COMING TO YOUR SENSES The Giver 8 th

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COMING TO YOUR SENSES The Giver 8 th SB 1. 23

COMING TO YOUR SENSES The Giver 8 th SB 1. 23

PURPOSE To recognize sensory details To illustrate sensory details for description

PURPOSE To recognize sensory details To illustrate sensory details for description

VISUALIZATION As I read the first few pages of chapter 11, close your eyes

VISUALIZATION As I read the first few pages of chapter 11, close your eyes and visualize the scene. What parts of the description do you remember most clearly? How can the use of descriptive details add meaning to a subject? How important is prior knowledge when reading?

TERMS TO KNOW Sensory Details that appeal to the five senses Through sensory details,

TERMS TO KNOW Sensory Details that appeal to the five senses Through sensory details, authors create Imagery which makes writing vivid by using figurative language to create word pictures

“THE HEARTIEST OF SEASON’S GREETINGS” AS WE READ, HIGHLIGHT NELSON’S SENSORY DETAILS. Sight Meadow

“THE HEARTIEST OF SEASON’S GREETINGS” AS WE READ, HIGHLIGHT NELSON’S SENSORY DETAILS. Sight Meadow reaching to the shore Watching the day progress and the seasons change Deer and chickadees visiting Delicious highland cranberries vegetables for his table Sound Music rounding out the day Smell Wild rose hedges dark evergreens Taste Touch Wood lot providing firewood and muscle tone cutting own Christmas tree

“THE HEARTIEST OF SEASON’S GREETINGS” What is the tone of Carl Nelson’s holiday postcard?

“THE HEARTIEST OF SEASON’S GREETINGS” What is the tone of Carl Nelson’s holiday postcard? How does his use of sensory details convey this tone? What is the tone of the sledding scene in The Giver? How do the sensory details convey this tone?

WHAT IS THE MOST VIVID MEMORY YOU HAVE? What do yo u taste? What

WHAT IS THE MOST VIVID MEMORY YOU HAVE? What do yo u taste? What do you see? ? o d t u o y r ea h ha What do you smell? W What do you touch?

WRITING ABOUT A MEMORY Describe the events in your memory in an essay or

WRITING ABOUT A MEMORY Describe the events in your memory in an essay or poem. Use the descriptions from the previous activity to create word pictures (imagery). When you finish… explain your choice of color and detail within your visualization how did you convey the tone in your description?