Sensory Details

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English

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10th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Easy

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CCSS

RI.9-10.4, L.4.5, L.1.6

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Eden Muller

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Sensory Details

What are sensory details

Sensory details use the five sense (sight, touch, taste, sound, smell) to make writing more descriptive.

Multiple Choice

What are sensory details?

Details that share personal opinions

Details used to appeal to your five sense

Details used to confuse you

Multiple Select

Which of the following are senses?

nose

sight

ears

smell

Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

Sensory words for sight

blurred
sparkling
glossy
faint

Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

Sensory words for smell

aroma
pungent
whiff
rank

Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

Sensory words for taste

bitter
piquant
sugary
vinegary

Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

Sensory words for touch

fluffy
coarse
slimy
prickly

Fill in the Blanks

Type answer...

Sensory words for sound

bellow
murmur
whimper
rant

Poll

Which sentence best displays the use of sensory details?

My sister and I walked along the boardwalk each afternoon of our vacation. We watched the ocean and listened to the waves.

My sister and I walked along the boardwalk one afternoon on our vacation. The hot boards warmed our bare feet. We watched the foam-covered waves topple over each other and then slide back into sea. The crashing water competed with the exuberant yells from the seagulls.

Multiple Choice

Which sentence best displays the use of sensory details?

The dog barks loud.

The howling dog can be heard from blocks away.

Vivid and Vague Language

AKA Show and Tell

Vague Language is language that lacks descriptors (tells)
Vivid Language uses sensory details that lends to concrete, concise writing. (shows)

Multiple Choice

Vivid or vague:

The pale turkey slices floated limply in a pool of murky fat.

Vivid

Vague

Multiple Choice

What sense is the sentence appealing to:

The pale turkey slices floated limply in a pool of murky fat.

sight

smell

taste

touch

no clue

Open Ended

How do you know that sense is being emphasized? (what clues are given in the sentence)

The pale turkey slices floated limply in a pool of murky fat.

Type response here

Multiple Choice

Vivid or Vague

The sprinkler was refreshing.

vague

vivid

Multiple Choice

What sense is the sentence appealing to?

The sprinkler was refreshing.

smell

sight

touch

taste

no clue

Open Ended

How do you know that sense is being emphasized? (what clues are given in the sentence)

The sprinkler was refreshing.

Type response here

Open Ended

Read the sentence below. Rewrite it to appeal to smell.

The baby wore a soiled pamper.

Type response here

Open Ended

Read the sentence below. Rewrite it to include descriptors that appeal to the readers sight:

The man looked dirty.

Type response here

Don't USE sensory details when...

Too many adjectives—use the MOST powerful
Too many adverbs—verbs are stronger than adverbs.
Clichéd figures of speech—overused language, such as green with envy, signals a lack of imagination.

Resources

https://www.iup.edu/writingcenter/writing-resources/organization-and-structure/descriptive-writing/#:~:text=Sensory%20Details,sketch%20an%20impression%20in%20writing.&text=Now%2C%20consider%20this%20paragraph%20with,smell%2C%20taste%2C%20and%20touch.

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