Ivy Inman and Trinity Sumner 4300 READ A Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2011 Cinquain Poetry 3rd Grade Ivy Inman and Trinity Sumner 4300 READ A Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2011

Prewriting a Cinquain Poem Ivy Inman Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

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. Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Primary Learning Outcome Students will prewrite a Cinquain poem using a graphic organizer. Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

What is a Cinquain Poem? Form of Writing 5 line poem Title: Topic of the poem Author: Your name Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Form of Writing Line one: One noun Line two: Two adjectives Line three: Three verbs Line four: Short sentence or phrase Line five: One synonym Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Stage of Writing: Prewriting Gather information and ideas: Audience Topic Purpose Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Stage of Writing: Prewriting Step one: Topic: What do you want to write about? Audience: To whom will you be writing? Purpose: Why do you want to write about this topic? Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Stage of Writing: Prewriting Step two: Brainstorm: Collect ideas about topic using graphic organizer. Line one: One noun Line two: List adjectives Line three: List verbs Line four: List short sentences or phrases Line five: List synonyms Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Graphic Organizer for Prewriting Cinquain Poetry Line 1: Noun _______________________________ Line 2: Adjectives to describing the noun ______________________________________ Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Graphic Organizer for Prewriting Line 3: -ing verbs describing the noun ____________________________ Line 4: Short sentences describing the noun Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Graphic Organizer for Prewriting Line 5: Synonyms of the original noun ____________________________ Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Example of Cinquain Poem dessert cold, creamy eating, giggling, licking cone with three scoops ice cream Dessert. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/ lesson_images/lesson43/RWT016-1.PDF Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Practice Activity Complete a graphic organizer with the 3rd grade class. Use pass the ball technique to call on students. Students will compose a Cinquain poem prewriting graphic organizer on the Promethean Board about the beach. Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Practice Activity Topic: Beach Purpose: Describe characteristics of the beach. Audience: Teacher and peers Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Assessment Activity for Prewriting: Students will individually complete a graphic organizer: Topic- Favorite animal Purpose- Inform Audience- Teacher and peers Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Drafting a Cinquain Poem Trinity Sumner Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

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. Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Primary Learning Outcome Students will compose a draft of a Cinquain poem using their graphic organizer. Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Form of Writing: Drafting Line 1: One noun that is the topic of the poem. Line 2: Two adjectives describing the noun in line one. Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Form of Writing: Drafting Line 3: Three verbs ending in –ing that describe the noun in line one. Line 4: One short sentence about the noun in line one. Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Form of Writing: Drafting Line 5: One noun that is a synonym to the noun in line one. Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Stage of Writing: Drafting Second stage Condense graphic organizer Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Stage of Writing: Drafting Put “Rough Draft” at the top of the paper. Skip lines. Place “X’s” on each skipped line. Do not stress over grammatical errors! Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Graphic Organizer Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity Inman, I. & Sumner, T. (2011) Cinquain poetry drafting. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA. Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Example of Cinquain Poem Moon Dark, holes Moving, changing, repeating The moon revolves around the earth in one month. Giant rock Miller, K. (n.d.). Kenneth's cinquain poems. Retrieved from http://www.squidoo.com/kenneths-cinquain-poems Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Practice Activity Draft a Cinquain poem with the 3rd grade class. Use prewriting graphic organizer. Topic: Beach Audience: Teacher and peers Purpose: Describe characteristics of the beach. Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity

Assessment Activity Draft Cinquain poem. Use graphic organizer to develop draft. Topic: Favorite animal Purpose: To inform Audience: Teacher and peers Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity