1. A Lesson on Describing Events with Adjectives

2. CONTENTS Intro to using Adjectives in writing Using the Five Senses and Art Review Resources/Credits

3. Intro to Adjectives in Writing What is an Adjective? A word that describes a noun or pronoun.

4. Examples of Adjectives Commonly UsedBetter Words bighumongous smallitty-bitty tallgiant shortmidget redbrick-red excitedenergized hypermanic

5. Why use it in writing? The day of summer was drawing to a close and a silence lay over the houses of Pivet Drive. Cars that were stood in drives and lawns that were lay: the use of hosepipes had been banned due to drought. Deprived of car-washing and pursuits, the inhabitants of Pivet Drive had retreated into the shade of houses, windows thrown in the hope of tempting a breeze. The person left outdoors was a boy who was lying on his back in a bed. Excerpt from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J. K. Rowling. (Page 1).

6. Why use it in writing?

7. Sense of Smell

8. Sense of Touch

9. Sense of Hearing

10. Sense of Taste

11. Sense of Sight

12. Senses and Writing

13. Review Authors use adjectives to help us paint a picture. If you can paint a picture, then the reader can understand better.

14. Extension

15. Resources Cassatt, Mary. Children Playing on the Beach. Painting. http://www.art.com. Harding, Sophie. Blue Farmhouse. Painting. http://www.art.com. Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Scholastic: New York, 2004. Sorenson, Jack. Lightin’ in the Sky. Painting. http://www.art.com. Unknown Author. Tornado on Highway. Photograph. http://www.art.com. Waterhouse, John Williams. The Lady of Shalott. Painting. http://www.art.com. … Miranda and the Tempest. Painting. http://www.art.com. Wyeth, Andrew. Christina’s World. Painting. http://www.art.com.