Vivid Language

What does "vivid" mean?

• Clear, specific

• Vague

• Dog

• Angry

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Why do we use vivid language?

• Because it's boring

• So we can "see" what is happening

• Because we are angry

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CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3D

Which words are vivid in this sentence?

A tall girl with long hair, black shoes, and pink sweater said "Hi" to you.

• tall, long, black, pink

• girl, shoes, hair, sweater

• Which, are, in, and

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

Which words are vivid in this sentence?

A white car drives fast past the big, blue house.

• a, the

• car, drives, the

• white, fast, big, blue

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5C

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

Which words are vivid in this sentence?

I saw a yellow car with blue stripes and a man with a red hood in the passenger seat.

• car, man, seat

• yellow, blue stripes, red hood

• I, a, and

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

What can vivid language show?

• What someone is doing (action)

• What someone or something looks like (appearance)

• What things sound like

• What things smell like

• none of these

Tags

CCSS.L.6.5A

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

Which words show vivid language?

A tiny girl wears a pink dress, has long blonde hair, blue shoes, a chubby face, and short earrings.

• a, has, and

• girl, dress, hair, face

• pink, long blonde, blue, chubby, short

• none of them are vivid

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

Which is NOT an example of vivid language?

• I ate a sandwich

• I smashed on a juicy Big Mac from McDonalds this morning.

• I ate a spicy chicken sandwich this morning

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3D

Which is NOT an example of vivid language?

• I love tiny, cuddly golden retriever puppies

• I like dogs

• I like dogs because they are loud

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.W.6.3D

Choose the answer that makes this sentence MOST vivid:

I woke up in the morning and saw the trees.

• I woke up early in the cold morning air, glancing at the trees with pink blossoms.

• I woke up in the morning and saw pink trees.

• I woke up in the morning and saw the trees.

Tags

CCSS.W.6.3A

CCSS.W.6.3D