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  • Imagine you are at a haunted house. What do you hear around you?
    Answer must describe the sounds that contribute to the scene
  • Name three 'sight' adjectives
  • Picture yourself in an old library. What do you see around you?
    Answer must describe visual elements that contribute to the scene.
  • I tried to cut the smooth skin of the apple, and I ended up cutting my finger; it burned and stung as the thick, red blood splattered everywhere.
    Touch and sight
  • Rough sand paper
    Touch
  • Imagine you are in a flower garden in spring. What do you smell?
    Answer must describe the smells that contribute to the scene.
  • Imagine you are at a carnival. What do you taste as you try different treats?
    Answer must describe the taste that contribute to the scene.
  • You are in a bakery early in the morning. What do you smell?
    Answer must describe the smell that contribute to the scene.
  • White snow
    Sight
  • Name three taste adjectives.
  • Silky hair
    Touch
  • That cake was delicious. The sweet, vanilla crumbs hit the spot!
    Taste
  • Which five senses do we use in our writing?
    Hearing, seeing, touching, smelling, and tasting
  • The sweet aroma of sugar seems to call me in the evenings.
    Smell
  • Grass growing.
    Sight / Smell
  • He ran his hand through the lion's silky mane.
    Touch
  • The dark coffee dripped slowly into the clear pot, splashing against the sides.
    Sight
  • A sour lemon made my face pinch.
    Taste
  • Dena burnt supper, and the smokiness lingered into the next day.
    Smell
  • Shining stars
    Sight
  • I woke up in the middle of the night to a tapping on the windows. It was just the trees!
    Hearing
  • A cold ice cream
    Taste
  • Fluffy cat
    Touch
  • Fresh laundry
    Smell
  • Vibrant Fragrant Flowers
    Smell and sight
  • Yellow moon
    Sight
  • Imagine you are on a beach at sunset. What do you feel?
    Answer must describe the textures that contribute to the scene.
  • A baking cake
    Smell
  • Soft blanket
    Touch
  • What should descriptive/sensory writing do for the reader?
    create a mental image :)
  • Picture yourself in a snow-covered village. What do you see?
    Answer must describe the visual elements that contribute to the scene.
  • The roar of emergency sirens awakened the silent roads.
    Hearing
  • You are hiking in the mountains. What do you feel on your skin?
    Answer must describe the textures that contribute to the scene
  • "Books were strung across every available space, and their pages swayed in the summer breeze, which smelled of fresh bread and jam" is an example of ______
    Imagery
  • The crackling fire popped and crunched in the night.
    Hearing
  • The flowery aroma of my sister's perfume filled the room.
    Smell
  • The tart, acidic lemon made me pucker.
    Taste
  • Picture yourself walking through a dense forest at night. What do you smell?
    Answer must describe the smell that contribute to the scene.
  • The savory, garlic crust was heavenly.
    Taste
  • I sat at my desk. The surface was so smooth.
    Touch
  • Name three 'touchy' adjectives.
    rough-velvety-silky
  • It was a sunny morning. The bright rays glistened through the trees.
    Sight
  • That bridge was so dark, and it was hard to tell where I was going. I was surrounded by nothing but eerie shadows.
    Sight
  • Cat meowing
    Sound
  • Toasted bread
    Smell
  • Spicy salsa
    Taste
  • Lavender perfume
    Smell
  • Car horn
    Sound
  • Hot tea
    Taste
  • Phone ringing
    Sound
  • Birds singing.
    Sound
  • Dogs barking.
    Sound
  • Cold ice
    Touch
  • Imagine you are in a crowded city market. What do you hear?
    Answer must describe sounds that contribute to the scene.
  • Blue house
    Sight
  • Delicious pizza
    Taste