April 2, 2012 -- April 6, 2012:
1.
Read
the following imagery-rich passage,
paying attention to details that make you see,
hear, smell, taste, and/or feel that which is being described:
“The
hot July sun beat relentlessly down, casting an orange glare over the farm
buildings, the fields, the pond. Even the usually cool green willows bordering
the pond hung wilted and dry. The low buzzing of mosquitoes hung about us. Our sun-baked backs ached for relief. We
quickly pulled off our sweaty clothes and plunged into the pond, but the tepid
water only stifled us, and we soon climbed onto the brown, dusty bank. Our
parched throats longed for something cool—a tart strawberry ice, a tall frosted
glass of sweetly sour lemonade.
“We
pulled our clothes out of the crackling underbrush, the sharp briars pulling at
our heavy, wet clothes. We wriggled into
our damp jeans and ambled toward the watermelon patch. As we began to cut open
the nearest melon, we could smell the pungent skin mingling with the dusty odor
of the dry earth. Suddenly, the melon gave way with a crack, revealing the
deep, pink sweetness inside.”
2. Then, list ten examples of phrases that show imagery & classify them
by the sense that they appeal to (sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch).
3. Choose your top THREE story ideas from last week. For each
of those three story ideas, write a descriptive paragraph that focuses in on a
character or a setting within that story idea, using imagery. Think about using multiple senses. You may also want to include some similes or metaphors to enhance your descriptions. For more tips, watch the YouTube video above.
4. Write one more reading journal entry that focuses in on the author’s craft (what does your author do well? How can you use that in your own writing?).
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