5SK have been working with a new vocabulary program this year called Shades of Meaning. I can’t say enough about this program and the conversations that have formed because of it. I am a huge fan of Jennifer Jones at Hello Literacy.
Each week we create a word cline as a class and discuss the power of the 8 words in the set. 5SK have really responded to this program. Today we took it a step further and used the words in juicy sentences. Not only did the students use words from our set but were also encouraged to use literary devices to create imagery for the reader.
Here some of our wonderful examples based on a word cline with the parameters of most sparkling and least sparkling. 5SK were given a base sentence to work from.
The shining gem flashed like a lighthouse in the twinkling night sky. Connor
The sparkling gem flashed like a lighthouse at the gleam of dawn as the gruesome trolls awoke and the scary witches were falling asleep. Gus
The shining gem flashed like a star in the glowing night sky. Elli
The shining gem flashed like a lighthouse on a dark and shadow filled night. Jemma
The shining gem flashed like a lighthouse at midnight as the full moon slowly started to drift away. Rhiannon
The shining gem flashed like a twinkling lighthouse at the breaking of dawn. Natasha
The shining gem flashed like the lighthouse at midnight on the sparkling sea shore. Ally
The shining gem flashed like the castle light in the ballroom, for the King’s birthday dance. Kayah
The shining gem flashed like the glistening chandelier in the ballroom. Lachelle
The shining gem flashed like a lighthouse on the darkest night. Tyrone
The shining gem flashed like a lighthouse in the glowing night. Dylan
The shining gem flashed like a sun after a lifetime of darkness. Dudley
The shining gem flashed like a lighthouse at midnight in the chocolate wonderland. Grace
The glimmering gem flashed like a million fireflies. Lydia
The shining gem flashed like a star as the night grew darker. Lachlan
The glistening diamonds glimmer like the night sky. Rohan
The shining gem flashed like the dazzling light from the planet above me. Charlie
The shining gem flashed like an eclipse at night. Paul