| DATE: 4/4/05 |
| EALRS: Writing. 1.3. Apply writing conventions. Apply capitalization and punctuation rules correctly. Employ conventional grammar such as subject/verb agreement and verb tense agreement except for effect. |
| GOALS: For students to develop their understanding of adjectives |
| OBJECTIVE: LANGUAGE ARTS: Through reviewing, discussion and writing and students will demonstrate their continuing understanding of adjectives SOCIAL STUDIES: Through summarizing, reading, discussion, and whole class activity students will demonstrate their knowledge of important historical figures of the Caribbean and developing understanding of racial discrimination in the Caribbean |
| GRADE LEVEL: 6 |
| MATERIALS: Short story beginnings handout. Paper. Pencils |
| OVERVIEW: 5 Min. Teacher standing at the board, guiding discussion. Overview of relationship between an adjective and nouns and pronouns. 2 Min. What two questions do adjectives answer
3 Min. Short story beginnings handout. Students write one paragraph ending the story that they have selected * If time students read what they have written |
| ASSESSMENTS: Summative. The students ability to correctly identify and use at least five adjectives in their story. |