Activity Overview
Say’s beautiful illustrations in the book are also paired with rich language. The language is simple, yet elegant. In this activity, students demonstrate their understanding of adjectives by finding textual evidence in the story. Students will compile a list of adjectives that Say uses in the text to help the reader make a picture in their mind. Using a spider map, the students will add the text with the adjective and then illustrate what they see when they hear the phrase.
Phrase from Text: gaping windows
"They peered into gaping windows of empty houses with not a single piece of furniture inside."
Template and Class Instructions
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Student Instructions
- Click "Start Assignment".
- In the headings, write the examples of an adjectives in the poem.
- In the descriptions, write the line of the poem that contains the adjectives.
- Add illustrations that use the appropriate scenes, characters, and items.
- Save and Exit
Lesson Plan Reference
Rubric
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Proficient | Emerging | Beginning | |
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Illustrations | The illustrations use appropriate scenes, characters and items. | The illustrations are difficult to understand. | The illustrations do not clearly relate to the assignment. |
Evidence of Effort | Work is well written and carefully thought out. | Work shows some evidence of effort. | Work shows little evidence of any effort. |
Conventions | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly correct. | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are somewhat correct. | Spelling, grammar, and punctuation are mostly incorrect. |
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