Sensory details can enhance the reading experience, especially during a guided imagery reading. Young readers close their eyes and listen to a passage from Sharon Creech's Walk Two Moons before responding to discussion questions and writing prompts.

Concepts

sensory details, descriptive writing, Writing, Writing Prompts, walk two moons, sharon creech

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Read the selection during a focus of descriptive writing and sensory details
• Have learners craft their own guided imagery passages, which they can then read to peers in a quiet atmosphere

Classroom Considerations

• Based on chapter 20 from the novel
• One of the writing prompts encourages pupils to write about an object they'd like to kiss, which may garner some inappropriate responses

Pros

• Incorporates sensory details into descriptive writing

Cons

• None

Common Core

W.6.3.a W.7.3.a W.8.3.a