Sensory Details and Figurative Language

Which is true about sensory details?

• The purpose is to make writing more detailed and interesting

• They describe at least one of the 5 senses

• Both are true

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following describes the sense of smell.

• He bit into the juicy apple.

• His breath was minty fresh when we spoke.

• His eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• He was singing like an injured cat.

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CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

Choose the two sentences that contain similes.

• He bit into the juicy apple.

• His breath was minty fresh when we spoke.

• His eyes were as blue as the ocean.

• He was singing like an injured cat.

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Which one of these sentences uses the sense of touch?

• The fruit tasted sweet.

• We heard a dog barking next door.

• The thorn on the rose felt sharp.

• The smell of pepper stings brought tears to his eyes.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which three sentences are examples of HYPERBOLE?

• I've told you to clean your room a million times!

• Yo mama so dumb, she thought a quarterback was a refund.

• My son was crying so long that his tears nearly flooded the room.

• He drove quickly across town to make his dentist appointment.

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CCSS.L.7.5A

CCSS.RL.7.4

Which of the following is a metaphor?

• Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get

• I was as angry as a raging bull

• Rhett and Link are the best YouTubers

• Her eyes were diamonds in the sky.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the purpose of figurative language?

• To emphasize something or make writing more interesting

• To allow characters to talk in a narrative

• The lesson or meaning of the story

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

WHat is one theme of "Why Couldn't I have Been Named Ashley?"

• Hard work always pays off.

• Do not despise your name because all names have meaning.

• A scholarship should be earned, not paid for.

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CCSS.RL.5.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

All personal narratives should have ...

• an incident, a response, and a reflection

• a metaphor, a simile, and a reflection

• a simile, hyperbole, and sensory details

• an introduction, figurative language, and a conclusion

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CCSS.W.7.3A

CCSS.W.7.3B

CCSS.W.7.3D

CCSS.W.7.3E

Mr. Segura does what at lunchtime, almost everyday?

• Calls his wife

• Brushes his teeth

• FaceTimes his son

• Reads a book

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3