"Unpack Your Adjectives."
Adjectives. Round I. Copy the first five only. Click all of them.  90% correct for the week = exempt on Friday.

1. She speaks so softly that I can hardly hear her.  a) softly - adjective,  hardly - not  b) softly - not,  hardly - adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
2. She jumped up suddenly and left the room.  a) adjective  b) not
3. This recipe calls for finely chopped garlic.   a) adjective  b) not
4. The friendly ranger mysteriously lost his nose.  a) friendly - adjective,  mysteriously - not  b) friendly - not,  mysteriously - adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not
5. I'm a good bowler; I bowl pretty well.  a) good - adjective,  pretty - not  b) good - not,  pretty - adjective  c) both adjectives  d) both not

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6. In the following sentence, the word savvy is used as an adjective:  It took a lot of savvy for Kal-El to know what to do.  a) True  b) False  (+1 for knowing which comic book character Kal-El is.)
7. Click the only word that is an adjective:  We beat a hasty retreat from his lair.    a) hasty  b) his  c) lair  d) from  e) It's a trick; there aren't any adjectives.
8. Which is NOT a question an adjective would answer about a noun?  a) How many?  b) How?  c) What kind?  d) Which one?  e) All are questions an adjective might answer.

SHOW not TELL
"Don't tell us that the old lady screamed. Bring her on and let her scream."
   -Samuel Clemens

cool, pretty, fun, scary, weird, ugly
What does each of these things LOOK like?

These are actually opinions, NOT descriptions! (Yes, I know they are technically adjectives.)
What's "cool" to you could be "gross" to me or your mom!
You need to show us what this looks, sounds, tastes, smells, feels like!

Describe in detail what this might LOOK/SOUND like:
Compare two examples...

"My Room is Such a Mess" due Friday.
350+ words, ink, ndp, title, mess(y), gross, disgusting, dirty, stinky, etc.
 

The Outsiders.