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Setting Thesaurus Entry Collection | Writers Helping Writers — Fri, 11 Oct 2013 17:18:12 +0000

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By: Mr. H.

Mr. H. — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:07:52 +0000

This is a fantastic resource, and I will use it often. Thank you for doing this.

But I had to laugh, as a teacher myself, at the dichotomy between the general positivity and innocense of the lower grades references, and the general negativity reflected in the upper grades. Sadly, you hit the nail!!

By: Becca

Becca — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:59:00 +0000

Woot! Thanks lapillus!

Marian, I think that was the mimeograph machine, and I totally remember that smell, too. It was always on my hands (along with the purple smudges) after getting one of those sheets.

Thanks for the props, Nora!

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:19:00 +0000

Thanks for the award–we’re so honored! Our fellow bloggers are the BEST!!

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:03:00 +0000

The way we all grew up differently is what makes our descriptions unique. Take classrooms, for instance–all of us have slightly different memories of the same thing–so wehn we flesh out a setting, we draw on those details that stand out to us.

For me, I remember the smells of forgotten baloney sandwiches in the coat closet area and chalk (we still had chalkboards back then in Elementary school).

By: Mary Witzl

Mary Witzl — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:39:00 +0000

I love the smells sectıon too! I can stıll remember that lunch cupboard smell of cheap wood, bananas, and bologna.

As for sweaty bodies, you ought to be in one of my classrooms here when the sun is high in the sky and all the boys are present and accounted for. W-O-W.

By: Lapillus

Lapillus — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:17:00 +0000

This one is definitely going to come in handy.

By the way, I've awarded you an award over on my blog. If you've had it before just enjoy the mention!

Thanks for creating this awesome blog!

By: Nora MacFarlane

Nora MacFarlane — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:44:00 +0000

What a great blog! I find myself stopping by often.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:29:00 +0000

This was great! I had to giggle at sweaty bodies in the smell section. My nine year old son came home and said his teacher said that they should start wearing deodorant soon!
When I was a teacher, I had this one little boy who NEVER brushed his teeth, so I’d give him breathmints for motivation when he’d finish his work (which he needed motivation for that anyway, it was Win-win!)

By: Becca

Becca — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:12:00 +0000

I always start this exercise thinking the list will be short; it's amazing how much stuff you're able to come up with.

PJ, I think that smell and taste make the most sensory impact in writing. Yet, they're the most underutilized. I try to give those extra attention, but taste is really hard for me, for some reason.

By: Marian

Marian — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:11:00 +0000

You took me back in time. I was wondering what I smelled in school, and I remembered that we used some strange method of making photocopies (this was back in the Middle East). The copies were lettered in purple ink, and they smelled really strong and chemical-ly. I can't even define the smell, just that it was very sharp and pungent, like nail polish remover.

As the copies came out of the machine, they were damp, too, and took a little while to dry. God alone knows what kind of chemicals went into them. I just hope no one ever ate any.

By: PJ Hoover

PJ Hoover — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 15:09:00 +0000

I just love the smells section you guys come up with!