Color Poetry Grade: 3

Color PoetryGrade: 3

Tiffany Johnson & Erin CrawfordECED 4300 BDr. Tonja Root

Color Poem Sample. (2008, July 7). Retrieved April 1, 2009, from http://www.freereading.net/images/7/71/FreeReading_Color_Poem_Sample.pdf

Looks

Tastes

Smells

SoundsFeels

Prewriting Practice activity•Each student will be given a crayon.•The students will be placed into groups

according to color of crayon.•Each group completes graphic organizer

for their color.•Each will share their graphic organizer

with the class.

Prewriting Assessment Activity

Each student will individually complete a graphic organizer for the color they choose.

The student must complete the entire graphic organizer.

The student must include sensory details. (adjectives)

Student may be asked to explain how what they wrote on the organizer is related to the color.

Tiffany JohnsonStage: Drafting

FormPick a colorUse the five senses to describe the colorWhen you think of_______(color) what do your

hear, taste, feel, smell, or see.Uses adjectives, similes, metaphors,

figurative language and comparisonsTeacher Note: if developmentally ready introduce

concept of stanzas

DRAFTING

Use the ideas from your graphic organizer

Do not focus on grammar. This is your “sloppy copy”

Remember to use figurative language Be creative!

Example

O’Neill, M. (1961). Hailstones and Halibut Bones. New York, NY: Doubleday.

What Is Red?

Red is a sunsetBlazy and bright.Read is a feeling braveWith all your mightRed is a sunburnSpot on your nose, sometimes redIs a red, red, rose.Red squiggles outWhen you cut your hand.Red is a brick and a rubber band.Read is a hotnessYou get insideWhen you’re embarrassedAnd want to hide.Firecracker, fire engineFire-flicker red---

And when you’re angryRed runs through your head.Red is an Indian,A Valentine heart,The trimming onA circus cart.Red is a lipstick,Red is a shout,Red is a signalThat says: “Watch out!”Red is a great bigRubber ball.Red is the giant-estColor of all.Red is a show-offNo doubt about it----But can you imagineLiving without it

PRACTICE ACTIVITY: GUIDED PRACTICEIn your groups collaborate with your peers

to create a rough draft of color poetry.Use the ideas from your graphic organizer

to draft the poem.Be sure to use all five senses to describe

the color using adjectives, figurative language, similes, metaphors, and comparisons.

ASSESSMENT ACTIVITYIndividual workUse your graphic organizer from

prewriting to create a rough draft of a color poem

Use the five senses to describe a colorUse adjectives, figurative language,

similes, metaphors, and comparisons