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Lesson 1: Sea Scenes: Synonyms and Antonyms
Objective: Understand and use synonyms and antonyms
Time Required: 20 minutes
Material Needed: Sea Scenes (PDF) student reproducible #1
Directions:
- Using simple examples, review the definition of a synonym [e.g.,
big & large; fast & quick] and an antonym [e.g.,
big & small; fast & slow]. Have students give other examples.
Explain that synonyms and antonyms are useful because they help to communicate
meaning, and using the same words over and over makes writing dull.
- Have students complete student reproducible 1, Sea Scenes (PDF) individually or in pairs. Review.
Extension Activity:
All of the synonyms and antonyms in this activity are adjectives. Challenge
students to create a story using as many of these adjectives as possible
in a one-paragraph story. Choose the stories that use the most adjectives
in a creative way and have the student authors read their stories aloud.
Some of the resources on this page are in PDF format. To download them, you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader Software.
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Lesson 1: Sea Scenes
Lesson 2: Why Are Fish Smart?
Lesson 3: Reef Rhymes
Lesson 4: Reel in a Story
Take-Home Activity: A Whale of a Tale (PDF)
Handout: Make a Splash with Words (PDF)
Standards and Benchmarks (PDF)
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