1. JOURnal
Write about a place that you love. Describe it using sensory details – smell, sight, taste, touch, and sound. Make sure your reader can understand WHY you love the place so much.

2. Foldable activity Create a foldable with 8 squares. 1) Items + Objects
5) Sounds + Phrases
2) Daily Sights
6) Family + Pets
3) Smells + Tastes
7) Events
4) Traditions
8) Favorites

3. WHERE I’M FROM Annotate as we read.
UNDERLINE examples of sensory details.
CIRCLE and LABEL examples of figurative language.
STAR anything that stands out to you.

4. WhERE I’m from – first draft time
Use the template but feel free to add/change as needed. Deleting is not an option – you must maintain this length at minimum.
Use your foldable and your annotate poems to help you add sensory details and figurative language to your writing.