Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Adjectives :: essays research papers
Writing Minilesson Topic: The importance of including adjectives in writing Grade Level: 3rd or 4th grade Objective: TSWBAT add adjectives to a sentence to make it more appealing and interesting. MO Standards: Goal 2 #2, Communication Arts #1 Students with Special Needs: To serve students with special needs that may not be able to see or write, you could bring objects in to have them touch and feel to describe their detail. Materials: Black and white picture of a person, colored picture of a person, group activityâ€â€worksheet of sentences with words written on index card, another worksheet of sentences Procedure:      Introduce the Topic: †¢Ã‚     I was grading everyone’s journals for the week and have been noticing that everyone could use some help or ideas to make their writing a bit more interesting. †¢Ã‚     One way to add appeal to your story is by adding adjectives. †¢Ã‚     What is an adjective? †¢Ã‚     Look at this picture of a person (show black and white picture), is it very interesting? †¢Ã‚     How could we make this picture more appealing? †¢Ã‚     Add color to the picture and relate this to how adding adjectives in our writing improves it.      Share Examples: †¢Ã‚     Write sentences on the board, leaving spaces for adjective use in the second sentence: â€Å"I ran down the road to the lake.†â€Å"I quickly ran down the bumpy road to the sparkling lake.†     Provide Information: †¢Ã‚     Using adjectives helps us add â€Å"color†to our writing, just like I showed you with the picture.      Supervise Practice: †¢Ã‚     Hand out a group activity. This includes a worksheet of â€Å"plain†sentences and index cards with examples of different adjectives. The group as a whole can re-write the sentences using the examples.      Reflect on Learning: †¢Ã‚     What is an adjective?
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