Lesson 39: Selecting Qualities — Answer Key & Guide
Curriculum Focus & Learning Objectives
• Adjective Selection & Discrimination: Selecting the most accurate sensory and physical adjectives from a curated word bank to describe distinct objects.
• Independent Sentence Construction: Composing complete declarative sentences without prompting scaffolds.
| # |
Target Object |
Standard Model Answer |
Instructional & Grammar Notes |
| 1. |
Crayon |
A crayon is round and smooth. |
Acceptable: The crayon is round and smooth, or hard and round. |
| 2. |
An orange |
An orange is sweet and juicy. |
Also acceptable: An orange is round and sweet, or round and juicy. |
| 3. |
Coal |
Coal is black and hard. |
Coal is a mass noun (no article): Coal is black and hard. |
| 4. |
Glass |
Glass is clear and smooth. |
Also acceptable: Glass is clear and hard. (Mass noun). |
| 5. |
Wool |
Wool is soft and warm. |
Sensory touch qualities: soft and warm. |
Vocabulary Matching Game
Write the 10 quality words on the board. Ask volunteers to point to words that can describe more than one thing (e.g. smooth can describe glass, paper, or crayon).
Syntactic Diversity
Accept either general statements with articles (An orange is...) or plural statements (Oranges are...), though singular is the primary textbook pattern.
| Evaluation Metric |
Target Standard (Exemplary) |
Common Correction Points |
| Complete Statements |
All 5 answers written as complete declarative statements with subject, verb, and adjectives. |
Ensure student does not just write pairs of words. |
| Word Bank Usage |
Qualities are accurately chosen from the word bank and correctly paired. |
Ensure words match real physical qualities of the objects. |
| Mechanics |
Capital letter at start of every sentence; period (.) at end. |
Check for missing periods. |
| Spelling |
Accurate spelling of all adjectives directly copied from the word bank. |
Check for spelling errors in juicy, smooth, clear. |