1. Commas Separating Coordinate Adjectives
Grade 8 | Commas Separating Coordinate Adjectives

2. What do you Notice?
“His jeep jounces along the dusty, rugged roads. He is hot and tired.” -Carmen Agra Deedy, Cows for America
Grade 8 | Commas Separating Coordinate Adjectives

3. Invitation to Imitate
Create an imitation using the same structure as yesterday’s sentence:
Her parrot hummed a beautiful, haunting melody. She was a lovely and talented animal trainer.
His pizza dropped to the dirty, wet floor. He was clumsy and embarrassed.
Grade 8 | Commas Separating Coordinate Adjectives

4. Invitation to Imitate Your turn…
Create an imitation using the same structure as yesterday’s sentence:
“His jeep jounces along the dusty, rugged roads. He is hot and tired.”
-Carmen Agra Deedy, Cows for America
Grade 8 | Commas Separating Coordinate Adjectives

5. Invitation to Revise
Combine the two sentences and properly punctuate them using commas:
Forecasters warned of another day of hot conditions.
They also warned of windy conditions.
Grade 8 | Commas Separating Coordinate Adjectives

6. Invitation to Edit
His jeep jounces along the dusty, rugged roads. He is hot and tired.
His jeep jounces along the dusty rugged roads. He is hot and tired.
His jeep jounced along the dusty, rugged roads. He is hot and tired.
His jeep jounces along the dusty, rugged roads. He was hot and tired.  
Hot and tired, his jeep jounces along the dusty, rugged roads.
Grade 8 | Commas Separating Coordinate Adjectives

7. Invitation to Write
Continue the description of a moment with this creature. Use coordinate adjectives separated correctly by commas. When you are finished, highlight or circle the coordinate adjectives you used. The creature in the mist was glaring at us with piercing, menacing eyes…..
Grade 8 | Commas Separating Coordinate Adjectives