Imagery & Diction
Imagery and diction are tools that every writer has, but are tools that they can always polish and sharpen in their craft. Review the slides to learn more about imagery and diction. Try out the activities to sharpen your imagery and word choice. The activities are also listed further below with instructions for your convenience.
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Imagery & Diction ActiviTea
Let's practice imagery and diction!
Watch the following video:
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Talk to someone about the place you imagined or write out the details.
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Change something about your place. Guided prompts: What if something happens in your place? What if there's a natural disaster? How does your place change? How would your place change if there was an alien invasion? How would a family argument play out in your place? What would happen in your place if there was a serious accident? Imagine a marriage proposal in your place.
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Write a scene in the place you imagined that includes a change.
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Imagery graphic organizer: Select something you saw recently and write out the details in a table with six boxes. On paper, you can draw a line down the middle and then two horizontal lines across to build the organizer. Using your graphic organizer as reference, create a piece of writing with detailed imagery.
Describe: What is it?
Describe: What did it look like? What is the lighting like?
Describe: What did it sound like?
Questions: Do you have any questions about the image?
Read what you wrote: List any repeating words here
Question: What are your feelings towards the image?