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#6 Writing Wizardry 26-30

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Lesson #26-31. Be Sensible!

Although young writers are very aware of the sensory

world, they aren’t skilled at using words to appeal to the
reader’s senses.

Practice using sensory words instead of telling the reader

what is seen, heard, smelled, tasted, or felt.
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#26. Let the Reader See What You See

Ex1-1) I saw a beautiful sky.

Ex1-2) Shades of orange, blue, lavender, and gold spilled
across the late afternoon sky.

Ex2-1) We came upon a desert.

Ex2-2) Cactus reached their arms to the cloudless blue
sky.
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#26. Let the Reader See What You See

Ex3-1) It was a clear night.

Ex3-2)

Ex4-1) A jet flew overhead.

Ex4-2)
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Lesson #27. Let the Reader Smell What You Smell

Ex1-1) Woods have their own special smell.

Ex1-2) The musty odor of moldy leaves, the fragrance of
pine needles, and the smell of rich dark earth fills
the woods.

Ex2-1) A circus has lots of smells.

Ex2-2) The fragrance of straw and popcorn mingled with
the stench of elephant dung.
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Lesson #27. Let the Reader Smell What You Smell

Ex3-1) Dad was cutting grass.

Ex3-2)

Ex4-1) Nothing smells like a locker room.

Ex4-2)
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Lesson #28. Let the Reader Hear What You Hear

Ex1-1) It was a loud parade.

Ex1-2) Trumpets blared, the bass drum boomed, and
children shouted as the parade came down our street.

Ex2-1) I heard kids on the playground at recess.

Ex2-2) The crack of a bat hitting the ball, kids yelling, and
the sharp blast of a teacher’s whistle echoed across
the playground.
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Lesson #28. Let the Reader Hear What You Hear

Ex3-1) The school cafeteria is noisy.

Ex3-2)

Ex4-1) The orchestra is tuning up.

Ex4-2)
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Lesson #29. Let the Reader Taste What You Taste

Ex1-1) Lemonade tasted good on such a hot day.

Ex1-2) The icy cold lemonade left a tartness in my dry
mouth.

Ex2-1) I love the taste of popcorn.

Ex2-2) Salt mingled with the buttery flavor of the hot
white kernels.
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Lesson #29. Let the Reader Hear What You Taste

Ex3-1) Pizza is my favorite food.

Ex3-2)
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Lesson #30. Let the Reader Feel What You Feel

Ex1-1) We walked along the beach.

Ex1-2) Broken shells on the hot sand hurt our feet.

Ex2-1) I love to walk in mud.

Ex2-2) Cold wet mud oozed between my toes.
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Lesson #30. Let the Reader Feel What You Feel

Ex3-1) I hate it when my sister eats crackers in bed.

Ex3-2)
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“When the short days of winter came, dusk fell

before we had well eaten our dinners. When we met
in the street the houses had grown somber. The
space of sky above us was the color of
ever-changing violet and towards it the lamps of
the street lifted their feeble lanterns. The cold air
stung us and we played till our bodies glowed.”
-“Araby” by James Joyce
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“It was a bright, cold day, the ground covered with

a sleet that had frozen so that it seemed as if all the
bare trees, the bushes, the cut brush and all the
grass and the bare ground had been varnished with
ice..“

-“A Day’s Wait” by E. Hemingway

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“The color is repellant, almost revolting; a smouldering,

unclean yellow, strangely faded by the slow-turning sunlight.
It is a dull yet lurid orange in some places, a sickly sulphur
tint in others.”

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

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“Harry caught a whiff of damp earth and fertilizer

mingling with the heavy perfume of some giant,
umbrella-sized flowers dangling from the ceiling.”

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

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