Adjectives+in+StoryBird+(1st+Grade)

By Brittany Ross and Chris Pugh =Standards=
 * Language - CFU 0101.1.1** - Identify and use adjectives (i.e., descriptive), nouns (i.e., singular and plural, possessive), pronouns (i.e., substitution for nouns), and verbs (i.e., tense, subject-verb agreement) correctly.


 * ISTE NETS** **1.** **Creativity and Innovation** **b.** create original works as a means of personal or group expression.

=Lesson= To make this lesson simpler for younger students, I created an icon that will take them beyond the main part of Storybird's website and straight to a new Storybird with this particular picture set. We are using the artwork from Pascal Campion. Download the ZIP file to your student machines to save the icon inside.

TSW...
 * 1) Click on the icon to go to [].
 * 2) Click and drag a picture from the left or right to the workspace.
 * 3) Click in the textbox to write a simple sentence.
 * 4) Take a screenshot of the artwork. (On a Mac, hold the SHIFT and COMMAND keys while pressing the number 4 in the number row. Move the cursor crosshairs to the corner of the picture, then click and drag to highlight the area with the picture and words. Let go of the mouse button. You will hear a camera click. The pictures will appear on the desktop.)
 * 5) Referring to the picture, add adjectives to describe the size, shape, color, etc to one noun at a time.
 * 6) After adding each describing word, take a screenshot.
 * 7) When you have collected at least 5 screenshots, quit the browser.
 * 8) Open all the pictures from your story and FILE, then PRINT each one.

[To make an icon from a website's address on a Mac, follow the directions on this Microsoft Word document. [[file:Making Websites into Icons.doc]]