What does JOY look like, sound like, or feel like to you? Students in grades 7 and 8 are sharing their thoughts about JOY as they learn about imagery which is a literary device writer employ. Imagery is when a writer uses words to paint a picture in the mind of the reader. Imagery is wonderful because it uses the five senses and written words come alive. That is what makes a book truly enjoyable and how we get "hooked" on reading! Our bulletin board is full of giant post-it notes of imagery written by students. We are just getting started, but it won't be long before everyone has a chance to share a favorite image of what joy means.
Here are a few examples students and I have written. :)
Joy is popping a smooth morsel of silky, salty, sweet caramel in my mouth.
-E.S. gr.
7
Joy is the twinkling, shimmering lights on the minty green tree. C.K. gr. 7
Joy is flopping onto my fuzzy, furry, thick, mushy, feathery mattress! A.S. gr.7
Joy is the frozen silence of a single, serene snowflake wafting to earth. Mrs. H
