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 1 hour
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 Second Language
Students with very limited English ability
will use adjectives to describe their
favorite place.
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 Students will use English to provide
and construct subject matter information in the
written form.


 Students will be able to write 5-7
adjectives and use them both orally and in
written language to describe their favorite
place.
‡Magazine clippings that contain
adjectives
‡Pictures of various places
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‡Crayons
‡Pieces of paper
‡Scissors
‡Glue
‡Pencils
‡Students Èactive knowledge of approximately 10
adjectives and be able to sound words out phonetically
in English.

‡Teacher should go through old magazines and tear out

pages that contain adjectives in bright, bold letters

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‰eview known adjectives by holding up pictures of places.
‡Give each student a piece of construction paper and
some crayons. Instruct students to draw a picture of
their favorite place.
‡After the drawings are completed, tell
students that they will use words from
magazines to describe the places
that they just drew.
‡Write the following sentence on the board:
"My favorite place is ____________ ."
‡‰ead the sentence out loud and then instruct
the students to rewrite it at the bottom of their
artwork, filling the blank.
‡Share their artwork with their classmates
and practice reading the adjectives.
Model proper pronunciation as
needed.
‡Focus on the classroom. Ask the students to
suggest several adjectives that describe the
classroom.
‡Write students' responses on the board. After a
list of about 5-8 adjectives has been accumulated,
say and write the following sentence:
‡"Our classroom is _______."
‡Then call on several students to read the
sentence, filling in the blank with an adjective. In
closing.
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