Grade 3 · Writing · Lesson 20

Describe Magical Worlds or Creatures

A fantasy world only comes alive on the page if the reader can experience it through their senses. The writer's job is to be a tour guide for a place that does not exist — and the only tools available are words. The more senses you engage, the more real your world becomes.

What this lesson teaches

1Describe a magical world or creature using vivid sensory descriptors
2Use sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste to make the reader feel they are truly there
3Replace vague adjectives with specific sensory images
4Connect magical qualities to familiar things using like or as

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