Notice a sense detail

Supplied materials

• Paper and pencil, or a browser text area. All named people/events/records are fictional learning inputs.
• Worked case: Title: Night Light. Mia said, "Look at the bright moon!" A cup answered her. Verse: I watch the light / It shines at night.
• Primary check: Title: Play Day. A fox said, "Hear the bell ring!" Verse: We laugh all day / We run and play.
• An adult may read every direction and answer choice aloud; learners may respond by speaking, pointing or drawing.
• Original poem, four lines in one stanza: I see a boat, Beside a coat. The soft wind sings, And lifts small wings. Original script: JO: Can we watch the boat? LEA: Yes, from the bench. [They sit.] Notice the rhyming pair boat/coat and the human action sings given to wind. The bracketed direction is acted, not spoken.

Learn the idea

A sense detail tells a reader what a character sees, hears, smells or feels with the body. A feeling of worry is different from a touch detail such as rough.

Find the describing words. Ask which sense would notice that detail in the scene.

Example to read or listen to: Title: Night Light. Mia said, "Look at the bright moon!" A cup answered her. Verse: I watch the light / It shines at night. The answer is sight. The relevant input states: Title: Night Light. Mia said, "Look at the bright moon!" A cup answered her. Verse: I watch the light / It shines at night. This fits sight. A sense detail tells a reader what a character sees, hears, smells or feels with the body. A feeling of worry is different from a touch detail such as rough. A bright color is seen, not smelled.

1. Read or listen to the worked example. Say what the reading or writing task asks you to find. An adult can help with unfamiliar words.
2. Find the describing words. Ask which sense would notice that detail in the scene.
3. Check the worked solution: sight. The relevant input states: Title: Night Light. Mia said, "Look at the bright moon!" A cup answered her. Verse: I watch the light / It shines at night. This fits sight. A sense detail tells a reader what a character sees, hears, smells or feels with the body. A feeling of worry is different from a touch detail such as rough. A bright color is seen, not smelled.
4. Try the question and the practice questions. Point to the words that helped you choose before checking the feedback.

Check your reasoning

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Take it further

Optional extra practice: Write or dictate two original rhyming lines ending in rain and train. Add one sight detail. Write one quotation a character says, with an adult helping punctuation. Explain whether the event is ordinary fiction or fantasy using an actual action. Practice this lesson’s skill as you complete the task. Use this idea to check your work: A sense detail tells a reader what a character sees, hears, smells or feels with the body. A feeling of worry is different from a touch detail such as rough.

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