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AFTER READING
OBJECTIVES
  • Define and identify adjectives and articles.
  • Learn when to use the articles a and an.
  • Use adjectives and articles correctly in writing.
  • Become familiar with adjectives and articles assessment on highstakes tests.
Monitor Progress
then… provide additional instruction and practice in The Grammar and Writing Book pp. 170–173.
If… students have difficulty identifying adjectives and articles,
Grammar
Spiral REVIEW
DAILY FIX-IT
This week use Daily Fix-It Transparency 21.
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ELL
Grammar Support See the Grammar Transition lessons in the ELL and Transition Handbook.
DAY 1
Teach and Model
DAY 2
Develop the Concept
DAY 3
Apply to Writing
DAY 4
Test Preparation
DAY 5
Cumulative Review
READING-GRAMMAR CONNECTION
Write this sentence about Sailing Home on the board:
The four children lived on a big ship.
Explain that the words four and big are adjectives, which are used to describe nouns or pronouns. The words The and a are a special type of adjective called articles.
Display Grammar Transparency 21. Read aloud the definitions and sample sentences. Work through the items.
Grammar Transparency
Grammar Transparency 21
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Albert unhapily attended school on board the John ena. (unhappily; Ena)
  2. Sometimes hed hide from him teacher. (he'd; his)
GUIDED PRACTICE
Review the concept of adjectives and articles.
  • An adjective is a word that describes a noun or pronoun.
  • Adjectives answer the questions What kind? How many? or Which one?
  • A, an, and the are special adjectives called articles.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 81
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. A incredebly powerful storm battered the John Ena one Christmas. (An incredibly)
  2. The childrens watched the terrible storm? (children; storm.)
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 81. Work through the first two items with the class.
MAKE YOUR WRITING CLEAR
Explain that adjectives often
include important information.
Point out that the sentence Get
minutes of excercise every day
is far less helpful than the same
sentence with an adjective
added: Get thrity minutes of
exercise every day.
  • Have students review something they have written to see if they can add adjectives to make their ideas clearer.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 82
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. What a battering the John Ena tooked during the storm? (took; storm!)
  2. At one point the ship lay on it's side like an dead fish. (its; a)
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 82.
DAILY FIX-IT
  1. The family kept ducks but I don't know if they kept gooses. (ducks, but; geese)
  2. When they wanted a egg, they took one from a hens' nest. (an; hen's)
Test Tip
An adjective that describes a noun usually comes before the noun. However, the adjective may also follow the noun and a linking verb. Even so, the adjective still describes the noun.
Before: The happy children loved stormy weather.
After: The children were happy too bad the bird lost Its when the weather was stormy. (Happy describes children; stormy describes weather)
HOMEWORK Grammar and Writing Practice Book p. 83.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 83
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STANDARDIZED TEST PREP
ADDITIONAL PRACTICE
Assign pp. 170–173 in The Grammar and Writing Book.
EXTRA PRACTICE Grammar
and Writing Practice Book p. 142.
ASSESSMENT
CUMULATIVE REVIEW Grammar
and Writing Practice Book p. 84.
Grammar and Writing Practice Book
Grammar and Writing
 Practice Book p. 84
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DAILY FIX-IT
  1. Their lifes were exciting. But sometimes dangerous. (lives; exciting but)
  2. Id like to live on a sailing ship, it would be a lot of fun. (I'd; ship. It)
Grammar Adjectives and Articles