Unit+1

**Let's kick off the 2013-2014 school year getting to know you!** **- Literacy Plus!** We know. We know...you ARE unique! No one in the world who has ever lived is exactly like you, and that is the way it will be! Our "UNIQUENESS" can be described using adjectives like thoughtful, spirited, athletic, hard-working...or bibliophilic, pedantic, or charismatic! I bet that you can come up with at least 100 adjectives that describe the person that you are. This assignment has 3 parts: Hold the mirror up to your young self...and share what you see and feel! || Find 100 adjectives that REALLY describe you. **You will need to use a Thesaurus**. You may also want to interview your parents, grandparents, teachers, and friends to see yourself from their perspective. Be sure to challenge yourself to find some words which no one knows…such as perspicacious…as long as you learn the word’s meaning and its pronunciation! Use your **three strongest adjectives** to write an essay explaining your three adjectives and provide examples of events or situations in which you showed or developed each quality (adjective). MENTOR TEXT
 * ** Waaay Beyond Description – 100 Adjectives **
 * ** Task 1: Due Monday, August 26th **
 * 1) Number and write your list of adjectives in your Language Arts SMASH JOURNAL ||
 * ** Task 2: Due Friday, September 2nd **
 * ** Task 2: Due Friday, September 2nd **
 * 1) Create a well-organized plan that includes a topic sentence, idea development and support, transitions, and a strong conclusion.
 * 2) Write a rough draft
 * 3) Tthen revise and edit for strong CONTENT, CRAFT, and CONVENTIONS.
 * 4) Write your final cop of your essay ||
 * ** Task 3: Due Tuesday, August 30th **

Now for the really creative part--create an image using your whole list of adjectives.

... you are going to __take all 100 adjectives (or as many as you can creatively fit) and create an illustration using only these adjectives__. Perhaps it will be an image of a tree, because the person who you wrote about shared their love of nature with you. Maybe it will be a spiral, as the person you wrote about enters and re-enters you life occasionally and always teaches you something about yourself. Or, maybe the illustration will be a box of crayons, because the person you wrote about was in your life as a little kid and gave you some wisdom that you still possess today. Whatever…no drawing is wrong, because, after all, this is your life we’re talking about. || **Extension:** Mentor Text []