Yummy Adjectives

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Yummy Adjectives

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This activity is a fun, tasty, hands-on experience that allows students to recognize and brainstorm descriptive adjectives to use in their writing. The students work in pairs to take a taste and touch test and record their adjectives used to describe the food and knick-knacks on handout.

Education Levels:

3, 4, 5

Subject:

Writing (composition)

Resource Type:

Activity

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Online provider:

Beacon Learning Center

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Keywords:

Taste, Food, Descriptive writing, Adjectives

Mediator:

Elementary school teachers

Publisher:

Beacon Learning Center

Contributor:

Samantha Michael

Is Part Of:

http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/lessons/LA.asp

Language:

English

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts, English

Learning Outcomes:

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student produces final documents that have been edited for

correct spelling;
correct use of punctuation, including commas in series, dates, and addresses, and beginning and ending quotation marks;
correct capitalization of proper nouns;
correct paragraph indentation;
correct usage of subject/verb agreement, verb and noun forms, and sentence structure;
and correct formatting according to instruction.

7. uses creative writing strategies appropriate to the format (for example, using appropriate voice; using descriptive language to clarify ideas and create vivid images; using elements of style, such as appropriate tone)

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student drafts and revises writing in cursive that

focuses on the topic;
has a logical organizational pattern, including a beginning, middle, conclusion, and transitional devices;
has ample development of supporting ideas;
demonstrates a sense of completeness or wholeness;
demonstrates a command of language including precision in word choice;
generally has correct subject/verb agreement;
generally has correct verb and noun forms;
with few exceptions, has sentences that are complete, except when fragments are used purposefully;
uses a variety of sentence structures;
and generally follows the conventions of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

8. revises draft to further develop a piece of writing by adding, deleting, and rearranging ideas and details

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student drafts and revises writing in cursive that

focuses on the topic;
has a logical organizational pattern, including a beginning, middle, conclusion, and transitional devices;
has ample development of supporting ideas;
demonstrates a sense of completeness or wholeness;
demonstrates a command of language including precision in word choice;
generally has correct subject/verb agreement;
generally has correct verb and noun forms;
with few exceptions, has sentences that are complete, except when fragments are used purposefully;
uses a variety of sentence structures;
and generally follows the conventions of punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

6. uses varied sentence structures

Conforms To

Sunshine State Standards Grade Level Expectations: Language Arts (1996)

Strand B: Writing

Standard 1: The student uses writing processes effectively.

The student prepares for writing by recording thoughts, focusing on a central idea, grouping related ideas, and identifying the purpose for writing.

1. uses a variety of strategies to prepare for writing (for example, brainstorming, making lists, mapping ideas, grouping related ideas, keeping a notebook of ideas, observing surroundings, answering questions posed by others)

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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