Describing an Orange Activity
Part I: For the first part of this activity you will need to write a list of details about your orange. You will need to consider both the outside of your orange and the inside so make sure you read the questions below carefully and only peel the orange when you’re ready. Your list should account for all five of the senses and your list can just be a series or words or phrases rather than complete sentences. Please include the following on your list, and if you’re having trouble coming up with words, just ask for help:
1. How does the orange look? In other words, what kinds of colors is the orange? What shape is the orange? How do the colors and the shape change when you peel the orange and separate its sections?
2. How does the orange sound? In other words, if you bounce the whole orange on your desk, what kind of noise does it make? How does it sound when you peel the skin? How does the sound change when you separate its sections and bounce just the skin or just a section of the orange on the desk?
3. How does the orange smell? How does the inside of the orange smell differently from the outside of the orange? Does the orange smell like another kind of food to you? Does it smell like a memory or like place or like a time of year?
4. How does the orange feel? How does the inside of the orange feel differently from the outside of it? How does the orange feel differently from other kinds of fruit, such as an apple?
5. Finally, how does the orange taste? I wouldn’t recommend tasting the skin, unless you really want to. But, eat a piece of your orange so you can describe its taste. Does it taste bitter, sweet, both? Is it juicy or dry? Is it difficult or easy to chew—why? (Obviously, if you are allergic to oranges, please do not eat your orange—just make some guesses as to what it tastes like).
Describing an Orange Activity
Part I: For the first part of this activity you will need to write a list of details about your orange. You will need to consider both the outside of your orange and the inside so make sure you read the questions below carefully and only peel the orange when you’re ready. Your list should account for all five of the senses and your list can just be a series or words or phrases rather than complete sentences. Please include the following on your list, and if you’re having trouble coming up with words, just ask for help:
1. How does the orange look? In other words, what kinds of colors is the orange? What shape is the orange? How do the colors and the shape change when you peel the orange and separate its sections?
2. How does the orange sound? In other words, if you bounce the whole orange on your desk, what kind of noise does it make? How does it sound when you peel the skin? How does the sound change when you separate its sections and bounce just the skin or just a section of the orange on the desk?
3. How does the orange smell? How does the inside of the orange smell differently from the outside of the orange? Does the orange smell like another kind of food to you? Does it smell like a memory or like place or like a time of year?
4. How does the orange feel? How does the inside of the orange feel differently from the outside of it? How does the orange feel differently from other kinds of fruit, such as an apple?
5. Finally, how does the orange taste? I wouldn’t recommend tasting the skin, unless you really want to. But, eat a piece of your orange so you can describe its taste. Does it taste bitter, sweet, both? Is it juicy or dry? Is it difficult or easy to chew—why? (Obviously, if you are allergic to oranges, please do not eat your orange—just make some guesses as to what it tastes like).