CinQUAIN POETRY 3 rd Grade

1. CinQUAIN POETRY3rd Grade O’tessa Robinson & Rejeana Wright ECED 4300A Dr. Tonja Root Summer 2010

2. Prewriting & Drafting Rejeana Wright

3. Cinquain Poetry • 5 line poem • purpose is to describe something or tell a story • designed to entertain or inform • each line has a certain amount of words and certain descriptive/types of words

4. Cinquain Poetry • 1st line: 1 noun telling the subject of the poem • 2nd line: 2 adjectives describing the subject of the poem (line 1)

5. Cinquain Poetry • 3rd line: 3 –ing verbs showing action about the subject of the poem (line 1) • 4th line: 4 or 5 word phrases describing the subject (line 1)

6. Cinquain Poetry • 5th line: a synonym replacing the title of subject (line 1) Line 1 is general Line 5 is specific

7. Georgia Performance Standard • ELA3W1- The student demonstrates competency in the writing process. The student m. Pre-writes to generate ideas, develops a rough draft, rereads to revise, and edits to correct.

8. Primary Learning OutcomePrimary Learning Outcome • The student will demonstrate the structure of Cinquain Poetry by creating their own Cinquain Poem.

9. Prewriting • First step • Getting ideas down on paper • Organize ideas

10. Key Components of the Prewriting Stage • Select a topic • Pick a purpose • Choose a form • Consider the audience • Create graphic organizer

11. Prewriting • Consider the four: • Topic- Cinquain poetry • Purpose- to entertain or inform • Form- Apples • Audience -Teacher and peers

12. Drafting • Second stage of the writing process • Combined with prewriting to form our Cinquain poem

13. Drafting • Drafting is putting all of your ideas down on paper • You do not have to worry about mechanics during this stage of writing

14. Graphic Organizer for Cinquain Poetry _______________________________________ Title of Poem: Possible title of poem _____________________________________________________ Line 1: 1 noun – telling the subject of the poem – what or who the poem is about ____________________________________________________ Line 2: 2 adjectives – describing the subject of the poem (line 1) ____________________________________________________ Line 3: 3 verbs – showing action about the subject of the poem (line 1) _____________________________________________________ Line 4: 4 or 5 word phrase or thought (not a sentence) – describing the subject (line 1) _____________________________________________________ Line 5: 1 word synonym – meaning the same thing as the subject (line 1) • Cinquain Poem Graphic Organizer. Retrieved May 30, 2010 from Dr. Root’s Web site http://www.valdosta.edu/~troot/eced4300/writing_&_reading_poetry.htm _____________________________________________________

15. Example of a Cinquain Poem Spaghetti Messy, spicy Slurping, sliding, falling Between my plate and mouth Delicious Barden, C. (n.d.). Cinquain poems. Retrieved May 27, 2010 from http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm

16. Practice Activity Guided Practice(3rd grade) • Brainstorm ideas for a topic • Consider the purpose and the audience • We will use the shared pen technique to brainstorm

17. Practice Activity • Line 1: name a general topic • Line 2: Brainstorm 4-5 adjectives to describe the topic • Line 3: Brainstorm 4-5 verbs to describe the topic

18. Practice Activity • Line 4: Brainstorm 2-3 four word phrases to describe the topic • Line 5: Rename the topic using a synonym and be specific

19. Assessment • It is your turn to complete your own graphic organizer for your Cinquain Poem • This graphic organizer will also serve as your draft

20. Assessment • Choose a topic • Choose 2 adjectives • Choose 2 verbs ending with -ing • Choose 1 phrase • Choose 1 synonym

21. Revising O’tessa Robinson

22. Revising • 3rd stage of the writing process • Change, add, delete, and rearrange content

23. Cinquain Poetry • a five line poem • purpose is to describe something or tell a story • designed to entertain or inform. • Each line has a certain amount of words and certain descriptive/types of words

24. Cinquain Poetry • 1st line: 1 noun telling the subject of the poem • 2nd line: 2 adjectives describing the subject of the poem (line 1)

25. Cinquain Poetry • 3rd line: 3 –ing verbs showing action about the subject of the poem (line 1) • 4th line: 4 or 5 word phrase describing the subject (line 1)

26. Cinquain Poetry • 5th line: a synonym replacing the title of subject (line 1) • Line 1 is general Line 5 is specific

27. Title • One noun • Two adjectives • Three –ing action verbs • A four or five word phrase • A synonym

28. Example of a Cinquain poem Apple Red, Shiny Biting, Chewing, Bobbing Do Not Eat the Seeds Snack! Read Write Think. (2003). Cinquain graphic organizer. Retrieved on May, 27, 2010 from http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson51/cinqgraphic-apple.pdf

29. Practice Activity • Now we will use the graphic organizer that was completed during prewriting/drafting as a reference for revising your Cinquain poem

30. Practice activity • Focus on the topic of your poem • Check mechanics such as capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and spelling

31. Assessment Activity • Revise the Cinquain poem independently • Check mechanics such as capitalization, punctuation, and spelling • Use a variety of different words • Make sure everything ties back in with the subject