Republic of the Philippines

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Region VI-Western Visayas
District of Malinao
MALINAO SCHOOL FOR PHILIPPINE CRAFTSMEN
Malinao, Aklan

I. LEARNING OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson, the students shall be able to:
A. Cite the imagery used in various texts;
B. Use imagery in writing sentences; and
C. Explain the importance of imagery in creative writing.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Topic: Imagery
References: http://www.poetryarchive.org/glossary/imagery
http://literaryterms.net/imagery/
Values/Skills Integration: Cooperation, Collaboration, Creativity, & Computer Literacy
Materials: PowerPoint presentation, laptop, video, speaker, pictures, graphic organizer

III. PROCEDURE
A. Daily Routine
1. Prayer
2. Checking of Attendance

B. Motivation (5 minutes)
(Linguistic, Spatial & Interpersonal Intelligences- because the students have to work with their
groupmates and come up with a solution to the problem by solving the jigsaw puzzle)

The teacher groups the students into five groups. Each group is given a jigsaw puzzle.
Each group must unlock the jigsaw puzzle to reveal the image, and explain the picture
using the guide questions.

Guide Questions:
1. What is the picture all about?
2. How important the image on the picture to you?

C. Presentation of the Lesson (20 minutes)

Using a graphic organizer, the teacher wraps up the answers of the students which
leads the class in the discussion of the lesson.

Through the use of PowerPoint Presentation, the teacher defines and explains the
imagery. Each imagery is exemplified through various examples.

I. What is Imagery?
Imagery is a language which is used to create images in the mind of the reader that
improves the readers’ experience through their senses. (Video Presentation-Wes
Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox)

II. Types of Imagery

Example 1
Imagery using visuals:
The night was black as ever, but bright stars lit up the sky in beautiful and
varied constellations which were sprinkled across the astronomical landscape.
In this example, the experience of the night sky is described in depth with color (black
as ever, bright), shape (varied constellations), and pattern (sprinkled).
A. Visual Imagery
Visual imagery describes what we see: comic book images, paintings, or
images directly experienced through the narrator’s eyes. Visual imagery
may include:
 Color, such as: burnt red, bright orange, dull yellow, verdant green, and
Robin’s egg blue.
 Shapes, such as: square, circular, tubular, rectangular, and conical.
 Size, such as: miniscule, tiny, small, medium-sized, large, and gigantic.
 Pattern, such as: polka-dotted, striped, zig-zagged, jagged, and straight.

Example 2
Imagery using sounds:
Silence was broken by the peal of piano keys as Shannon began practicing
her concerto.
Here, auditory imagery breaks silence with the beautiful sound of piano keys.

B. Auditory Imagery
Auditory imagery describes what we hear, from music to noise to pure
silence. Auditory imagery may include:
 Enjoyable sounds, such as: beautiful music, birdsong, and the voices of a
chorus.
 Noises, such as: the bang of a gun, the sound of a broom moving across
the floor, and the sound of broken glass shattering on the hard floor.
 The lack of noise, describing a peaceful calm or eerie silence.

Example 3
Imagery using scent:
She smelled the scent of sweet hibiscus wafting through the air, its tropical
smell a reminder that she was on vacation in a beautiful place.
The scent of hibiscus helps describe a scene which is relaxing, warm, and
welcoming.

C. Olfactory Imagery
Olfactory imagery describes what we smell. Olfactory imagery may include:
 Fragrances, such as perfumes, enticing food and drink, and blooming
flowers.
 Odors, such as rotting trash, body odors, or a stinky wet dog.

Example 4
Imagery using taste:
The candy melted in her mouth and swirls of bittersweet chocolate and slightly
sweet but salty caramel blended together on her tongue.
Thanks to an in-depth description of the candy’s various flavors, the reader
can almost experience the deliciousness directly.

D. Gustatory Imagery
Gustatory imagery describes what we taste. Gustatory imagery includes:
 Sweetness, such as candies, cookies, and desserts.
 Sourness, bitterness, and tartness, such as lemons and limes.
 Saltiness, such as pretzels, French fries, and pepperonis.
 Spiciness, such as salsas and curries.
 Savoriness, such as a steak dinner or thick soup.
 Example 5
Imagery using touch:
After the long run, he collapsed in the grass with tired and burning muscles.
The grass tickled his skin and sweat cooled on his brow.
In this example, imagery is used to describe the feeling of strained muscles,
grass’s tickle, and sweat cooling on skin.

E. Tactile Imagery
Lastly, tactile imagery describes what we feel or touch. Tactile imagery
includes:
 Temperature, such as bitter cold, humidity, mildness, and stifling heat.
 Texture, such as rough, ragged, seamless, and smooth.
 Touch, such as hand-holding, ones in the grass, or the feeling of starched
fabric on one’s skin.
 Movement, such as burning muscles from exertion, swimming in cold
water, or kicking a soccer ball.

Let’s create juxtaposition.

Sentence Prompt: Imagine you are enjoying birdsong on a spring morning.

Sentence without Imagery:

I enjoyed a spring day.
Without imagery, there is nothing for the reader to picture or enjoy.

Senses to appeal to:

Auditory, Visual, and Olfactory

Description Using Imagery:

I listened to the birds chirp and sing see-saws up in the trees that were
beginning to burst out in brilliant pink and white buds. The earth smelled fresh
with greenery that was finally emerging with the new season of life.
In this example, the writer appeals to three senses in order to create a vibrant
sensory experience of springtime.

E. Drills
Activity I: Each group is given a cardboard and a chalk. They will identify the imagery used
in the poem.

_________________1. The shadows crisscrossed the rug while my cat stretched lazily
in one of the patches of sun.
_________________2. Though I was on the sheer face of a mountain, the feeling of
swinging through the air was euphoric, almost like flying without
wings.
_________________3. Forgive me they were delicious so sweet and so cold" (From the
poem "This Is Just to Say" by William Carlos Williams)
_________________4. "Tumbling through the ocean water after being overtaken by the
monstrous wave, Mark unintentionally took a gulp of the briny,
bitter mass, causing him to cough and gag."
_________________5. "I was awakened by the strong smell of a freshly brewed coffee."
(Answer: 1. Visual, 2. Tactile, 3.Gustatory, 4. Gustatory, 5. Olfactory)

F. Generalization (Interpersonal and Verbal-Linguistic)

The teacher plays a music, and when the music stops whoever holds the cabbage peels the
leaf, and answers the question written on it.
 1. What is imagery?
2. What are the types of imagery?
3. How important imagery to the poets, novelists and other writers?
4. Why imagery should be used in creative writing?

IV. EVALUATION

Written Work Evaluation

Test I. Encircle the imagery used in the text and identify its type.

________________1. He fell down like an old tree falling down in a storm.

________________2. He felt like the flowers were waving him a hello.
________________3. The eerie silence was shattered by her scream.
________________4. The F-16 swooped down like an eagle after its prey.
________________5. The word spread like leaves in a storm.

Test II: Using the pictures, use descriptive language to describe what is in the
picture.

V. ASSIGNMENT

Performance Task
GRASPS Description
Goal To write a poem using imagery.
Role You are a junior staff writer of Time Magazine.
Audience Editor-in-Chief and Senior Staff Writers
It is a Valentine season and your poem will be used as concept-board
Situation
of the magazine for February issue.
Product Poem about Valentine using imagery
Your proem will be evaluated through the following criteria :
Standards
Content, Use of Imagery, and Writing Style.

Criteria 4 3 2 1
The content is
overall organized The message is The message is
The message is
Content and clear; it communicated somehow clearly
unclear.
communicates clearly. communicated.
the message.
Exceptionally The use of
Use of Creates vivid Creates somehow
creates vivid imagery is
Imagery picture. vivid picture.
picture. confusing.
The writing style The writing style is The writing style
The writing style
Writing used is generally somehow clear interferes with
is clear and
Style clear and and the reader’s
understandable.
understandable. understandable. understanding.