Charity Morrison and Alison McCrary ECED 4300 B Dr. Tonja Root Summer 2010

1. Charity Morrison and Alison McCraryECED 4300 BDr. Tonja RootSummer 2010 Concrete Poetry 5th Grade

2. Charity Morrison Prewriting • GPS: ELA5W3 The student uses research and technology to support writing. The student g. Uses a thesaurus to identify alternative word choices and meanings.

3. Prewriting • PLO: Students will plan for their concrete poetry piece by completing a graphic organizer using describing words.

4. Concrete Poetry- 5th Grade • Explanation: • Poetry that uses physical arrangement of words or letters on a page for visual effect to add to the meaning of the poem.

5. Concrete Poetry: Prewriting • Explanation • The first stage of writing • We will gather our thoughts and ideas • Plan using a graphic organizer • Decide on topic, audience, form, and purpose

6. APA Citation for Graphic Organizer • McCrary, A., Morrison, C. (2010). Concrete Poetry: Word Web, graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.

7. McCrary, A., Morrison, C. (2010). Concrete Poetry: Word Web, graphic organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA. Concrete Poetry: Word Web Write a describing word in each of the circles about the topic.

8. Example of Concrete Poetry • Burgess, T. (n.d.). Concrete Poems! Retrieved from http://www.literacyrules.com/concrete_poems.htm

9. Example of Concrete Poetry

10. Practice Activity- 5th Grade • As a class, complete a graphic organizer on the interactive white board about a school bus. • Tell the students to generate describing words about a school bus. • Use the shared pen method to complete the graphic organizer.

11. Assessment Activity- 5th Grade • The students will be given a graphic organizer to complete individually. • Each student will select their own topic. • The students will generate describing words about their topic and complete the word web.

12. Alison McCrary Drafting 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 draft their concrete poetry piece, using their graphic organizer, to convey a message about their topic.

14. Concrete Poetry- 5th Grade • Explanation: • Poetry that uses physical arrangement of words or letters on a page for visual effect to add to the meaning of the poem.

15. Concrete Poetry: Drafting • Explanation: • Second stage of the writing process • Use thoughts from graphic organizer to create a rough draft • Sketch the shape of your subject on a separate sheet of paper

16. Example of Concrete Poetry • Ramsey, M. (n.d.). Concrete Poems! Retrieved from http://www.literacyrules.com/concrete_poems.htm

17. Example of Concrete Poetry

18. Practice Activity- 5th Grade • As a class, use the graphic organizer (about a school bus) • Write a rough draft concrete poem on the interactive white board.

19. Assessment Activity- 5th Grade • Use completed graphic organizers to write rough- draft concrete poems • Self-selected topics