Before you start this exercise, get a Hershey's Kiss. Any kind will do. Make sure you're not allergic to chocolate.
Now for the fun part. Pretend you're a space alien visiting Earth. You discover a strange object (your Hershey's kiss), which you name Object X. You speak English, but there are three words you don't understand: Hershey's, kiss, and chocolate. You must write a "report" back to your planet (in English), using all 5 of your senses, to describe Object X. Remember, you can't use the words Hershey's, kiss, or chocolate.
In your "report," include:
1. Sight. What does Object X look like? Is it dull, shiny, red, purple? What shape is it? Try to use descriptive words instead of words like "nice" or "pretty."
2. Touch. What does Object X feel like? Is it sharp, smooth, slippery, wet, dry, cold, warm, rough, smooth?
3. Hearing. What does Object X sound like? Hold it up to your ear. Do you hear anything? What if you move it a bit next to your ear?
4. Smell. Remove the outer wrapping of Object X. What does it smell like? Does it smell sour, sweet, stale, curdled? Does the smell remind you of something?
5. Taste. (The best part.) Put Object X in your mouth. Do not chew or swallow. What does Object X taste like? Does it taste like rotten bananas or malted milk? (Remember you don't know the word for chocolate. Be creative describing the taste of Object X.)
Okay, you can swallow now.
When you're finished writing your "report," give Object X a new name. Have fun naming Object X in your own unique way.
For extra fun, write a poem about Object X using your descriptions from your 5 senses. Draw an outline of Object X and write your poem inside the outline.
Good-bye, space alien. Hope you enjoyed Object X!
