SHOW, NOT TELL: The 5 Senses

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English

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9th Grade

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Christiann Augustine

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17 Slides • 10 Questions

Multiple Choice

A descriptive essay looks at the ______________ of a person/object/place.

Dominant impression

Best qualities

Life and legacy

Impressions

Multiple Choice

ELATES stands for?

Emotions, language, actions, thoughts, effects on others and speech

Emotions, looks, actions, effect on others and speech

Effects on others, looks, affects, touch and sight

Emotions, looks, ambiguity, tone, effects on others and sound

Dropdown

Descriptive writing does not follow a

structure.

Poll

Which description is better in effectively expressing the speaker’s feelings?

Description 1

Description 2

Labeling

Label the senses!

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Sight

Sound

Touch

Taste

Smell

Open Ended

How would you describe the field?

Type response here

Dropdown

What are the five senses?

Multiple Choice

True or false: using the 5 senses in descriptive writing is meant to give us more insight into the character?

True

False

Draw

Identify and annotate the 5 senses used in this passage. You will explain HOW it is used to SHOW characteristics of the wizard.

Share with the class!

What sense is used in the sentence/phrase you picked?
How does it effectively convey characteristics of the wizard?

Draw

Now that we have an idea of the wizard… draw what you think he looks like!

HBL homework:
Complete the essay plan template (to be uploaded on Google Classroom)

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