Republic of the Philippines

CEBU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

CTU – MOALBOAL CAMPUS
Moalboal, Cebu

GRADUATE SCHOOL
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SECOND TRIMESTER 2021
Name: Rodimar M. Ramirez Subject: Creative Writing
Course: MA Ed. – English Professor: Dr. Evely Amante

Activity #2 / Output #2: Identifying Sensory Experiences and Sensory Details

Instructions: Review your previous lessons on sensory experiences and sensory details. Read the
paragraphs below and answer the questions that follow.

Prompt: Describe a place you enjoy going to.

Paragraph A

I like to go to the beach. There is a lot of sand and even some trees there. People play games on
the beach, and some people like to swim. I used to go to the beach very often.

Paragraph B

One place I enjoy going to is where the land and the ocean meet. This beautiful spot is my
sanctuary in the sun—and I choose it very carefully. I look for a cool place under the trees and extend
my mat on the white sand. The wind that blows through the trees often caries a light sprinkle from the
ocean, and a hint of saltiness.

Peace consumes me whenever I see that beautiful white sand. Mixed with the calming sound of
the waves hitting the rocks in the distance, are giggles from the children building castles. Here is where
happiness lies, with its toes in the sand right beside me.

Questions:

1. Which paragraph is more interesting? Why?

You will love the very essence of the reading material when it is beautifully written and told
by its writer. Therefore, writing which incorporates vivid, sensory detail like paragraph B is
more interesting. It allows the readers to create sensory experiences when reading which
makes it both affective and effective.
2. Which paragraph helps you to "see" the beach in your mind? How does the writer do this?

The second paragraph allows me to create a visual representation or mental image in my mind.
The writer has incorporated the five senses that enables me to anticipate the clearer picture of
the beach as how it is wonderfully described. As told, it makes me want to go to the beach and
enjoy the beauty, the calmness of the water, serenity and blissfulness of the place.