Objective: Students will be able to correctly identify, use and explain the purpose of adjectives in writing

Materials: Adjective cards, whiteboard marker

Warm-up: (5 mins)

Ask students to brainstorm a list of words that describe a puppy on the whiteboard. (example: cute, fluffy, black, small, playful)

Introductory Activity: (10 mins)

• Pass out the adjective cards to each student • Ask the students to return to their seats with the cards • Explain to the class that the cards they have are all adjectives and that adjectives are special words that describe nouns • Have each student explain what its card means as well as an example for the rest of the class to understand

Main Activity: (15 mins)

• Ask the class to come up with 3 sentences using adjectives from the cards • Have each student read their sentences aloud so that the rest of the class can learn from their use of adjectives • Ask for feedback from the other students about the adjectives used, and how they each helped to create a stronger sentence

Conclusion/Reflection: (7 mins)

• Ask the students to reflect on what they learned today and what they enjoyed the most • Discuss the importance of using adjectives in writing and how they help to convey a message more effectively

Closure: (3 mins)

• Ask the students to summarize what they learned in their own words and explain why adjectives are important in writing