Students identify adjectives and the noun they describe **Why teach this skill?** Increases awareness of descriptive language. Helps students recognize words that modify nouns.

Students improve provided sentences by adding adjectives **Why teach this skill?** Builds precision and vividness. Encourages students to select adjectives that sharpen image and tone.

Students improve their own writing by adding adjectives **Why teach this skill? **Builds precision and vividness. Encourages students to select adjectives that sharpen image and tone.

Students combine two sentences into one by placing adjectives before subjects or objects **Why teach this skill? **Increases fluency and sophistication. Teaches students to merge ideas through adjective phrases that compactly add description.