Sensory Details

Which sentences has stronger sensory details?

• The streets glistened like diamonds after the heavy rain.

• The rain made the streets wet.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which sentence has stronger sensory details?

• I ate a big piece of cake.

• I ate a scrumptious piece of chocolate cake that was the size of a mountain and tasted like a dream.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which sentence has stronger sensory details?

• The dog was so cute.

• The playful little terrier had a tiny black nose and fur the color of cinnamon.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which sentence has stronger sensory details?

• Saturday was such a beautiful day.

• Saturday's weather was so delightfully warm with not a single cloud floating through the baby blue sky.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence has stronger sensory details?

• The room was decorated with paper streamers that looked like ocean waves when they rustled and cheerful balloons that smiled at the happy guests.

• The room looked really nice for the birthday party.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which sentence has stronger sensory details?

• I really love looking for seashells on the beach.

• My favorite part about visiting the beach is jumping into the refreshing water and searching for shiny seashell treasures.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence has stronger sensory details?

• The smell floating from the garbage pail was an unpleasant combination of onions and rotten fish.

• The garbage pailed smelled so bad.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence has stronger sensory details?

• When I fell off my bike, I hurt my arm.

• After falling off my bike, my arm hurt so much that it felt like a hammer was pounding on my elbow.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Which sentence has stronger sensory details?

• The snow was so pretty all over the ground.

• When I peered at the snow through my bedroom window, it looked like a fluffy white blanket was spead out all over my backyard.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

Which sentence has stronger sensory details?

• The book I am reading is really exciting.

• The book I am reading right now is so amazing that my heart has raced and my eyes have filled with tears as I followed the characters through an amazing journey.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4