Objective:

Studentswillsupplementtheirwritingbyshowingtheirdescriptionsthroughthe
fivesenses.Studentswillexpandtheirvisionofordinarynounsbyexpressingmany
descriptiveadjectives.
Background:
1. Explainhowwecanusethefivesensestobetterdescribethenounsinour
narrative.
a. Whatareallfive?
b. Howcanthisenhanceyournarrative?
2. Activity:Distributedifferenttypesofcandytoeachgroupofstudents.Havethem
writedownasmanyadjectivestheycancomeupwithtodescribethecandyfor
eachofthefivesenses.
3. Posteachgroupschartpaperoftheirdescriptivewordsandlettheothergroups
guesswhatcandytheyhad.Keepthewordslistspostedforthekidstorefertoor
addtolater.
4. Discussion:Howdidthesedescriptivewordshelpyoutoguesstheircandy?How
canthishelpthereaderenvisionyournarrative?
5. Useanexamplenarrativeandasaclasspickanounandexpoundonits
descriptionsusingthefivesenses.
TargetAgeGroup:Grade4
Assignment:
Thinkaboutaparticularsceneinyournarrativeandworkondescribingthisscene
usingthefivesenses.
Materials:
Differenttypesofunwrappedanonymouscandies
Chartpapertodocumenttheirwordlists
Assessment:
4Thestudentshowsclearunderstandingofshowingthroughusingthefivesensesby
incorporatingallintheirwritingexceptionallywell.Descriptionsarespecifictothe
sceneandhelpthereaderenvisiontheirexperienceclearly.
3Thestudentshowsgoodunderstandingofshowingthroughusingthefivesensesby
incorporatingmostdescriptivewordsintheirwritingfairlywell.Descriptionssuitthe
scenebutnotspecificandthereadercanenvisiontheirexperience.

2Thestudentshowslimitedunderstandingofshowingthroughusingthefivesensesby
incorporatingsomedescriptivewordsintheirwriting.Theyrarelycommunicate
adjectivesspecifictothesceneandarentincorporatedwellthatthereadercanenvision
theexperience.
1Thestudentshowsnounderstandingofshowingthroughusingthefivesensesand
cannotincorporatethemitintheirwriting.Theydontcommunicateanyspecificsand
readercantenvisionwhattheyredescribing.