Our sense of smell has a wonderful way of bringing back memories. Unlock those memories with an olfactory-inspired writing prompt that challenges writers to tell a story about a specific smell and the memories it conjures.

Concepts

Writing, Writing Prompts, Narrative Writing, personal narrative writing, sense of smell, descriptive writing, adverbs, present tense verbs, the present tense

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• Draft an example narrative or begin the lesson descriptively telling a story about a scent and the memory it created for you
• Add a sheet of paper or encourage class members to type their responses if the worksheet does not provide enough space
• Display finished products at Back-to-School Night or Open House for families to read and enjoy  

Classroom Considerations

• Take into account classroom allergies and pupils that are extra sensitive to smells prior to choosing items with strong scents
• Requires copies and a variety of items that smell
• Scholars should be familiar with writing a personal narrative, the present tense, and adverbs 
• Space to write may be limited for those with large printing or tend to write extensively 

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Pros

• Includes one page detailing the teacher's reason to assign the page and process for introducing it 
• Challenges learners to practice their grammar skills, including using adverbs and the present tense

Cons

Common Core

W.4.3.a W.4.4 W.5.3.a W.5.4 L.4.1.a L.4.1.b L.5.1.a L.5.1.c W.6.3.a W.6.4 L.6.1.a