The First Day, a short but impactful story, could be a master class on how to use sensory and figurative language. This versatile resource (lesson, sub, class discussion, homework, etc.) is intended to help students analyze Jones’ language and how it functions as a storytelling technique. The first two graphic organizer worksheets focus on sensory language. Students carefully read and identify details for each of the five senses. As they track the sensory details of the narrator’s world, studen