Because it's boring

So we can "see" what is happening

Because we are angry

tall, long, black, pink

girl, shoes, hair, sweater

Which, are, in, and

a, the

car, drives, the

white, fast, big, blue

car, man, seat

yellow, blue stripes, red hood

I, a, and

What someone is doing (action)

What someone or something looks like (appearance)

What things sound like

What things smell like

none of these

a, has, and

girl, dress, hair, face

pink, long blonde, blue, chubby, short

none of them are vivid

I ate a sandwich

I smashed on a juicy Big Mac from McDonalds this morning.

I ate a spicy chicken sandwich this morning

I love tiny, cuddly golden retriever puppies

I like dogs

I like dogs because they are loud

I woke up early in the cold morning air, glancing at the trees with pink blossoms.

I woke up in the morning and saw pink trees.

I woke up in the morning and saw the trees.

My classroom is big and has a lot of chairs.

My classroom is big and airy with a lot of chairs

My classroom is big and airy, with blue, green, and orange chairs scattered around.

The snow capped mountains reflect in the clear lake.

The snow capped mountains reflected in the clear lake in the middle of a field of pink and yellow flowers.

The snow capped mountains reflected in the clear lake in the middle of a field of green and blue flowers.

Kids play cheerfully.

Tiny children play cheerfully on the blue and red playground.

Kids play on the playground.

A grey, baby penguin waddles in his dark top hat, clutching his suitcase.

A baby penguin is late to work.

A penguin goes to work.

1 - I don't understand at all

2 - I'm almost there but I need more practice

3 - I understand and can do this by myself

4 - I can do this by myself and teach it to others