Sensory writing
This activity teaches three modes of writing in sequence: observation, memory, imagination. The headings scaffold each section. Removing them at the end transforms a structured exercise into a poem with three distinct movements. Students often write generally in the "I see" section. Push them toward specifics. The shape of a leaf, the colour of a chair, the sound of a fan. Specificity in observation makes the memory and imagination sections stronger because they have something concrete to push against.

