Adjective Monster

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Title:

Adjective Monster

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Type: Lesson/Unit Plan

Overview:

Students will identify adjectives in the book Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley.  They will choose an adjective and a shape to create an adjective monster using construction paper and chalk/crayon.  They will create features using paper sculpture techniques.  

Content Standard(s):
Arts Education
ARTS (2017)
Grade: K
Visual Arts
1) Engage in self-directed exploration and imaginative play with art materials.

a. Use motor skills to create two-dimensional art.

Examples: Finger painting, watercolors, paper collage, and rubbings.

b. Use motor skills to create three-dimensional art.

Examples: Rolling, folding, cutting, molding, pinching and pulling clay.

Arts Education
ARTS (2017)
Grade: 1
Visual Arts
2) Explore and experiment with a range of art materials.

a. Create two-dimensional art.

Examples: Family portrait or gadget printing.

b. Create three-dimensional art.

Examples: Pinch pots or found-object sculptures.

Arts Education
ARTS (2017)
Grade: 2
Visual Arts
2) Explore personal interests and curiosities with a range of art materials.

a. Create two-dimensional art.

Examples: Paper-weaving, drawing, and resist painting.

Use book about weaving, The Goat in the Rug by Charles L. Blood & Martin Link.

b. Create three-dimensional art.

Examples: Clay animals and pipe cleaner sculptures.

Use a book about clay, When Clay Sings by Byrd Baylor.

English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: K
19. Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words in discussions and/or text.

a. Describe the relationship between words, including relating them to synonyms and antonyms.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: K
30. With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in literary and informational texts.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
12. Ask and answer questions about unfamiliar words and phrases in discussions and/or text.

a. Identify possessives and plurals and use them as clues to the meaning of text.

Example: Jack's coat, mom's car; pigs, pig's, pigs'

b. Identify meaningful parts of words (morphemes) and use them as clues to the meaning of unknown words, including frequently occurring affixes and inflections -s, -es, -ed, -ing, -er, and -est.

Examples: Explain that adding suffix -s changes a singular noun to a plural noun and adding suffix -ed changes a verb to past tense.

c. Describe word relationships and nuances in word meanings, including relating them to their opposites and distinguishing shades of meaning in similar or related words.

Examples: look, peek, glance, stare, glare; big, large, gigantic, monstrous
Act out tiptoe, creep, and march to distinguish shades of meaning in words related to walk.
Discuss synonyms and antonyms.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
15. Identify and explain adjectives as descriptive words and phrases in all forms of texts, including poems.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
22. Ask and answer questions about key details in literary and informational texts.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 1
40. Describe ideas, thoughts, and feelings, using adjectives, drawings, or other visual displays to clarify.
English Language Arts
ELA2021 (2021)
Grade: 2
35. Demonstrate listening skills and build background knowledge by asking and answering questions about texts read aloud.
Tags: adjectives, chalk, construction paper, crayon, Ed Emberley, Go Away Big Green Monster, monster
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Author: Tiffani Stricklin