"Sensory Overload"
Detail Writing Technique
Humans learn about the world through our five senses, so when you include sensory details in your writing, readers are more likely to experience events in your story as if they are actually there. Sensory details are words that represent the experiences of our five senses.
Example: Adding Sensory Details to Your Writing
How can you revise your writing to add sensory details? One strategy is to go through each of the five senses and try to incorporate them into a passage of writing that you have already done.
Original:
- "Grandmother Workman reached over and grabbed Randall's arm. He was nervous because the staircase was so steep, but she leaned against him and they began to climb."
Added Sensory Details:
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- SIGHT - SMELL - TOUCH - TASTE - SOUND |
Example From Our Class:
Here's the work we did together as a class to my example paragraph:
Assignment:
- Make sure your warm-up paragraph is in a google doc titled, "sensory overload." Add five different types of sensory details into your journal entry. (This means add each of the 5 senses: one sight detail, one smell detail, one touch detail, one taste detail, and one sound detail).
- Color-code your sensory details to match the colors listed above. (sight=red, smell=green, touch=purple, taste=orange, sound=blue).
- Submit your colorful paragraph by sharing your google doc. with Ms. Georgi ([email protected]).