3rd Grade / Adjective Usage Editing Invitation 3rd Grade / Adjective Usage

Excerpt from The Chocolate Touch (pg. 20, 22, 35 ) Invitation to Notice Henry stripped the silver wrapping from the two kisses and popped them into his mouth. There were little brown freckles all over his skin. He leaned down so close to Henry’s nose that Henry could smell his puffy breath. Excerpt from The Chocolate Touch (pg. 20, 22, 35 )

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. Bonus An adjective is a word that describes a noun.

Invitation to Imitate Imitate a sentence using an adjective: There were little brown freckles all over his skin.

Invitation to Write Write a sentence using an adjective:

Invitation to Compare There were little brown freckles all over his skin. There were freckles all over his skin. There were brown freckles all over his skin. There were little brown all over his skin.

Invitation to Edit (1) Without thinking about it, Henry ran down the alley that lay between two white houses. (2) At the end of the alley was a large garage with one door partly open. What revision, if any, should be made in sentence 1? Without thinking about it, Henry ran down a large grassy alley that lay between two white houses. Without thinking about it, Henry ran down the alley that lay between white houses. Without thinking about it, Henry ran down an alley that lay between houses. Make no change.