Writing Workshop Adjectives LessonAdd "spicy" Words to Your Writing

Lesson created by: Kristina Desiante Kristen Poulos Rachel Silverman

NYS Standards and ObjectivesGrades: 2nd -4th Objective: Students will be able to: define and identify adjectives. identify adjectives in a sentence. take pictures of people, place, or things and list adjectives to describe them. use adjectives in their own writing. NYS Standards: Standard 2: Students will read, write, listen, and speak for literary response and expression. observe the conventions of grammar and usage, spelling, and punctuation.

Be Descriptive!

Let's think of some words we can use to describe the swan. cute, white, happy, relaxing, big, tired, quiet Congratulations! We just wrote adjectives.Adjectives are words that describe a person, place, or a thing.

Mentor TextsListen for adjectives in some of these stories:

Let's try another one together!Remember, adjectives are words we use to describe a person, place, or thing!Let's think of some words we can use to describe the sunflower. The sunflower is...

yellow, big, pretty, beautiful, brightCan you think of some more? Now that we have some adjectives, we can use them in a sentence.The bright, yellow sunflower swayed in the wind on a warm day.Bright and yellow describe the sunflower, and warm describes the day.

Time for your assignment!Get ready to have some fun!!!!First: With your assigned group members walk around the playground and take 4 pictures of people, places, or things. Next: With a teacher, plug your camera into a laptop and download the pictures onto your desktop. Open and drag your picture into Word. Then: Type as many adjectives as you can for your pictures. -Think of words that describe how they feel, smell, taste, or what they look like. Finally: Use your adjectives to write at least 3 sentences for your pictures.

Let's check out some more examples!Adjectives: *bright *soft *delicate *sweet *smooth *yellow *white *green

The delicate daisies stood out in a field of green leaves.

ExampleAdjectives: *fluffy *slow *puffy *powdery *soft *white

The powdery white clouds looked so fluffy as they soared above the school.

ExampleAdjectives: *pointy *smooth *prickly *sharp *green

The prickly, green grass tickled my feet.

ExampleAdjectives: *smooth *shiny *sun-lit *green *fragrant *silky

The fragrant basil plant felt silky in my hands as I picked it for mom's roast.

Now what?Now you know how to use adjectives, so go back to one of your rough drafts and add some adjectives to make your writing "spicy".