Teachers Write! 6/5 Tuesday Quick Write

Today's Quick Write from Teachers Write...

We visited the Alhambra in Summer 2008. It is in Granada, the southermost tip of Spain, close to where Spain and Africa meet. The Alhambra is a large castle/estate that had a lot of ___ influences. There was lush grounds, gardens, waterfalls, even a swimming pool. Inside the castle, the detailing was magnificent. It covered every wall, ceiling, even the floors. They were geometric designs, no faces, landscapes, or words.

 

See - Drastic shade and blinding sunlight, nooks and crannies, the awe-inspiring Spain countryside, brown grasses on the countryside, lush greens inside the castle walls.

 

Hear - the glurple glurple of water dripping from the waterfalls into the pools below, the thrustle of leaves in the wind, the crinkle of ladies' fans as they try to cool off in the shade.

 

Smell - the musty smell of water, the aroma of flowers, sweat and body odor of strangers in the intense heat, sunscreen to protect from the sun's instense rays.

 

Feel - the cool air of the Spanish fan as I whisk the hot air around my neck, the sting of the sun on my shoulders, the relief of the shade whenever it can be found, the dampness from the backpack I carry around, the scratching of the tag on my passport belt hidden under my dress.

We visited the Alhambra in Summer 2008. It is in Granada, the southermost tip of Spain, close to where Spain and Africa meet. The Alhambra is a large castle/estate that had a lot of Moorish influences. There was lush grounds, aromatic gardens, glurpling waterfalls, even a swimming pool. In the gardens, we hid from the sting of the sun on our shoulder, finding relief in the shade wherever it could be found. We couldn't escape the dampness that came from our tourist backpacks or the stratching of the tags on our passport belts. Inside the castle, the detailing was magnificent. It covered every nook and cranny,wall, ceiling, even the floors. They were geometric designs, no faces, landscapes, or words. The only landscape to be seen were tidbits of the awe-inspiring Spanish countryside.