Mrs. Carrie Hunnicutt 6th Grade Reading and Language Arts 2013-2014 Sensory Language Mrs. Carrie Hunnicutt 6th Grade Reading and Language Arts 2013-2014

What are the 5 senses? Sight Sound Taste Touch Smell

to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. Writers use language … to paint a picture in the reader’s mind. One way a writer can do this is by writing about things using his or her senses.

Using Your Senses! Writers write about things they might see, hear, feel, smell or taste to help make the story seem more real.

Sensory language language that uses words from the 5 senses.

Sight Words that make your reader see what you see Write about colors, movement, shapes, and appearance Examples: Aqua, red, teal Rushing, fast, slow Bouncy, pointy, straight Square, round Pretty, dull, ugly

Sound Words that make your reader hear what you hear Talk about loudness, softness, and speech Examples: booming, blaring, noisy, screeching, crying, crackling, sizzling whispering

Touch Words that make your reader touch what you touch Tactile feeling and emotional feeling are closely connected Examples: Bumpy, cold, cool, crisp, damp Dry, dull, elastic, fleshy, fragile Furry, fuzzy, gritty, hairy, icy

Taste Words that make your reader taste what you taste Examples: Bitter, bittersweet, bland, sour Burnt, buttery, cheesy Crispy, fishy, fruity

Smell Words that make your reader smell what you smell Smell in particularly is powerful and can easily trigger early memories Examples: Earthy, fishy, fragrant, Fresh, rotten, savory Scented, sharp, sickly Sour, spicy

If this was the setting of your story… what might you say using your senses?

What would you write using your senses if this was a character in your story?

What would you write using your senses if this was in your story?