Jennifer Webb and Car-ra Brimley ECED 4300 A Dr. Tonja Root Fall 2009

1. Cinquain PoetryFifth Grade Jennifer Webb and Car-ra BrimleyECED 4300 ADr. Tonja RootFall 2009

2. Prewriting/ Drafting ELA5W4: The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully. Jennifer Webb PLO Jennifer Webb

3. Primary Learning Outcome The students will complete a graphic organizer to plan and draft a cinquain poem. Jennifer Webb Jennifer Webb Jennifer Webb

4. Cinquain Poetry • Non-rhyming five-line poem • Describes a person, place, or thing • Many different patterns of cinquain poems

5. Prewriting/ Drafting • Generating ideas • Decide on a topic and purpose • Thinking and planning • Organize thoughts • Begin writing

6. Name______________________________ Date______________________________ Cinquain Graphic Organizer A cinquain poem is a five-line poem that describes a person, place, or thing. Dessert cold, creamy eating, giggling, licking cone with three scoops ice cream a one-word title, a noun two adjectives three –ing verbs a phrase a synonym for your title, another noun Use this graphic organizer to write your own cinquain poem. 1_____________________________ a one word title, a noun that tells what your poem is about 2_______________, _____________ two adjectives that describe what you're writing about 3_________, ___________, _______ three -ing verbs that are related to the title of your poem 4_____________________________ a phrase that tells more about what you're writing about 5_____________________________ a synonym for your title, another noun that tells what your poem is about Modified from Gardner, T. (2009). Cinquain graphic organizer. Retrieved October 15, 2009, from http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson43/RWT016-2.PDF

7. Published Cinquain Ripley, J. (n.d.). Apples. Retrieved from, http://homepages.wmich.e d u/~j4gillia/cinquain.ppt

8. Apples hearty, healthy growing, falling, rolling ripening slowing on fruit trees treat

9. Practice Activity • Shared writing technique • Topic: winter • Line 1: title • Line 2: two adjectives • Line 3: three –ing verbs • Line 4: a phrase • Line 5: noun/synonym

10. Assessment Activity • Decide on a topic • Write your own cinquain • Use graphic organizer to complete your poem

11. Revising/Editing ELA5W3: The student uses research and technology to support writing. g. Uses a thesaurus to identify alternative word choices and meanings. Car-ra Brimley

12. Primary Learning Outcome The student will revise their cinquain poem by improving word choice and proofreading for mechanical errors. Car-ra Brimley

13. Non-rhyming five-line poem Describes a person, place, or thing Many different patterns of cinquain poems Cinquain Poetry

14. Revising/Editing Refine ideas and content Changing, adding, deleting, and rearranging words Proofread Correct mechanical errors

15. Published Cinquain Gardner, T. (2009). Penguins. Retrieved from, http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson43/RWT016-2.PDF

16. Penguin black, white waddling, swimming, leaping a tuxedo in the cold winter emperor

17. Practice Activity Shared writing technique Revise and edit classroom draft Use thesaurus to improve word choice Capitalize title and proper nouns Check spelling Check parts of speech

18. Assessment Activity Revise and edit your cinquain poem Use the thesaurus to modify word choice Correct mechanical errors Prepare poem to be published