Classroom Resource

Ordering Adjectives From General to Specific | No Nonsense Grammar

Subject Area

English Language Arts

Grade(s)

4

Overview

In this lesson, students explore adjectives through a short, fun video and activity. Adjectives modify nouns. When using more than one adjective to describe a noun, we need to make sure they are in the correct order—from general to specific.

This resource provides students with the opportunity to practice identifying correctly ordered adjectives. 

English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.38

Compose complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, punctuation, and usage.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.4.38

Vocabulary

  • Compose
  • Complete sentences
  • Subject-verb agreement
  • Punctuation

Knowledge

Students know:
  • A complete sentence has at least one subject and one predicate.
  • A subject and its verb must both be singular or both plural.
  • A complete sentence ends with an ending punctuation mark and there are other punctuation marks that may need to be included.

Skills

Students are able to:
  • Write complete sentences with correct subject-verb agreement and appropriate punctuation and word usage.

Understanding

Students understand that:
  • The proper conventions of a complete sentence must be used to convey their intended meaning.
English Language Arts (2021) Grade(s): 4

ELA21.4.38a

Order adjectives within sentences according to conventional patterns.

Unpacked Content

UP:ELA21.4.38a

Vocabulary

  • Adjectives

Knowledge

  • The English language orders adjectives within a sentence according to conventional patterns.

Skills

  • Appropriate order adjectives within a sentence according to standard English conventions; for example, a small red bag rather than a red small bag.

Understanding

  • Ordering adjectives in a conventional manner helps their writing to be clearly understood by readers.
Link to Resource
https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/4f6621fa-9155-4437-a1cc-fc2929357786…

CR Resource Type

Audio/Video

Resource Provider

PBS
Accessibility
License

License Type

Custom

Custom License Type (URL)

https://aptv.pbslearningmedia.org/help/terms-of-use/#permitted

Comments or Notes

This resource includes supporting materials for students and teachers. 

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