Cinquain Poetry4th grade
Tiffany Tong and Libby TrogdonECED 4300 BDr. Tonja Root
Fall 2010
PrewritingPresented by: Tiffany Tong
• GPS: ELA4W2. The student demonstrates competence in a variety of genres. The student produces a narrative that:
c. Creates an organizing structure.
Prewriting
• PLO: The students will plan their informational writing by completing a graphic organizer.
Form of Writing: Cinquain Poetry
• five line poem• line one: one noun• line two: two adjectives• line three: three verbs• line four: four or five word phrase or thought
• line five: one word synonym
Stage of Writing: Prewriting
• gather ideas for your poem• form: usually specified by
teacher; cinquain poetry• topic: what the poem will be
about
Stage of Writing: Prewriting
• purpose: why you are writing the poem
• audience: who will be reading or listening to your poem
• graphic organizer: to help generate ideas for your poem
Graphic OrganizerName _______________________ Title of Poem________________________________
Noun Tells the subject of the poem
__________________________
Adjectives Describes the subject of the poem
__________________ _________________ __________________
__________________ __________________ __________________
Action Verbs
Shows action about the subject of the poem __________________ __________________ __________________
__________________ __________________ __________________
4 or 5 word phrase
About the subject of the poem ________________________
__________________________
________________________
__________________________
________________________
__________________________
_______________________
________________________
Synonyms
That means the same thing as the subject
__________________ __________________ __________________
__________________ __________________ __________________
Example of Cinquain Poetry
SpaghettiMessy, spicy
Slurping, sliding, fallingBetween my plate and
mouthDelicious
Barden, Cindy. (n.d.). Cinquain Poems. Retrieved October 24, 2010,from http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/davidc/6c_files/Poem%20pics/cinquaindescrip.htm
Practice Activity
• create a graphic organizer with the class
• topic given: pizza• use the shared pen technique
to call on students• students will take turns
completing the graphic organizer
It’s Your Turn!
• now, you will create your own graphic organizer
• form: cinquain poetry • topic: your favorite person
It’s Your Turn!
• purpose: to tell about yourself and communicate information to others
• audience: your classmates and teachers
• graphic organizer: use the provided organizer to fill in nouns, verbs, adjectives, synonyms, and phrases
DraftingPresented by: Libby Trogdon
• GPS: ELA5W4. The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing; the student
a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.
Drafting
• PLO: The students will write a draft using information from their graphic organizer.
Form of Writing: Cinquain Poetry
• five line poem• line one: one noun• line two: two adjectives• line three: three verbs• line four: four or five word phrase or thought
• line five: one word synonym
Stage of Writing: Drafting
• second stage of the writing process
• gather information from graphic organizer
Drafting
• label- Draft, Rough Draft, or Sloppy Copy
• skip lines for later revisions
• don’t worry about spelling or neatness
Drafting
• include the following:• title• 1 noun• 2 adjectives• 3 verbs• 1 phrase (4-5 words)• 1 synonym
Example of Cinquain Poetry
FirefighterBrave, Smart
Saving, Climbing, Rescuing
Spraying Water from a Hose
Hero
ReadWriteThink. Retrieved November 7, 2008, from Composing Cinquain Poems: A Quick-Writing Activity Web site: http://www.readwritethink.org/lessons/lesson_view.asp?id=51
Practice Activity
• draft a cinquain poem
• use your practice graphic organizer
• topic given: pizza
Asssessment
• draft your cinquain poem
• use your graphic organizer
• topic given: your favorite person