Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Ms.Andreini
Standards:
CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.4.2.D
:Usepreciselanguageanddomainspecific
vocabularytoinformaboutorexplainthetopic.
CCSS.ELALITERACY.W.4.3.D
:Useconcretewordsandphrasesandsensorydetailsto
conveyexperiencesandeventsprecisely.
Objective:
Studentswillidentifysensorydetails,andusingnatureitemscreate
sensorydetails.
Materials:
ItMustBeSpringbyMaryFenn
SpringPoembyClassroomJr
DaffodowndillybyA.A.Mine
ELMOprojector
Kahoot
GoogleClassroom
Chromebooks
Clipboards
Worksheetforsensorydetails
LessonIntroduction:
Writerstodaywearegoingtobelearningaboutsensorydetails.Sensorydetails
usethefivesenses:sight,touch,taste,smellandsound.Byusingthesesensesin
yourwritingyoucantransformthewritingintoacaptivatingpiecethatcanallowsthe
readerstofeelthesensesinthiswriting.Bylearninghowtoaddsensorydetailsto
yourwritingyoucanbringyourwritingtoanewlevel.
Firstwearegoingtoidentifythesensorydetailsinthesethreespringpoems,sowe
canseesomeexamplesofeffectivesensorydetails.Inorderforsomethingtobea
sensorydetailitneedstobeanadjectiveusingoneofthesenses.
ReadthepoemoutloudprojectitthroughtheELMOprojector
ItMustBeSpring
MayFenn VisitMayFenn'sSite
PublishedonJune23,2014
Hush
,Canyouhearit?sound
The
rustling
inthegrass,sight
Bringingyouthewelcomenews
Winter'sdayispast.
Soft
,Canyoufeelit?touch
The
warm
caressingbreeze,touch
Tellingyouthe
sticky
budstouch
Areburstingonthetrees.
Look,Canyou
see
them?sight
Theprimroseinthelane,
Nowyoumustbelieveit
Springishereagain.
NowthatIhavereadthepoemIwantusasaclasstodecidedwhichsensory
detailsfallunderwhichcategoryofsensory:
sight,sound,touch,smell,and
taste.
Butinordertodothatwefirstneedtoidentifythesensorydetailwordsinthis
poem.
Thewordsare:hush,rustling,soft,warm,stickyandsee.
Inordertodeterminewhichsensorydetailcategorytheybelonginwewilluse
Kahoot.
Instructthemtogoontothekahootwebsiteusingtheirgooglechromebooksandtyping
inthispinnumberinordertoplay:488777.
https://play.kahoot.it/#/lobby?quizId=768844a810024e54b5405b9c4ec010ff
Iknowthatyouwillnoticethereareonly4differentchoicesofsensesinsteadof
5thatsbecausethispoemonlyuses4ofthesenseinotherpoemswelookat
wewillseethefifthsense.
Thesensenotbeingusedissmell,thesenses:sight,sound,touchand
tastewillbeused.
UseKahootwiththem,andreviewtheirvotinganswersbasedoniftheyare
correctornotaftereveryquestion.
Reviewingtheanswerandthereasonwhywiththeentireclassprovides
themwiththereasonbehindit.
Especiallyifnoteveryonevotesforthesamecorrectanswer,Iwantto
clarifyanyconfusion.
ThiswayIamaddressingtheentireclassbutstudentsdontknowwhogotitright
andwhogotitwrong.
GuidedPractice:
Writersnowitstimeforyoutoidentifythesensorydetailswithapartner.
PlacethepoemontheELMOProjector.
Inyourwriter'snotebookIwouldlikeforyoutocreateaTCharttheleftcolumnshould
havethesensorywordandtherightcolumnshouldhavethetypeofsensoryword.
Asaclasshavethemvolunteertoreviewthe5typesofsensorywords.
1. Sight
2. Sound
3. Touch
4. Taste
5. Smell
WritethesesensorywordsbelowthepoemonthesmartboardthroughtheELMO
projector.
Walkaroundtolisteninonthepartnershipsandhelpthosewhoneedit.
Givethem3minutestocompletethisexercise.
OncemostofthemaredonecallonstudentsIlistenedinontosharethemwith
theclass.
Withinthepartnershiphaveonestudentstatethewordandtheotherstate
thetypeofsense.
Havethestudentsparticipateinathumbsupandthumbsdowntoseeifthey
agreeordisagreewiththeirclassmates.
Theanswersare:
Yellowsight
Greenestsight
Yellowsight
Whisperedsound
Nowwritersyoumayhavenoticedthispoemfocusedalotonsightasitssensory
details,greatwritersincorporateall5andnowyouwilllookatadifferentpoem
independently.
IndependentPractice:
Handouttheworksheetwiththepoemonit.Withthisworksheetwritersitwouldbe
mostefficienttohighlightthesensorydetailsandthensimplywriteattheendoftheline
thetypeofsensorydetail.
Forexampleontheelmoprojector
Highlightcoldandwritetouchattheendof
theline
Theywillstayonthecarpetandfinishthis
worksheetratherquickly.Wewillnot
reviewtheworksheetiftheyneedhelpIwill
comearoundtoassistthem.Iwillusethis
asaformofassessmenttoseeiftheytruly
understandit.
Nowwritersitistimetolearnhowtocreatesensorydetailsasopposedtoidentifying
them.Wearegoingtogooutsideandusenatureitemstohelpinspireusforpoem
writing.
IndependentPracticePart2
Gooutside
Writersitissuchabeautifuldayoutside,andIknowthatwewillallbeonourbest
behavioroutsideandlistenotherwisewewillnotbeabletocomeoutsideagain.I
expectforyoutolistentomewhileIamspeakingandwhenIraisemyhandforyouto
allcomebacktothisbencharea.
Nowwearelookingforitemsoutsidethatcouldprovideuswithsensorydetails.
ForexampleIfoundthisleafandIwanttocomeupwithdifferentdetailsIcould
usetodescribethisleaf,usingonefromeachtypeofsensorydetail.
Onesound,sight,taste,touchandsmellfromleaf.
NowIknowthatitwillbehardtocomeupwitheverysensorydetaildepending
ontheitembutjusttryyourbestandifyoureallycantthinkofonejustskipit.
Youwillcontinuethesamechartweusedinsidetheclassroom.
Leaf
Sightgreen
Soundcrunchy
TasteN/A
Touchsmooth
Smellwood
NowthatyouhaveseenasamplewritersofwhatIexpectIwouldlikeforyoutodothis
foratleast3differentnatureitems.Mrs.SavurandIwillcomearoundandtakepicture
ofyournatureitemssowecanusethemlaterwhenwemakeapoem.Ifwehavetime
formorethanthreepleasecontinuetofindmoreitemsuntilIsaytimeisup.
UploadtheimagesontogoogleclassroomwithMrs.Savurwhilewalkingbackinsideso
thestudentscanuseitfortheirassessment.
WrapUp:
Onceinside
OnyourchromebooksIwantyoutopostonthegoogleclassroomdiscussionpost,a
pictureofyourfavoritenatureitemfromoutsideandthesensorydetailsyouwrotewithit
fromyournotebook.
Thepicturesfromoutsidearealreadypostedontothegoogleclassroom,soyoucan
simplydownloaditandthenrepostit.
OnthepostIamlookingfor2things,apictureandthesensorydetailsassociatedwith
thatnatureitem.
Future:
NextTimewewillusethesedetailofsensorywordstocreatepoems.
Assessment:
Basedontheirworksheet,andbylookingattheirwritersnotebookIcanidentifyifthey
understandwhatasensorydetailisandiftheyunderstandwhattypeitis.Alsoby
lookingatthegroupdiscussionpostIcanseetheirfavoritesensorydetailsandwhat
natureitemtheywereassociatedwith.