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peeling a Tangerine
aCTIvITy 3.2
Learning Targets
• Write a narrative paragraph using vivid imagery in response to a sensory experience.
• Make inferences and predictions about a novel based on the images and text on its cover.
1. Examine the tangerine your teacher has given you. Take notes about it using sensory details to create imagery.
Appearance: Smell:
Feel:
Taste:
2. Similes and metaphors are common types of figurative language. You can use them to create vivid imagery. Review your notes above, and then write a simile and a metaphor about a tangerine. Use the following sentence starters.
Peeling a tangerine is like ... Peeling a tangerine is ...
Writing Prompt: Write a narrative paragraph describing the experience of examining a tangerine. Be sure to:
• Start with a topic sentence that uses figurative language.
• Use imagery (description and figurative language) for supporting detail.
• Include vivid imagery that appeals to multiple senses (e.g., sight, smell, touch, taste).
my Notes
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LearNING STraTeGIeS:
Note-taking, Graphic Organizer, Predicting
Literary Terms
Imagery is the use of descriptive or figurative language to create word pictures.
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