Writing Fix
Writing Fix: Details and Vocabulary: Using Content Based Vocabulary
In this lesson, students will write a descriptive paragraph regarding an animal and its habitat, or a character in a particular setting. Great cross-curricular usage of vocabulary.
Quia
Quia: Character Traits/descriptions
This reading resource provides vocabulary words with definitions. All words are related to character development and character traits. A link to associated review activities is included.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 2: Level 3 [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the application of negative words with negative situations and positive words with positive situations, along with sets of descriptive vocabulary words. All topics assessed are...
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 6 [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the words associated with family relationships. Descriptive vocabulary words are also assessed on this quiz.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 1: Level 4 [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the recall of Level 4 descriptive vocabulary words.
Other
How to Study: Building Vocabulary: Using Context Clues to Learn Word Meaning
This resource explains six ways authors use context clues that might help readers understand unfamiliar words. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.4, 8.2.B
Other
Enforex: Vocabulary
This Spanish reference site provides a list of description words with their English translations. Physical and personality descriptors are included.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: The Space Shuttle (Level 2)
This site has a description of the Space Shuttle and its uses. Included are vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms, graphics and a printable version.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Probes to the Outer Planets (Level 2)
This site has a description of the many probes sent to the outer planets, including pictures and vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms. Other links on interesting facts and more detailed information are also included.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: The Compton Gamma Ray Observatory (Cgro) (Level 2)
A short description of the CGRO and its mission. Printable version available. Includes graphics and vocabulary words are linked to a glossary of terms.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Dark Matter (Level 2)
This site provides a description of "dark matter" and how scientists study it. Vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms, and a printable version are also available on the site.
University of California
Uc Berkeley: Welcome to Eye on the Sky
This interactive site allows students to describe their local weather using various weather related graphics. Students summarize the local conditions by typing a brief description using a list of weather related vocabulary words.
Lesson Tutor
Lesson Tutor: Asl Picture Dictionary
English vocabulary words are listed with a link to a picture illustrating how to sign them in ASL and SE(Signed English), including a brief written description.
Other
Es Lnotes: English Learner Movie Guides
Detailed overviews of popular movies written especially for English language learners by an ESL instructor. Each guide includes a plot summary, descriptions of major characters, and an extensive glossary of words and expressions used in...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: My Sound Is the Best! [Pdf]
In this lesson, students will use music as an impetus for stating and supporting opinions. They will compose an opinion poster based on a narrative about a train using percussion instruments. This will involve group work which can lead...
Colby College
Spanish Language & Culture: Present Perfect Subjunctive
Online exercises that test your knowledge in the present perfect subjunctive tense versus the indicative. Click on the question mark if you're having difficulty filling in the blank. Click on the underlined words to get a photo...
University of Washington
University of Washington: The Ear
The University of Washington offers a description of how the ear works, plus plenty of fascinating facts. Includes labeled diagram of the ear, sound clips of vocabulary words, and links to pages for further investigation.
NASA
Nasa Star Child: Astronauts (Level 2)
This site has a description on what you need to do to become an astronaut. Learn about astronaut training and assignments. Vocabulary words linked to a glossary of terms. Printable version available.
English for Everyone
English for Everyone: Sentence Completion 14 (High Beginning Level) [Pdf]
English for Everyone provides a printable quiz to assess the descriptive words, jobs, and action words.
University of Virginia Library
Prism: "What Mitosis Has to Do With Families" Visualization
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have ReadWorks' "What Mitosis Has to Do with Families." Text details related to descriptions are blue, definitions/examples are red, and comparisons/contrasts are green....
Other
Literacy for the 21st Century: Six Types of Context Clues [Pdf]
This is a chart that explains the six types of context clues with descriptions and sample sentences. It includes definition, example/illustration, grammar, logic, contrast, and word roots and affixes.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Interactive Math Dictionary
Each term of Intermath's interactive math dictionary contains a description and links to related terms, everyday examples, interactive checkpoint, more information, and challenges located in the left-hand column of the page. This...
Curated OER
University of Washington: The Ear
The University of Washington offers a description of how the ear works, plus plenty of fascinating facts. Includes labeled diagram of the ear, sound clips of vocabulary words, and links to pages for further investigation.