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interacting in Meaningful Ways: analyze Sensory language
Learning Targets
• Explain how well writers and speakers use language to support ideas and arguments with detailed evidence.
• Expand noun phrases in simple ways in order to enrich the meaning of sentences and add details about ideas, people, things, etc.
Identifying Sensory Language
Gary Soto, the author of “Oranges,” uses sensory language to create mood in the poem. In this activity, you will identify phrases and sentences from the poem that use sensory language to add imagery.
Skim through “Oranges” to identify sentences that use sensory language. Write three examples in the chart. Identify the lines from the poem, as well as the sense that the language appeals to. Then use the Sensory Language Resources chart to help you revise the sentences below the chart to include sensory language.
acTiViTY 2.6
Line with Sensory Language
Sense Used
Frost cracking beneath my steps
Touch
1. The sound from the alarm was loud.
2. She pulled on her warm sweater. 3. The dessert smelled good.
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language
Resources
Imagery: words and phrases that create a mental image in the reader’s head
Five senses: the senses— hearing, sight, taste, smell, and touch—that a person has
language
Resources
Sensory Language
Sensory language includes descriptive words that appeal to the five senses. The following are examples of sensory language.
Hearing
Sight
piercing, cracking, bubbling
glowing, faded, sparkling
Taste
Touch
juicy, spicy, sugary
fuzzy, prickly, icy
Smell
fruity, musty, sweet
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