that the
treasure is____________________________.

hidden deep beneath the ocean

surrounded by a mysterious atmosphere

too damaged to have value

waiting to be discovered

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In lines 13 and 14, "An eerie unquiet has
scarred all its treasure" suggests that the
treasure is____________________________.

hidden deep beneath the ocean

surrounded by a mysterious atmosphere

too damaged to have value

waiting to be discovered

Recess

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A.The speaker feels

indifferent about recess.

B.The speaker appreciates

recess for giving a break
from schoolwork.

C.The speaker dislikes

recess because it
interrupts learning.

D.The speaker wishes recess

included more rules and
structure.

What is the

speaker’s

attitude toward

recess in the

poem?

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A.The speaker feels

indifferent about recess.

B.The speaker appreciates

recess for giving a break
from schoolwork.

C.The speaker dislikes

recess because it
interrupts learning.

D.The speaker wishes recess

included more rules and
structure.

What is the

speaker’s

attitude toward

recess in the

poem?

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The poet uses the figurative language in lines 7 and 8, "Your slides
are refreshing. You give us a break from a really hard test," to
show how recess feels like a relief and refreshes students after
difficult tasks. The word "refreshing" compares the slides to
something that renews or energizes, emphasizing how recess
helps students relax and enjoy themselves. This highlights the
importance of recess as a fun and necessary escape from
schoolwork.

What is the most likely reason the poet includes the figurative
language in lines 7 and 8 of the poem? Use evidence from the
text to support your answer.

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Closing