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Lesson Four:

Identify and define adjectives.

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Year: Foundation

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Term: 2

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Objective: Identify and define adjectives.

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Author: Natalie Old

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We are learning to identify and define adjectives.

Learning Objective

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Success Criteria

✔ I can explain that an adjective is a word that describes a noun (person, place, or thing).

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✔ I can use adjectives in my own sentences to add more detail.

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✔ I can explain how adjectives help make writing more interesting and descriptive

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  • Adjectives describe nouns.

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Examples:

old shoes

red apple

cute baby

Concept Development

CFU:

  • What is a…?
  • Why is this an example of a…?
  • What is the …. in this sentence?

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Non-Examples:

1. A dog is running.

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2. A baby is sleeping

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Running is the verb. It tells what the dog is doing, it doesn’t describe it.

Sleeping is the verb. It tells what the baby is doing, it doesn’t describe it

Concept Development

CFU:

  • Why is this not an example of a …

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  • Adjectives describe nouns.

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A black cat is resting.

  1. What is the adjective in this sentence?

Concept Development

CFU:

  • What is the noun?
  • Which word is before the noun?

black

cat

resting

  • Adjectives describe nouns.

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I had chocolate cake for dessert.

chocolate

dessert

  1. What is the adjective in this sentence?

Concept Development

CFU:

  • What is the noun?
  • Which word is before the noun?

cake

  • Adjectives describe nouns.

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I took my blue truck to the park.

park

blue

  1. What is the adjective in this sentence?

Concept Development

CFU:

  • What are the nouns in the sentence?
  • What word is before the noun?
  • Is this an adjective?

truck

  • Adjectives describe nouns.

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Which is the adjective in this sentence?

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I am walking my fluffy dog.

  • Adjectives describe nouns.

Hinge Point Question

CFU:

  • Why is it/ isn’t it a an example of a …
  • Go through each option one-at-a-time once students have answered on their whiteboards

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fluffy

dog

my

walking

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Which sentence has the adjective in green?

  • Adjectives describe nouns.

Hinge Point Question (harder)

CFU:

  • Why is it/ isn’t it a an example of a …
  • Go through each option one-at-a-time once students have answered on their whiteboards

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I wear my black helmet when I ride my scooter.

I wear my black helmet when I ride my scooter.

I wear my black helmet when I ride my scooter.

I wear my black helmet when I ride my scooter.

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Skill Development: I do, We do

CFU:

What is an adjective for the…?

  1. Think of an adjective for this picture.
  2. Share with your partner.

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Skill development: We Do

CFU:

What is an adjective for the rat?

What adjective did your partner tell you?

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  1. Think of an adjective for this picture.
  2. Share with your partner.

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Skill development: You do

  1. Think of an adjective to describe the bike.
  2. Tell your partner your adjective.
  3. Write an adjective to describe the bike on your whiteboard.

CFU:

What is an adjective for the bike?

What adjective did your partner tell you?

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Skill development: You do

  1. Think of an adjective to describe the troll.
  2. Tell your partner your adjective.
  3. Write an adjective to describe the troll on your whiteboard.

CFU:

What is an adjective for the troll?

What adjective did your partner tell you?

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Skill development: You do

  • Think of an adjective to describe the troll.
  • Tell your partner your adjective.
  • Write an adjective to describe the troll on your whiteboard.

CFU:

What is an adjective for the troll?

What adjective did your partner tell you?

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