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This document outlines a lesson plan for a 6th grade English Language Arts class focusing on adding sensory details to writing. The objectives are to describe sensory details, list questions to consider when adding sensory details to a setting, and have students create a setting using sensory details. During the lesson, the teacher will explain sensory details, provide examples, and have students analyze sensory language in Harry Potter. Students will then brainstorm adjectives using an app and write a short description of a setting from their summer vacation using sensory details.

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Sensorydetailsipg

This document outlines a lesson plan for a 6th grade English Language Arts class focusing on adding sensory details to writing. The objectives are to describe sensory details, list questions to consider when adding sensory details to a setting, and have students create a setting using sensory details. During the lesson, the teacher will explain sensory details, provide examples, and have students analyze sensory language in Harry Potter. Students will then brainstorm adjectives using an app and write a short description of a setting from their summer vacation using sensory details.

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Megan Garcia

Sixth Grade - English Language Arts


TEKS: 15(A)ii
Write imaginative stories that include a specific, believable setting created
through the use of sensory details
Objectives:
1. Describe sensory details
2. List 5 questions associated with adding sensory details to your setting
3. Create a setting for their writing using sensory details to describe it
Big Understanding:
Writing texts that express ideas and feelings about real or imagined people,
events, and ideas.
Assessment Evidence:
1. Asking questions of each of the students during the lesson and discussion to
gauge understanding
2. Students will submit a description of setting with sensory details at end of
class
Opening Hook:
If you had to lose one of your senses which would it be and why?
Input:
Describe what sensory details are, the importance of them, and how to add them
to writing. (lecture)
What questions are needed to create sensory details (graphic organizer)
Modeling:
As a class, we will describe the experience of eating bacon as well as use sensory
details to describe picture of vacation at the beach
Guided Practice:
Students will highlight sensory words in Harry Potter text with partner and we
will discuss after
Individually, students will describe a setting from their summer vacation using
sensory details, they will begin with brainstorming adjectives on Mind Mash app
Check for Understanding:
Ask questions of the students during discussion to check understanding of
concept. What do you see, hear, smell, taste, feel?
We will discuss the Harry Potter text as a class analyzing the sensory details
Materials:
Copy of Harry Potter text
Power point
Grouping Patterns:
Partner seated next to them to identify sensory details in Harry Potter text

Technology
Using Mind Mash (iPad app) students will create a graphic organizer using
semantic mapping to brainstorm descriptive words to describe the setting from
their summer vacation.
Ending, Summary / Reflection:
Review what sensory details are and the questions we ask ourselves (How does it
feel, smell, taste, sound, look?) when adding sensory details to a story
Students will individually create a setting for their narrative about their summer
vacation using sensory details

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