- English Language Arts and Reading
- Grade 3
- Composition
edit drafts using standard English conventions, including:
adjectives, including their comparative and superlative forms;
Provide students with text from a book read in class that has been rewritten to include some incorrectly used adjectives. Have students edit the paragraph to reflect appropriate use of adjectives, including their comparative and superlative forms. Have students check their edits with the correct use of adjectives in the book.
This SE requires students to understand how adjectives create specificity by describing the quality or quantity of something effectively. Students know how to use adjectives, including their comparative and superlative forms and demonstrate this knowledge by correctly editing a piece of writing.