Writing Descriptive Essays
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Objective
I can use my five senses to write descriptive sentences about a person, place, or thing.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
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List the five senses and give an example of how each could be used to describe a park.
Explain the difference between "showing" and "telling" in descriptive writing. Provide an example of each when describing a dog.
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Exit ticket
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“Write three descriptive sentences about your favorite food, each focusing on a different sense (sight, smell, taste, touch, or sound). Write three descriptive sentences about your favorite animal, each focusing on a different sense (sight, smell, taste, touch, or sound). Write three descriptive sentences about your favorite place, each focusing on a different sense (sight, smell, taste, touch, or sound).”
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