sensory details, the group began together making a sensory list, including each sense and specific words and ideas
the authors had used to appeal to the senses. The boys shared their favorite words, each taking a turn wearing a
Sherlock Holmes hat when he read. Then the researchers told the boys they were to write to show this idea: “The
house was scary.” The boys had 25 minutes to write before the session ended. Charlie and Andrew each completed
their writing with five minutes to spare, so they wanted to read their work. Charlie read first, a full-page poem with
the rhythm and rhyme scheme of one of the poems, complete with a metaphoric allusion to another book he had
read. Andrew then shared his piece, a story inspired by an urban legend he had read on his own as a result of our
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