Worlds of Wonder: Narrative Craft · Narrative Reading

Sensory Language and Imagery

Examining how authors use descriptive language to paint pictures in the reader's mind.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does sensory detail help the reader feel immersed in the story?
  2. 2Why might an author choose a specific metaphor to describe a feeling?
  3. 3How does the mood of a scene change when the descriptive language shifts?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Writing - Grade 3ON: Reading - Grade 3
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: Language Arts
Unit: Worlds of Wonder: Narrative Craft
Period: Narrative Reading

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