All about adjectives!

Introduction

This webquest is intended to give the student an understanding of adjectives and how they can be used in an effective manner to describe nouns. In this webquest students will visit websites to get information on different adjectives and how they are used. 

Task

You and your group are going to pretend you work for an advertising agency. You all have been assigned a job to make a billboard for Los Angeles, California. You want to make L.A. seem like it is the most perfect place to vacation. You will use what you learn about adjectives in this lesson to help you describe L.A. on this billboard (poster board).

Process

Step 1:

Everyone will need to agree on a group job. There are 4 different jobs.

  1. Reader/Researcher - This person will find and read the information needed to make this billboard to the group.
  2. Listener/Writer - This person will listen and write down the important information out of what the reader/researcher finds.
  3. Sketch Artist - This person needs to be the most creative one in the group. They will be responsible for taking the information and putting it into a rough draft of what the billboard should look like
  4. Presenter - The presenter will be the person who gets in front of the class and presents your group's billboard.

Step 2. 

Everyone will click the link below and watch the video about adjectives. The listener/writer will need to write down important information from this video.

link 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y5SlAZIkTI

Your group should have a clear understanding of what an adjective is. Now we will move on to step 2

Step 2:

We will now gather information on Los Angeles, California. You will need to know what is so great about California and what it has to offer for a vacation. I will give you the link to L.A's website. The reader/researcher should search through this information and pick out what could be good to know for the billboard. Things such as places to eat, beaches, neat places to visit, etc. (This should be a family friendly billboard).

Link: http://www.discoverlosangeles.com/?utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=US%20PPC%20-%20Brand%20%7C%20National%20%7C%20Dreaming%20California&utm_term=california%20vacation&utm_content=CA%20Vacations

Step 3:

Now your group should have notes taken on adjectives and Los Angeles. 

          - Everyone will review the notes taken and come up with adjectives that describes Los Angeles in                     good way. The reader/researcher may use google to aid in coming up with adjectives. TRY to be                     creative and come with your own though.

          - The sketch artist will begin on a rough draft on a sheet of paper. Draw pictures and come up with a                  catchy phrase using elaborate adjectives. Remember that even the small thing matter such as:                        word size, color, details. The whole purpose of this lesson is to teach you how to properly use an                    adjective, so make sure you use them correctly! Once the rough draft is done, it need to be reviewed              by all other members of the group. Take this time to suggest what to add or take away from the                        billboard. Speak your opinions and work as a group!

          - Once you have completed everything and agreed on a design as a group, you will come and get your              poster board from your teacher. The whole group needs to work on designing the "billboard". You will              be reviewed by your group on how much effort you put in, so be active in participation!

          - After everyone has finished designing and perfecting their "billboard", the presenter from each group               will get up and present the billboard. They will explain why your group used the words and pictures to             describe Los Angeles.

 

Evaluation

 

Below is a rubric that will be used to score your project. 

  1. Poor 2. Decent 3. Good   5. Excellent SCORE
Usage of adjectives Student fails to use adjectives correctly or appropiately Student's billboard only has one appropiate adjective Students billboard has several correctly used adjectives   Student's billboard has several, elaborate adjectives used correctly on their billboard  
Accuracy of information Information is not accurate or appropiate Information is over 50% innaccurate Information is correct for the most part   Information is all correct and interesting  
Overall appearance Students billboard is not neat and lacks in detail Neat and colorful, but pictures and adjectives do not accurately depict Los Angeles Poster is neatly designed   Poster is neat, colorful, and full of details  
Oral Presentation Student does not present information correctly or poorly Students presents, but does not do a good job presenting the information Student presents information correctly   Student presents information correctly, explains how group used the information they were given, and can answer questions about the poster  

 

Conclusion

Now that you have finished this lesson you will be able to identify and recognize adjectives and how to better use them to enhance your writing through school and in real life

Credits

Youtube provided the video