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Think about it… Instead of THIS… I could feel the sun baking my face as I ran so fast that my heart was about to pound out of my chest! I could almost taste the bitter gun powder from the terrifying shots that rang out in the street. Blood littered the street as I continued to run, not even knowing where I was going. I could feel the sun as I ran from the gun shots that were fired in the middle of the street. I didn’t know what happened. I just heard shots and then I ran and never looked back. I didn’t even know where I was going. Why would an author write THIS…
The Purpose of Sensory Language is to… • paint a picture in the reader’s mind. • make the story or text seem REAL!
Words that appeal to SIGHT • Words that make the reader see what you are describing! • You can write about colors, movement, shapes & appearances. Examples: Sunny, rainbow, deformed, flash, & shiny.
Words that appeal to SOUND • Words that make the reader hear what you are describing! • Talk about loudness, quietness, or speech. Any type of sound will do! Examples: Shout, whisper, roar, rattle, & whistle.
Words that appeal to TASTE • Make the reader taste what you are describing! Examples: sweet, burnt, buttery, salty, warm, & tangy
Words that appeal to SMELL • Make the reader smell what you are describing! • What does it taste like? Examples: musty, fresh, rotten,
Words that appeal to TOUCH/FEELING • Make the reader FEEL what you are are describing! • how does it feel? Examples: wet, fuzzy, warm, rough, & pillowy.
Let’s Practice! Describe McKinley using sensory language. • What does McKinley look like? • What does McKinley smell like? • What does McKinley lunch taste like? • How does McKinley sound? • What does McKinley feel like?
Enhancing Text w/ Sensory Language Enhance the sentence below using the sense of smell… I had some trouble with breakfast this morning because…
Enhancing Text w/ Sensory Language Enhance the sentence below using the sense of touch/feel… When I picked up her baby…
Enhancing Text w/ Sensory Language Enhance the sentence below using the sense of sight… I met her cousin yesterday and…
Enhancing Text w/ Sensory Language Enhance the sentence below using the sense of hearing… We walked outside to get some air…
Enhancing Text w/ Sensory Language Enhance the sentence below using the sense of taste… At the strawberry festival we…