Sensory Writing Recap

How do you feel about your understanding of sensory details?

• Great! I got it!

• Pretty good! I think I am alright.

• Not great. It seems a little confusing.

• Horrible. I have no idea what you are even talking about.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

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

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which sentence is the best example of sensory details?

• I like chocolate.

• Chocolate is made from roasted, ground cacao seeds.

• Chocolate is delicious and I love to eat it.

• The chocolate melted on my tongue as I placed the heart shaped candy into my mouth.

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

What am I describing using sensory details:

I pulled up to my house and instantly started to gag. The sharp, putrid smell was so thick in the air that it even assaulted my taste buds. I scanned my yard for the furry white and black body before making a run for it. I knew the smell would linger for hours, maybe even days.

• A garbage can

• A skunk

• My messy van

• My neighbor's garage

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

These words appeal to our sense of...

• Sight

• Taste

• Smell

• Sound

• Touch

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CCSS.L.1.6

CCSS.L.3.6

CCSS.RL.1.4

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

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When we use sensory details, sometimes the specific words we use bring feelings with them. We call that connotation. For example, if something smells BAD, what word best shows that?

• Fragrance

• Aroma

• Stench

• Scent

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CCSS.L.8.5C

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

1. Which of the five senses are used in sensory writing?

• No right answer

• Sight, hearing, feeling, tasting, smelling

• Sight, hearing, feeling, tasting

• Hearing, feeling, tasting, and smelling

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CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

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."

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read this sentence from the selection.
"When the scout presented the crystal to the aunt queen she took a small bite, then quickly ate the entire thing."
This sentence shows that _________.

• The queen enjoyed the taste.
• The queen was hungry.
• The queen was in a hurry.
• The queen was puzzled.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1