This website from the Writing Center at Indiana Univerisity of Pennsylvania focuses on descriptive writing. It includes discussion and examples of the following: Creating a dominant impression or mood, using sensory details, using vivid...

In this instructional activity, The Berenstain Bears and the Big Road Race, written by Stan Berenstain, is used as a mentor text. Students will record their favorite adjectives from the mentor text, rank them according to their favorite,...

In this Plum Landing activity, students will write or draw descriptions of where animals live in their neighborhoods. Students can publish their descriptions online.

This reproducible resource provides an assessment rubric to be used with students' oral presentations. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4

This lesson plan engages students in reading comprehension strategies related to William Steig's book, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. Students will discuss this book and then will investigate different rocks and their properties.

Using complex language, including rich descriptors, is necessary for mastery of the CCSS Standards. This lesson is a great lesson in using adjectives to enrich speaking and writing. Included are a video demonstration and printable...

Slideshow examines the five most common text structures used by authors to organize nonfiction writing.

In groups, students not only design and build something using equipment set for them but also write a detailed description of the item they have created so that others can follow their lead. This activity requires students to be...