Concrete Poetry Fifth Grade Prewriting & drafting

1. Concrete PoetryFifth Grade Prewriting& drafting Jane Teasley & Ali Greba ECED 4300 B Dr.Root Spring 2011

2. Concrete Poetry Jane Teasley Prewriting GPS: ELA5W1 The student produces writing that establishes an appropriate organizational structure, sets a context and engages the reader, maintains a coherent focus throughout, and signals a satisfying closure. The student …

3. GPS Element a. Selects a focus, an organizational structure, and a point of view based on purpose, genre expectations, audience, length, and format requirements.

4. Prewriting PLO: PLO: Students will apply their knowledge of the writing process by properly planning, organizing, and displaying their ideas in the form of a concrete poetry graphic organizer.

5. Concrete Poetry Defined • ~The proper term for a concrete poem is a calligram.~ • Size poetry • Picture poetry • Shape poetry

6. Concrete Poetry Defined • Concrete poetry- art? • Use words to describe • Importance of words • Picture or image that represents your subject!

7. APA Citation of Published Concrete Poetry • Smith, C. Sailboat. Retrieved March 31, 2011, from http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/assignments/poem-a-day/10.html • Schondelmeyer, D. Butterfly. Retrieved March 31, 2011, from http://homepage.mac.com/mseffie/assignments/poem-a-day/10.html

8. Concrete Poetry Displayed Filled Outlined

9. Prewriting Concrete Poetry What Is Prewriting? • Prewriting is brainstorming or creating a plan before you write. • By using a graphic organizer you can organize your ideas!

10. Prewriting Concrete Poetry Consider these… Audience- Who? Tone- Friendly or professional? Purpose- Why? Form- Type of writing? Topic- About what?

11. Prewriting • Form of writing: Concrete poetry • Tone: Attitude in your writing • Purpose: to write a descriptive poem that creates an image or picture • Topic: What is your poem about? • Audience: Anyone; teachers, parents, fellow classmates…you!

12. APA Style Citation For Published Internet Graphic Organizer Docstoc. Examples of concrete poetry. Published concrete poetry graphic organizer. Retrieved April 6, 2011, from http://www.docstoc.com/docs/4786771/examples-of-concrete-poetry.

14. Concrete Poetry PrewritingPractice Activity • Fifth grade • With a partner, discuss ideas you have for a concrete poem and give each other feedback. • Use the graphic organizer to place your ideas and pictures. • Descriptive words • Be creative!

15. Concrete Poetry Prewriting Assessment Activity • Read aloud your graphic organizer to a different partner. • Write their descriptive words on the back of your graphic organizer • Check for at least 5 descriptive words • Check for appropriate drawings

16. APA Citation of Concrete Poetry Graphic Organizer Greba, A. (2011). Concrete poetry graphic organizer. Unpublished Graphic Organizer. Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.

17. Concrete Poetry Prewriting Graphic Organizer

18. Ali GrebaFifth Grade Drafting Concrete Poetry GPS ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

19. Drafting Concrete Poetry Fifth Grade Primary Learning Outcome • PLO: Students will draft a concrete poem after successfully filling out a prewriting concrete poem graphic organizer

20. Concrete Poetry- Drafting • Students will use their ideas and information from the graphic organizer.

21. Concrete Poetry- Drafting • Label the top of the paper as “draft” • Students need to skip lines and mark every other one with a “X” • Students should focus on content and not grammar and spelling. • Students need to write with neat handwriting.

22. Concrete Poetry-Example: Concrete Poetry. (2011). Retrieved April 6, 2011, from Life Through My Eyes: http://irocktography.wordpress.com/design/graphic-design/

23. Concrete Poetry- Examples Trees. (2011). Retrieved April 6, 2011, from http://www.google.com/imgres?q=concrete+poetry+examples&hl=en&sa=X&tbm=isch&tbnid=DKqZt04oQECadM:&imgrefurl=http://globalbizzopp.com/74.php%253Fq%253Dsymbolism-poems-examples%2526page%253D5&ei=hkadTab0MKre0QGbhMyLAQ&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=296&oei=FkadTb6JLILBtgeg6s2hAw&page=8&tbnh=165&tbnw=154&start=119&ndsp=16&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:119&tx=98&ty=96&biw=1173&bih=690

24. Concrete Poetry- Drafting Practice Activity (5th Grade) • The class will draft a concrete poem using the shared pen method. • The class will select a topic- the topic will be selected from the prewriting activity. • When the poem is complete the class will decide what shape it should be written in.

25. Concrete Poetry- Drafting Assessment Activity (5th Grade) • Students will begin to write their own draft of a concrete poem. • They must have at least 4 descriptive words or ideas about their topic.