7th Grade Grammar

What are sensory details?

• Descriptions that appeal to our 5 senses

• Personal reflections or feelings

• Memories that we have had

• Real life experiences in writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What are sensory details?

• Descriptions that appeal to our 5 senses

• Personal reflections or feelings

• Memories that we have had

• Real life experiences in writing

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

What sense is being engaged most in this example:

the streets glistened like shiny ornaments after the rain

• Touch

• Taste

• Sight

• Smell

• Hearing

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Words like glance, shimmering and hazy appeal to your sense of_________.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Which sentence from the selection best appeals to the reader's sense of sight.

• "It was late in the day when they departed."
• They marched into the woods that surrounded their underground home."
• "Long shadows stretched over the entrance to the ant kingdom."
• "One by one, the insects climbed out."

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Which sensory detail does this statement appeal to?

The sweet perfume of the flowers filled the room.

• sight

• touch

• taste

• smell

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

What sense is being engaged most in this example:

cinnamon-scented candle reminded of the Big Red gum my father chewed

• Touch

• Taste

• Sight

• Smell

• Hearing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

What sense is being engaged most in this example:

Sweet, juicy strawberries

• Touch

• Taste

• Sight

• Smell

• Hearing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

What sense does this appeal to: "The tangy sauce, the melted cheese, the soft crust, and the crispy pepperoni greeted my tongue like my dog greets me at the door at the end of a long work day."

• Sight

• Taste

• Smell

• Sound

• Touch

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

You want to add "sticky sunscreen" to this list of words about the beach. Which column would you add it to?

• Sight

• Smell

• Hear

• Taste

• Feel

Tags

CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4