Organize Your Thoughts!

READ THE DIRECTIONS on pg. 2

Name:
Things I do not yet understand: Things that remind of what I already
know:

 How to describe instead of “tell” when I  I know what the five senses are: Sight,
write Sound, Taste, Smell, Touch/Feel

 What sensory detail is   Roald Dahl uses a lot detail when he
describes candies in The Bicycle and The
 How to write using the senses Sweet Shop

 I think imagery is when an author writes in

a way that I can vividly picture what they
are writing about in my mind?

Vocabulary Words that I will need to know:

What I now understand about
Word Definition (what it means) sensory detail and “Show-not-tell” writing:
Sensory
 A writer uses at least one of the five senses
in their writing. For example, the writer
would describe what something smells like
Imagery
instead of just telling us it smells bad.

 Writers like Roald Dahl use sensory and

An old type of coin that used in
Tuppence ---------- Great Britain that is worth less
than 5 cents.
Cauldron
descriptive detail to describe things in great
detail, which creates a picture (imagery) in
the readers mind.
Give an example of “show-not-tell” by
using sensory and descriptive detail in a
sentence:

As I stepped out into the sun, my popsicle beaded

Coil with watermelon perspiration as my feet were
scorched by the asphalt below.

Questions I still have:

Directions:

This assignment will help you organize your thoughts and self-assess your learning
progress. For this lesson, you will write a few thoughts in each box. 1. Make sure
you use the bullet points to complete each box. 2. Also, see the teacher sample
for an example of how this assignment should look when it is done. 3. Finally,
when you are finished, go through the checklist to make sure that you have
completed everything you need to think deeply about your learning. The more
thought you put into writing each box, the more you can be proud of how much
you have learned through your reflection.  

How to get started with writing in the boxes: In the First Box, you will write at
least three things you do not know about our new learning topic; show-not-tell
writing, imagery, and sensory details. As we preview the new learning content
through the video about sensory detail, think about things you do not know or
wonder about.
In the Second Box, write down 3-4 things about this topic that remind you what
you already know about this topic or something related. (Think: You know about
non-fiction authors who write with descriptive details, or what the five senses are,
right? What else?)
In the Third Box, Listen carefully to the academic and content vocab words that
you will need to know for this lesson. (We will review words from our novel and
other important vocab words at the beginning of the lesson) Write the words
under the “word” column in the Vocabulary box. Then, write down your
guess for the definition of each. As we read our novel, we will define each word.
Please make sure to correct your definition if your guess was not correct. Fourth
box, write three things you learned about our topic. You will develop this box as
you listen to the lesson and participate in the learning activities. Use your things
you do not know yet to compare what you did not know and what you have
learned. Then, write any questions you still have at the bottom of the page.

When you finish: Tell yourself great job! you have thought a lot about
your learning and learned a lot! Way to take charge of your own
learning!