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Grade 9, Language Arts Std # 2.11: Use words that create clarity, precision, and vivid description Action verbs, not linking verbs Specific terms, not general or vague Clear, precise, vivid language NOTE: Language to avoid includes, but is not limited to, overused, clichéd words, superfluous verbiage, redundancy, and jargon

Lesson Plans: Like the Back of My Hand Students create a map of their hands using descriptive phrases Adjective? What's an Adjective? Working in groups, students use words for clear, precise, and vivid description

Resources: RubiStar The rubric make OWL Major resource site for designing lesson plans related to language terminology and concepts Suggestions for English Language Learners: ESL Ideas (B=Beginning, I=Intermediate, T=Transitional) (B) Using lists provided by the teacher, students highlight action and linking verbs in a newspaper article or other written materials. The verbs may be color-coded according to function. (I, T) Students draw a picture according to a description written and read by a partner. Then, using only the picture, students write the description again. Students may also draw according to a description from a text prepared by the teacher.
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