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ÃV Lesson Topic: Descriptive Language
ÃV Length of Lesson: 30 min.
ÃV  Standards of Learning:
V x.x3: The student will write to communicate ideas for a variety of purposes.
a)V Generate ideas;
b)V Focus on one topic; and
c)V Revise by adding descriptive words when writing about people, places,
things, and events.

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Student will:
x)V Gnderstand how descriptive language can affect a story;
2)V Describe objects using their senses;
3)V Learn how to incorporate descriptive language into writing; and
4)V Learn how to generate ideas for a story.

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ÃV Laptop computer with external speakers
ÃV mpaque plastic bag or gift bag
ÃV Rubber ball
ÃV Squeaky dog toy
ÃV Rock
ÃV Œini stuffed animal
ÃV èlay-dough
ÃV Describing Things´ worksheets

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ÃV Donnect laptop computer and external speakers.
ÃV Test external speakers to ensure quality of sound.
ÃV Dopy enough Describing Things´ worksheets so that each student will have one copy.
ÃV èlace rubber ball, squeaky dog toy, rock, mini stuffed animal, and play-dough (taken out
of the container immediately before lesson to prevent hardening) into opaque plastic bag.

        
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ÃV ]xplain to students that this week we will learn how to describe things in writing. Tell
them that adding descriptive words can help us visualize better the object about which the
author is mentioning.
ÃV Tell students that you will play sound bits of two people with different descriptions of the
same object.
ÃV sk students to close their eyes as they listen to the sound bits so that they can try to
visualize what the authors are describing.
 ÃV Tell students that they will now listen to the first sound bit.
ÃV èlay Sound Bit x.
ÃV Tell students that they will now listen to the second sound bit.
ÃV èlay Sound Bit 2.
ÃV Tell students to open their eyes.
ÃV sk students which author²the first one or second one²they liked listening to better.
Tally the results on the blackboard.
ÃV ]xplain to students that the first author did not describe the object very well, that they
only talked about what the object was and what it was doing.
ÃV ]xplain to students that the second author added descriptive words to add detail about the
object and the actions made by the object.
 

ÃV Show students the opaque plastic bag containing the rubber ball, squeaky dog toy, rock,
mini stuffed animal, and play-dough. Do not tell the students what is inside the bag.
ÃV ]xplain to students that, without peeking into the bag, they will touch the random objects
with their hands.
ÃV Tell students that they have ten seconds to feel the objects and think of words that
describe the objects they are touching. fter ten seconds, the student is to pass the bag to
the person on their right.
ÃV Motify each student when their ten seconds is over so that they can pass the bag to the
next person.
ÃV fter all students have finished touching the objects, collect the bag from the last student
who had the bag.
ÃV sk students to raise their hands to share with the class one word that describes an object
they felt in the plastic bag. 
ÃV àrite on the blackboard each descriptive word that the students share.
ÃV fter students have provided at least ten or fifteen descriptive words, ask students what
they think the objects in the plastic bag were. If a student guesses an object correctly, pull
out the object to show to the class.
ÃV If students were unable to identify all five objects within the first minute or two, show the
students the unknown objects. 
ÃV ]xplain to the class that the words on the blackboard are helpful for describing things.
Tell them that words like these can be helpful when writing stories.
ÃV ]xplain to students that this week they will work on writing a short story (8 to x0
sentences) about an object.Tell them that by the end of the week they will record their
short stories using Garage Band, and that their stories will be posted on the class blog for
the parents and other students to hear. 
ÃV èass out Describing Things´ worksheets. 
ÃV Tell students that today they will select the object they want to write about.
ÃV ]xplain what the students will do with the worksheet: choose an object; draw the object
in the box; and write words that describe that object.
ÃV Remind students that they can use words that describe color, size, and shape.
ÃV Tell students that after writing the words that describe their object, they should try to
write three sentences about their object using those descriptive words.
 ÃV If students are finished, tell them to turn to the blank side of their worksheets and write
down ideas for their story. 

ÃV àhen everyone has finished, ask students to share their objects, descriptive words, and
ideas with the rest of the class.
ÃV sk students what they thought about the lesson.
ÃV Show students a picture of the front side of the elementary school.
ÃV sk students to think of words that can be used to describe the picture.
ÃV àith students raising their hands, call on several students to give one word that describes
the picture of the school.

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ÃV àhen listening to the sound bits, ask students to pay attention to the words the authors
use to tell their stories.
ÃV mbserve students as they feel the objects in the opaque plastic bag to see how they
respond facially to the touch (to make sure students are paying attention to the details of
the objects).
ÃV àalk around the classroom while students are working on their worksheets to make sure
students are on task and understand the assignment and material.


ÃV sk students to find words that describe the picture of the school.
ÃV sk students to share their work with the class.
ÃV Dheck students¶ worksheets and homework to check student understanding of descriptive
language.

 
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