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Sweet and Savory Writing: Descriptive Writing Lesson PlanSweet and Savory Writing: Descriptive Writing Lesson Plan
Publisher
K20 LEARN
Resource Details
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Grade
7th - 8th
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
4 days
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Presentation
Year
2022
Usage Permissions
Creative Commons
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Language
English, Spanish
Lesson Plan

Sweet and Savory Writing: Descriptive Writing

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This Sweet and Savory Writing: Descriptive Writing lesson plan also includes:
  • Sweet and Savory Writing (.pdf)
  • Lesson Slides (.pptx)
  • Descriptive and Sensory Language Examples and Non-Examples - English (.pdf)
  • Descriptive and Sensory Language Examples and Non-Examples - English (.docx)
  • Descriptive and Sensory Language Examples and Non-Examples - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Descriptive and Sensory Language Examples and Non-Examples - Spanish (.docx)
  • Sensory Details Frayer Model - English (.pdf)
  • Sensory Details Frayer Model - English (.docx)
  • Sensory Details Frayer Model - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Sensory Details Frayer Model - Spanish (.docx)
  • Sensory Details and Descriptive Language Rotation - English (.pdf)
  • Sensory Details and Descriptive Language Rotation - English (.docx)
  • Sensory Details and Descriptive Language Rotation - Spanish (.pdf)
  • Sensory Details and Descriptive Language Rotation - Spanish (.docx)
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The engagement is in the details. Young scholars learn the benefit of weaving descriptive and sensory details into the fabric of their writing through the activities in this lesson. As their hands explore items concealed in bags, a partner records the descriptive words and sensory details. After a whole-class discussion, writers draft a poem, paragraph, or short narrative rich in sensory details and descriptions to share with a partner. Using the provided feedback, writers polish their work.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

sense of hearing, sense of light, sense of sight, sense of smell, sense of touch, sense of vision, the five senses, descriptive writing, figurative language, literary devices, sensory details, sensory language

Instructional Ideas

  • Set aside extra prep time to collect the paper bags and sensory and non-sensory objects required for the activity
  • Project the PowerPoint to guide the lesson

Classroom Considerations

  • Requires a projection device for the slideshow and copies of the worksheets

Pros

  • Links are provided to materials that explain the Frayer Model and the other learning strategies used in the lesson
  • Materials are provided in Spanish and English

Cons

  • None

Common Core

W.8.2.a

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