Session Date
Lesson Topic
Descriptive writing
Lesson Outline
Hunter had been working on a descriptive essay about Costa Rica with Miss Kelli. She had recommended adding significant descriptive language and making edits . Apparently, Hunter was unenthusiastic about that prospect.
As such, today we read the opening paragraphs of Steinbeck's novella,The Pearl, which contains an excellent example of descriptive language. We discussed the imagery and the use of descriptive language in the passage. We then composed a sensory poem. In this exercise, the student picks a series of animate or inanimate objects that he feels resemble him in some way ( I am a ....)and then for each object lists a series of descriptive words.
Here is what we ended up with:( The subjects and adjectives selected were Hunter's)
I am a sloth
strong, lazy, and sleepy.
I am a teddy bear,
soft,scary ,but sweet.
I am a tree
tall, sharing, still.
I am a kite,
soaring in the wind.
As such, today we read the opening paragraphs of Steinbeck's novella,The Pearl, which contains an excellent example of descriptive language. We discussed the imagery and the use of descriptive language in the passage. We then composed a sensory poem. In this exercise, the student picks a series of animate or inanimate objects that he feels resemble him in some way ( I am a ....)and then for each object lists a series of descriptive words.
Here is what we ended up with:( The subjects and adjectives selected were Hunter's)
I am a sloth
strong, lazy, and sleepy.
I am a teddy bear,
soft,scary ,but sweet.
I am a tree
tall, sharing, still.
I am a kite,
soaring in the wind.
Assignment
Hunter needs to narrow the focus of his descriptive essay. I suggested he bring in a photo of Costa Rica that we can use as the subject of his essay.
Session Minutes
60
Minutes Student Attended
60
Session Hours
1.00
Hours Attended
1.00
Entry Status
Review Status
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School