5 senses writing

Objectives:

• Identify the four writing prompts you may see in state testing.

• Identify the elements of descriptive essay writing. (Five senses)

• Metaphors and similes • Pre-writing chart. • Topic sentence

Writing in Action, Level D, pages 24-28

Types of Writing

1. Expository-explains why

2. Narrative-story writing

3. Persuasive-convinces the reader

4. Description-describes

All types of writing should include descriptions. The

difference is that a descriptive prompt requires you to focus

entirely on description.

How can the 5 senses help us in writing?

Name the senses!

Backyard Description

The warm sun made the grass glow like it was under a spot light in our small backyard. My grandfather’s rustic, homemade chair made from tree branches rested in front of a short brown wall. When I sat down, it creaked and shifted like an old sailors boat. Nearby, I could hear birds chirping in the maple tree. A soft breeze with the smell of fresh cut grass gently turn the pages of my book. My backyard is the perfect place to sit and read.

Try to image in it. Do you want to see it?

Backyard Description

The warm sun made the grass glow like it was under a spot light in our small backyard. My grandfather’s rustic, homemade chair made from tree branches rested in front of a short brown wall. When I sat down, it creaked and shifted like an old sailors boat. Nearby, I could hear birds chirping in the maple tree. A soft breeze with the smell of fresh cut grass gently turn the pages of my book. My backyard is the perfect place to sit and read.

Highlight: Sight, Smell, Touch, Hear, Taste.

Backyard Description

The warm sun made the grass glow like it was under a spot light in our small backyard. My grandfather’s rustic, homemade chair made from tree branches rested in front of a short brown wall. When I sat down, it creaked and shifted like an old sailors boat. Nearby, I could hear birds chirping in the maple tree. A soft breeze with the smell of fresh cut grass gently turn the pages of my book. My backyard is the perfect place to sit and read.

Is it like you imaged?

Metaphors and Similes

Metaphors and similes are a way of comparing two seemingly unrelated subjects.

Examples:• The snow glisten like crystals of a

chandelier. • The house was like a freezer with frost

growing on the window panes.

Metaphors and Similes

Metaphors and similes are a way of comparing two seemingly unrelated subjects.

Can you make one up?

The car shined…

The dogs fur….

The apple was…

Pre-write:1. Print this slide and add your ideas.2. Choose the best ideas and number them in a proper sequence.

Taste

Hear See

Smell

Feel

Pre-writing Example

see smell

feel

A SpecialPlace

Number the ideas in the order you will write aboutThem!

warm sun shines inmy window

fragrance of a cooljasmine candle radiates the room

weathered deskreminds me of the old farmhouse from which it came

Comfortable soft leather chair

White walls arecovered withposters and informationlike postage stampson a large package

Small cozy room with little room to move about.

Number the ideas on theweb in the order you will

write about them!

Topic Sentence

• Included in the introduction is a topic sentence. This sentence reveals to the reader what the essay is about.

• Successful writers, “show but don’t tell”! This means they use ideas and description to introduce the topic.

TELL I am going to tell you about…

Topic Sentence Traveling to work these days isn’t very time

consuming! I just meander down to the end of the hall to the room on the sunny southern side of my house. This room is where I spend my days teaching, creating and evaluating. The walls are a reflection of a classroom including learning visuals and a calendar. This is a place where I can stay focused and control all of its inter-workings. My office is a special place I can call my own.

Notice – We understand this is Mrs. Phalen’s office without her stating, “I going to describing my office.”

Review

• Brainstorm topics you may be interested in writing about.

• Complete a pre-writing chart.

• Organize/analyze your charts information.

• Remember your five senses.

• Try to include some metaphors and similes.

• Topic sentence.