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REALLY ROBOTIC ADVERBS
You are required to build a robot that can do almost anything you wish. You must
include a name for your robot, and it must have at least 10 SPECIAL features. This robot
design should serve many purposes. Each special feature needs to be thoroughly
described using at least ONE ADVERB per feature. Therefore, you should have 10
complete sentences answering: Where? When? In what way? And to what extent? with
each sentence containing at least one adverb. Use the practice worksheet to help guide
you to identify adverbs, and then expand your knowledge of adverbs using the textbook
or the classroom workbooks.
Once you have designed and built your own robot, you must follow your examples
and write at least two paragraphs explaining HOW this robot can help you with your life.
Be creative and remember to UNDERLINE ALL ADVERBS. You might use a separate
page to draft your writing, but make sure to write a final, perfect copy.
You can choose to create a three dimensional robot or a clearly understandable and
labeled picture of your robot. You may work with a partner but all requirements are
doubled if you choose to work as a team. You and your partner will earn the same grade,
but you must design 20 examples instead of ten, 20 complete sentences, and four follow
up paragraphs if working as partners.
What is an adverb?
 An adverb is a part of speech that describes or modifies a verb, an adjective, another
adverb, clause, or sentence.
 Adverbs answer the questions "How?", "When?", "Where?", "Why?", "In what way?",
"How much?", "How often?", "Under what condition", "To what degree?"
 The easiest adverbs to recognize are those that end in -ly. Some adjectives end with -ly
also but remember that adjectives can modify only nouns and pronouns. Adverbs modify
everything else.
An adverb modifies a verb
 He walked quickly. ('quickly' modifies verb 'walked')
 I accepted new task willingly. ('willingly' modifies verb 'accepted')
 Mike snored melodically. ('melodically' modifies verb 'snored')
An adverb modifies an adjective
 They were really unhappy. ('really' modifies adjective 'unhappy')
 My brother is completely fearless. ('completely' modifies adjective 'fearless')
 I know she is very careful. ('very' modifies adjective 'careful')
An adverb modifies an adverb
 He is almost always hungry. ('almost' modifies adverb 'always')
 John plays tennis very well. ('very' modifies adverb 'well')
 You never can work too carefully. ('too' modifies adverb 'carefully')
An adverb modifies a clause
 Perhaps you are correct, but not at first glance. ('perhaps' modifies clause 'you are
correct')
 Surely he will be on time, but I hope not. ('surely' modifies clause 'he will be on time'
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Multimedia Project : Really Robotic Adverbs
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Requirements
All requirements are All requirements are One requirement
met and exceeded. met.
was not completely
met.
More than one
requirement was not
completely met.
Mechanics
No misspellings or
grammatical errors.
Three or fewer
misspellings and/or
mechanical errors.
Four misspellings
and/or grammatical
errors.
More than 4 errors in
spelling or grammar.
Originality
Product shows a
large amount of
original thought.
Ideas are creative
and inventive.
Product shows some
original thought.
Work shows new
ideas and insights.
Uses other people's
ideas (giving them
credit), but there is
little evidence of
original thinking.
Uses other people's
ideas, but does not
give them credit.
Content
Covers topic indepth with details
and examples.
Subject knowledge is
excellent.
Includes essential
knowledge about the
topic. Subject
knowledge appears
to be good.
Includes essential
information about
the topic but there
are 1-2 factual
errors.
Content is minimal
OR there are several
factual errors.
Attractiveness
Makes excellent use
of font, color,
graphics, effects,
etc. to enhance the
presentation.
Makes good use of
font, color, graphics,
effects, etc. to
enhance to
presentation.
Makes use of font,
color, graphics,
effects, etc. but
occasionally these
detract from the
presentation content.
Use of font, color,
graphics, effects etc.
but these often
distract from the
presentaion content.
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