Sensory Details

We have been working a lot lately on one of the new Common Core reading standards for Craft and Structure.  This is a new area of focus that the scholars have been enjoying:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.4
Identify words and phrases in stories or poems that suggest feelings or appeal to the senses.

We have read and analyzed multiple stories to identify sensory details.  Some of these stories are Two Bad Ants, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Thundercake, and The Fox and the Falling Leaves.  I'm sure you have also seen our recent homework assignment where the scholars wrote about a place they visited using sensory details in their writing.  I assign this type of work because applying the skill is a deeper level of understanding than simply identifying the words in other authors' work.  This week we applied our understanding of sensory details by creating our own menus and advertisements for restaurants.  Please enjoy these photos of some of their excellent work!

Here's a look at how we identified words that appealed to our 5 senses: