About Our Sponsors Adjective Chains Objectives Students will become familiar with using a thesaurus. Students will increase their vocabulary. Students will use a hands-on activity to learn vocabulary and adjective use.
Procedures Give each group an adjective.
Give each group a thesaurus and plenty of paper strips. The students find synonyms in the thesaurus for their word. They write one synonym on each strip of paper and make a chain link. Students continue writing new synonyms on paper strips and linking the chain together until they have exhausted their list of synonyms. Next, hang the chains on the walls or bulletin boards where they are easily accessible.