Cinquain Poetry 4th grade

1. CinquainPoetry4th grade Tiffany Tong and Libby TrogdonECED 4300 BDr. TonjaRootFall 2010

2. PrewritingPresented by: Tiffany Tong • GPS:ELA4W2. The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. The student produces a narrative that: c. Creates an organizing structure.

3. Prewriting • PLO: The students will plan their informational writing by completing a graphic organizer.

4. Form of Writing: CinquainPoetry • five line poem • line one: one noun • line two: two adjectives • line three: threeverbs • line four: four or five word phrase or thought • line five: one wordsynonym

5. Stage of Writing: Prewriting • gatherideas for yourpoem • form: usuallyspecified by teacher; cinquainpoetry • topic: what the poemwillbe about

6. Stage of Writing: Prewriting • purpose: whyyou are writing the poem • audience: whowillbereading or listening to yourpoem • graphicorganizer: to help generateideas for yourpoem

7. GraphicOrganizer

8. Example of CinquainPoetry Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious Barden, Cindy. (n.d.). Cinquain Poems. Retrieved October 24, 2010,from http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm

9. Practice Activity • create a graphicorganizerwith the class • topicgiven: pizza • use the sharedpen technique to call on students • studentswilltaketurnscompleting the graphicorganizer

10. It’sYourTurn! • now, youwillcreateyourowngraphicorganizer • form: cinquainpoetry • topic: your favorite person

11. It’sYourTurn! • purpose: to tell about yourself and communicate information to others • audience: yourclassmates and teachers • graphicorganizer: use the providedorganizer to fill in nouns, verbs, adjectives, synonyms, and phrases

12. DraftingPresented by: Libby Trogdon • GPS: ELA5W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing; the student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

13. Drafting • PLO: The students will write a draft using information from their graphic organizer.

14. Form of Writing: CinquainPoetry • five line poem • line one: one noun • line two: two adjectives • line three: threeverbs • line four: four or five word phrase or thought • line five: one wordsynonym

15. Stage of Writing: Drafting • second stage of the writingprocess • gather information fromgraphicorganizer

16. Drafting • label- Draft, Rough Draft, or Sloppy Copy • skip lines for later revisions • don’t worry about spelling or neatness

17. Drafting • include the following: • title • 1 noun • 2 adjectives • 3 verbs • 1 phrase (4-5 words) • 1 synonym

18. Example of CinquainPoetry Firefighter Brave, Smart Saving, Climbing, Rescuing Spraying Water from a Hose Hero ReadWriteThink. Retrieved November 7, 2008, from Composing Cinquain Poems: A Quick-Writing Activity Web site: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=51

19. Practice Activity • draft a cinquainpoem • use your practice graphicorganizer • topicgiven: pizza

20. Asssessment • draftyourcinquainpoem • use yourgraphicorganizer • topicgiven: your favorite person