Descriptive Segment Sentence Starters

Which sentence starter invites readers to imagine two things using their senses?

• There’s nothing like __________.

• I love the way ____________.

• Take a close look at ____________.

• Can you imagine ______ and ______?

• Picture this: ____________.

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CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

Match each sentence starter to its BEST purpose.

• Set a scene in the reader’s mind

• I love the way ____________.

• Express a personal reaction

• Take a close look at ____________.

• Focus attention on a detail

• Picture this: ____________.

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which starter is most useful for zooming in on small details?

• Can’t you almost see ____________?

• Picture this: ____________.

• There’s nothing like __________.

• Take a close look at ____________.

• Close your eyes and imagine ______ and ______.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Choose the starter that uses an exclamation-style feeling to show strong opinion.

• Can’t you almost see ____________?

• Picture this: ____________.

• Can you imagine ______ and ______?

• There’s nothing like __________.

• Take a close look at ____________.

Match each sensory prompt to the most fitting starter.

• I love the way ____________.

• freshly baked bread

• Can’t you almost see ____________?

• sound of waves

• Picture this: ____________.

• sparkling snowfall

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which starter asks the reader to close their eyes and build a mental picture?

• Picture this: ____________.

• Take a close look at ____________.

• There’s nothing like __________.

• I love the way ____________.

• Close your eyes and imagine ______ and ______.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Match the starter to the sensory focus.

• Personal feeling or tone

• I love the way ____________.

• Sight imagery

• Can’t you almost see ____________?

• Detail observation

• Take a close look at ____________.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

Which starter would best begin a descriptive paragraph about a birthday cake’s smell and look?

• Picture this: ____________.

• Take a close look at ____________.

• Can you imagine ______ and ______?

• I love the way ____________.

• There’s nothing like __________.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.5

CCSS.L.5.5

CCSS.L.6.5

CCSS.L.7.5

CCSS.L.8.5

Which sentence starter is best for an amazing or unusual fact?

• Statistics show that ______.

• As many as ______.

• In fact, ______ ______.

• Amazingly, ______.

Tags

CCSS.L.4.6

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.W.4.2D

Which sentence starter begins a statistic or number fact?

• Would you believe ______?

• Can you imagine ______?

• Did you know that ______?

• It is hard to believe, but ______.

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RL.4.5

CCSS.RL.6.1