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Writing a Character Description
Invoke creativity by using this resource on writing techniques. Learners create a description of a character they could use in their writing, focusing on the proper use of adjectives, similes, and metaphors. It's a great presentation for...
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Adjectives
Use this resource to show your class how to make their writing more descriptive by adding adjectives to their sentences. This presentation shows a series of sentences before and after adding an adjective. Your class can discuss how...
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Write Your Own Riddles
Have your class write their own riddles using this resource. Learners read a riddle, figure out the answer, and then discuss the characteristics of this type of writing. It is a great way to have your class embark on their own...
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Improving Sentences
Help your class improve their writing with this handy presentation. Learners discuss how to use adjectives, adverbs and prepositional phrases to enhance their work. This is a terrific way to connect grammar to its everyday use.
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Nouns, Adjectives, Adverbs
What a great way to review grammar in your class. Learners engage in a simple activity in which they identify verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. They click on a word to see whether they have put it in the correct category. This is a quick...
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The Frog and the Scorpion
What a creative means to discuss main characters and adjectives. Learners read a short story about a frog and a scorpion, discuss the characters' actions, and identify adjectives. This technique could be used to review a variety of...
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My Monster
Explore descriptive language. Learners read a series of similes describing the eyes, teeth, skin, and other features of a monster. Then, they describe their own imaginary monster using similes and adjectives. Very creative!
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Kennings: Poetry
Using a list of adjectives, learners answer a riddle. Through this creative presentation, your class can review the use of adjectives and descriptive language. They read a poem full of adjectives and guess which animal is being...
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Descriptive Writing
Have your class practice using descriptive language in their writing. This resource provides learners with a list of terms and adjectives. For example, one slide shows a picture of a wolf, and then lists descriptions, such as moon howler...
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Journey Into Space
Embark on a journey through space with your class. Learners explore the solar system using adjectives and descriptive language. This is a great way to cement knowledge about the solar system, while reinforcing writing skills. Your class...
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Extending a Simple Sentence
Here is a very nice presentation which shows students how to extend their sentences by incorporating adverbs and adjectives. After viewing what these words are and how they are used, pupils practice extending some sentences embedded in...
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Sense Poetry
Access your young poets' senses and emotions with this activity, which guides them through the process of writing a "sense poem." After working on a sense poem as a class and modeling the procedure, individuals work on their own poems...
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ADd IT-- ADjectives and ADverbs
Descriptive writing is a must for students to understand. Using adverbs and adjectives, they turn simple sentences into works of art. Each simple sentence gets a descriptive make-over. This lesson plan suggests using Laptops and SMART...
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Proper Adjectives
The identification of proper adjectives is the focus of this language arts learning exercise. Students identify proper adjectives in four phrases, then place a proper adjective of their choice in three other sentences.
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Coordinating Conjunctions
As a review of coordinating conjunctions, this short activity could be useful. Learners are required to use a coordinating conjunction to combine two sentences in this 8 question worksheet.
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Language Arts - Sixth Grade
Sixth graders review the definition of adjectives and synonyms. Then, they produce a poem using as many of those words as they can. This language arts PowerPoint also reviews the elements necessary to construct a poem.
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Fun with Adjectives
After a brief definition of adjectives, there are seven sentences using an appropriate adjective in this PowerPoint. Each sentence also has a corresponding picture. Tip: Have students read the slides out loud, then ask them to point out...
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Sparkle Words
Students are introduced to "sparkle words," which are really adjectives! They consider ten sentences which have a word missing, and choose the best of the three sparkle words on the slide to complete the sentence. A nice, motivating...
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Adjective Lessons
Learning about comparative, superlative, and proper adjectives can involve hands-on activties.
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Using Adjectives
In this language arts lesson, students listen to the book "Many Luscious Lollipops," in order to become familiar with adjectives. Students create four comic strip squares, using five adjectives in each square, after
hearing the book....
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Six of One, Half Dozen of the Other
Students explore the garden with all five senses. In this Science lesson, students collect specimens from the garden to classify. Students use adjectives to describe the objects collected.
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Adjectives and Adverbs with Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
In this grammar worksheet, students practice using the correct modifier in each of the 14 sentences. Students circle the correct adjective or adverb for each sentence.
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Adjective Monster
Explore descriptive writing and visual art. Listen to the story Go Away Big, Green Monster by Ed Emberley and generate a list of adjectives used in the book. Name familiar shapes and create a shapes list. Choose an adjective and shape to...
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Pretest and Present Project
Students build their own city. In this grammar lesson, students view ads for popular vacation spots. Students take note of the correct capitalization in the ads. Students then create their own city and make a travel brochure for that...