Thursday, January 27, 2011

January 26-27, 2011

Root Word:
"dia"
origin: Greek
meaning: across
examples: diameter, diagonal, dialog, dialect, diatribe

Imagery Lesson:
- Imagery refers to descriptive language that evokes sensory experience in literature.
- Imagery involves one or more of the five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and sound.
- Imagery is evident in literature through the use of descriptive word choice and dialog to create setting, tone, or mood.

Handout:
Sensory Notes / Five Senses: students wrote down descriptive words that used imagery while reading p. 20-36 in Black Like Me, and participated in a Five Senses activity and Imagery Poster.

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