1. Word cloud
120 seconds
Name three of your favorite senses?
2. Slide
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Sensory details are words that help the reader see, hear, smell, taste, or touch what is happening in a story. The five senses are sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch. Using sensory details can help readers feel more connected to the story.
What are Sensory Details?
3. Slide
60 seconds
Sensory details are words that describe how something looks, smells, tastes, sounds, or feels. They help bring writing to life and make a story more vivid and interesting. The five senses are sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. These are the senses that help us experience the world around us. Using sensory details in writing helps readers imagine what is happening in the story better and can make the story more enjoyable.
Concepts:
4. Slide
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Sensory details help to engage the reader and make the text more vivid and interesting. They can also help the reader to better understand the writer’s perspective. Using sensory details can also help a reader to understand the emotions of a character, situation or setting. Sensory details can be used in a variety of different genres, such as poetry, fiction, non-fiction and even advertisements.
Did you know?
5. Open question
300 seconds
What are some sensory details you have noticed in your everyday life?
6. Open question
300 seconds
How can sensory details help you better understand a story?
7. Open question
300 seconds
What sensory details have you noticed in the stories you have read?
8. Open question
300 seconds
How can you use sensory details to create vivid descriptions in your own writing?
9. Drawings
450 seconds
Brain break: Draw a robot with rocket-powered rollerblades juggling donuts and bananas.
10. Drawings
1260 seconds
Question: You are a professional writer and have been asked to write a story about a summer day. How could you use sensory details to make the story come alive for your readers? Clues: • Think about how the summer day looks, feels, smells, sounds and tastes. • Write down your ideas on a piece of paper and share them with your partner. • Look at examples of writing that use sensory details to find inspiration. In pairs: Select and solve one of the tasks: A. Create a story using sensory details together with your partner. B. Draw a picture that represents the story you created.
11. Poll
60 seconds
Which of the following is a sensory detail?
- The color blue
- The concept of love
- The smell of freshly baked bread
12. Poll
60 seconds
Which sense does the word 'loud' primarily appeal to?
- Taste
- Smell
- Hearing
13. Poll
60 seconds
'Velvety' is an example of a sensory detail related to which sense?
- Taste
- Sight
- Touch
14. Poll
60 seconds
What are sensory details used for in writing?
- To explain complex ideas
- To create vivid and descriptive imagery
- To introduce characters
15. Poll
60 seconds
Which sentence includes a sensory detail?
- She had a great personality.
- He won the race.
- The sun was shining brightly.
16. Open question
180 seconds
Work together in pairs: What examples of sensory details can you identify in the story you just read?
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