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aCTiViTY 1.6
interacting in Meaningful Ways: sensory Language
WoRd ConneCTions
Cognates
The English word sensory and the Spanish word sensorial are cognates. They both mean “relating to the senses” and come from the Latin root sen, which means “to feel.”
Learning Targets
• Analyze how writers use sensory language to convey ideas. PI.7.7 • Write short texts collaboratively and independently. PI.7.10
Authors use sensory language to appeal to the reader’s five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell. The following examples of sensory language are used in Tangerine.
whooshing
sensory Language from
Tangerine
Appeals to the Reader’s sense of...
hearing
dense rain
sight, touch
splintering
hearing
swirling
sight
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Language Resources: sensory Language
Skim through the excerpt from Tangerine, looking for sensory language. Write several examples in the chart. Then tell which sense the sensory language appeals to. Use the Language Resources: Sensory Language chart for support.
sensory Language from
Tangerine
Appeals to the Reader’s sense of...
giant bathtub drain
sight
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