Instructional Focus Lesson Plan Writing Strategies 1.2 Grade 1 Digital English Instructional Focus Lesson Plan Writing Strategies 1.2 Grade 1 Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 and Tim Ryan 6/29/04 DONE

Use descriptive words when writing. Grade One Writing Strategies Standard 1.2 Use descriptive words when writing. Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 and Tim Ryan 6/29/04 DONE 2

It was a beautiful sunny day outside. Grade One It was a beautiful sunny day outside. The colorful sweet smelling flowers were in bloom. A small orange and black butterfly was gracefully hopping from flower to flower. The warm spring weather reminded me summer was coming. Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 Revised on 7-8 Each sentence to come in from left one at a time. 3

The flowers were in bloom. Grade One It was a day outside. The flowers were in bloom. A butterfly was hopping from flower to flower. The weather reminded me summer was coming. Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 and Tim Ryan 6/29/04 DONE Revised on 7-8 Each sentence to come in from left one at a time. 4

5 Grade One Size Color Shape Taste Feel Smell Red Blue Yellow Orange Brown Green Black Purple Pink White Round Flat Square Long Sweet Sour Hot Spicy Bitter Tart Juicy Soft Bumpy Rough Smooth Prickly Silky Sweet Fragrant Stinky Rotten Strong Pungent Big Small Fat Thin Wide Tall Short Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 and Tim Ryan 6/29/04 DONE Revised MJ 7/8 Animate headings to come in left to right one at a time. Animate each box of words to come in left to right one at a time, with the first 2 words in each column hilighted in bold w/ shadow or something to make them stand out more 5

Our class took a field trip to an apple farm. Grade One Our class took a field trip to an apple farm. We rode on a big, yellow school bus. Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 and Tim Ryan 6/29/04 DONE Revised 7/8 needs graphic of bus and apple tree(s) if possible Sentences to come in from left one at a time 6

7 Grade One Size Color Shape Taste Feel Smell Red Blue Yellow Orange Brown Green Black Purple Pink White Round Flat Square Long Sweet Sour Hot Spicy Bitter Tart Juicy Soft Bumpy Rough Smooth Prickly Silky Sweet Fragrant Stinky Rotten Strong Pungent Big Small Fat Thin Wide Tall Short Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 and Tim Ryan 6/29/04 DONE Revised MJ 7/8 Highlight the words “big” and “yellow” 7

When we got off of the bus, we saw hundreds of apple trees. Grade One Our class took a field trip to an apple farm. We rode on a big, yellow school bus. When we got off of the bus, we saw hundreds of apple trees. Some of the apples were green, but most were red. The air smelled fragrant from the apple blossoms. Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 and Tim Ryan 6/29/04 DONE Revised 7-8 Black sentences already there…red sentences to come in from left one at a time 8

9 Grade One Size Color Shape Taste Feel Smell Red Blue Yellow Orange Brown Green Black Purple Pink White Round Flat Square Long Sweet Sour Hot Spicy Bitter Tart Juicy Soft Bumpy Rough Smooth Prickly Silky Sweet Fragrant Stinky Rotten Strong Pungent Big Small Fat Thin Wide Tall Short Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 and Tim Ryan 6/29/04 DONE Revised MJ 7/8 Highlight the words “green, red and fragrant” 9

Grade One Our class took a field trip to an apple farm. We rode on a big, yellow school bus. When we got off of the bus, we saw hundreds of apple trees. Some of the apples were green, but most were red. The air smelled fragrant from the apple blossoms. Each of us was given a smooth, round apple to taste. All of the apples were juicy, but some of them tasted sweet and others tasted tart. Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 and Tim Ryan 6/29/04 DONE Revised 7-8 Black sentences already there…red sentences to come in from left one at a time 10

11 Grade One Size Color Shape Taste Feel Smell Red Blue Yellow Orange Brown Green Black Purple Pink White Round Flat Square Long Sweet Sour Hot Spicy Bitter Tart Juicy Soft Bumpy Rough Smooth Prickly Silky Sweet Fragrant Stinky Rotten Strong Pungent Big Small Fat Thin Wide Tall Short Michael Hamlett has checked this page- 6/22/04 and Tim Ryan 6/29/04 DONE Revised MJ 7/8 Highlight the words “smooth, round, juicy, sweet, and tart” 11