Word Choice

I use this lesson with 7th grade students to help them improve their use of figurative language in their writing efforts. -- Submitted by Tom Koyama, Fernwood Middle School

Students learn about nouns and adjectives through the study of other cultures. -- Submitted by Deborah Miller, Fernwood Middle School

Students use all five senses to describe color. -- Submitted by Linea King, D.A. Grout

I have two favorite ways of having students notice "Wow! Language" by authors that I hope they will try to emulate in their writing. -- Submitted by Helen Lycklama, Ainsworth

Students describe what is happening in Polaroid pictures they take. -- Submitted by Helen Lycklama, Ainsworth

Students draw animals before and after hearing descriptions of them. -- Submitted by Gwendolyn Sharp, Marysville

Students list and describe items that are a color they've chosen. -- Submitted by Becky McAlister, Marysville

Students begin a list of a descriptive words that can be referred to during writing activities. -- Submitted by Anne Hasson, Forest Park

Students cut out newspaper headlines to form image poems. -- Submitted by Stephanie Ritzert, Sellwood