ALIEN IN THE BEDROOM ESSAY
Step 1:
Draw a picture of your room
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Globe
Light
Bed
MY BEDROOM
Step 2: Fill out a sensory chart about 3 of the most interesting
things in your room—from an alien’s perspective
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Sensory Chart
See
Big Chair
Red,
square, fat
thing to
sit on.
Beast hairs
Hear
Squeak when
pushed
Smell
Taste
Beast
Dry, not
sweet, hard
to chew
Feel
Sinking at
first then
comfortable
for sitting
Bed
Rectangle
with rough
squishy
cloth, two
legs, puffy
things on
top
Bigger
squeak
Sweat
Dry, softer
to chew but
still not
sweet
Comfortable
for sitting
and lying
down
Globe Light
on table
Small
planet,
looks like
earth but
doesn’t
spin. Sun
inside
No noise—no
one alive
on this
planet
Dusty
Dry,
smooth,
can’t be
swallowed
Smooth all
over, very
strange
little
world
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Step 6: Fill out your own ASSESSMENT sheet for your essay.
Be sure to explain how you organized your essay (according to
time, place, importance or logic).
Step 7: Revise and Edit your essay and write a final
“Published” copy with margins and spaces.
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