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Grade 5 Reading & Writing · World 5: Sentence Shipyard · Level 44
Details That Matter
Elaborate with adjectives and adverbs for a chosen audience.
Warm-up, learn, try it together, practice, then a quick check. About 15 minutes.
What children learn in Level 44
- Adjectives and adverbs add detail. Compare: the ship sailed. The battered ship limped slowly toward the harbor.
- Battered is an adjective. It describes the ship. Slowly is an adverb. It describes how it moved.
- Good details fit the audience. Don't pile them on. Choose the ones readers need.
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards:
- 5.L.GC.2.d — Elaborate on ideas and information, using adjectives and adverbs when incorporating details and descriptions to convey precise meaning and engage audiences. (C)
- 5.P.AC.2.c — Make decisions about sentence structure and syntax in order to accommodate and influence the audience and achieve a specific purpose. (I/C)