Autumn Voices Exemplar Worksheet
Autumn Voices
Exemplar
Sensory Writing & Illustrator Studio
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Date
Mentor Text Passage
Notice how the author uses sensory details!
On a brisk autumn evening, my family and friends gathered together at the community festival to celebrate the season. Glowing paper lanterns hung softly from the oak trees, creating a cozy and warm glow across the whole yard.
Suddenly, a gentle breeze tossed bright orange and red leaves that made a loud crunching sound under our shoes. We listened to cheerful laughter as we sipped mugs of sweet hot cider beside the pumpkin table.
Although the night grew colder, our hearts felt joyful because we shared this special memory together.
Author's Clues: 🏮 Box 1: Lanterns 🍂 Box 2: Red leaves 😊 Box 3: Friends 🎃 Box 4: Cider table
Illustrator's Mission: Bring the Story to Life!
Draw & Color Box by Box
🏮 Box 1: Lanterns
🍁 Box 2: Swirling leaves
😊 Box 3: Joyful friends
☕ Box 4: Pumpkin table
Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4
🍂 Tip: Copy one box at a time from the model! ✨ Add lots of rich autumn colors
My favorite detail from the story that I drew:
Autumn Voices Drawing Model
Autumn Voices
Step-by-Step Copy Guide
Photocopy-Ready Reference & Grid-Guided Drawing Model
Copy Style 4-Box Grid Method
Details 4 Text Clues
Mentor Text Passage & Drawing Map
Match each sentence to a box in the drawing below!
On a brisk autumn evening, my family and friends gathered together at the community festival to celebrate the season. 1 Glowing paper lanterns hung softly from oak trees, creating a cozy glow. Suddenly, a gentle breeze tossed 2 bright orange and red leaves crunching under shoes. We listened to cheerful laughter as we 4 sipped sweet hot cider beside the pumpkin table. Although cold, our hearts felt joyful because 3 we shared this memory together.
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Box 1: Top-Left Oak branch & lanterns
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Box 2: Top-Right Wind & red leaves
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Box 3: Bottom-Left Smiling friends & coats
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Box 4: Bottom-Right Pumpkin table & cider
CRUNCH! Box 1 Box 2 Box 3 Box 4
How Students Copy This: Draw one box at a time! Box 1 (Branch & Lantern) → Box 2 (Wind & Leaves) → Box 3 (Friends & Coats) → Box 4 (Pumpkin Table).
Copy-Ready
