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Task #5: Good Word Choices - Adjectives
Standards: Students will write using good word choices.
Students will equally contribute ideas in a group.
Students will encourage others.
Task: Whole Group and Partner Activity - Good Word Choices
- Adjectives
- Discuss the difference between a good word choice and a bad one
(good word choices help paint a picture in someone’s mind) and give
examples:
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BAD Word Choice
(a.k.a. Garbage Can Word)
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GOOD Word Choice
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small
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tiny, miniature, petite, miniscule
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red
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crimson, ruby red, rosy
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- Put them into groups of three or four. Have them complete the worksheet
titled “Adjectives!” in which they take a BAD word choice and
replace it with four GOOD word choices.
- While they are working, assess them with the Group Work Rubric.
- Come back together as a whole group and share their GOOD word choices.
Criteria:
1. Contributing Ideas - Students should equally contribute in the group.
2. Encouraging Others- Students should encourage others in their group.
Rubric:
Group Work Rubric
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Contributing Ideas
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few or no contributions
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EQUAL contribution
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too many contributions
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Encouraging Others
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rarely
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sometimes
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often
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