Amy Carter and Jordan DeCarlo ECED 4300B Dr. Root Spring 2009

Amy Carter Prewriting  GPS: ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student  a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.  PLO: Students will plan their prewriting using a graphic organizer.

 Form-Diamante Poetry  Purpose- to contrast opposites  Topic- favorite food  Audience- classmates  Plan- graphic organizer

 Written in a diamond shape  Seven contrasting lines  Synonyms and antonyms

 Line 1: one noun as the subject  Line 2: two adjectives describing the subject  Line 3: three verbs ending in ing  Line 4: Four nouns two related to line 1 and two related to line 7  Line 5: three verbs ending in ing about the opposite of the subject  Line 6: two adjectives describing the opposite  Line 7: one noun opposite of the subject

 Plan for writing  Graphic organizer  Your topic is favorite food  Obvious opposite  Ex. If your favorite food is your subject, then your opposite would be your least favorite food.

1. List one noun as the subject of the poem: Summer (Line 1) 2. List two adjectives describing the subject: Hot Sunny (Line 2) 3. List three action verbs (participles) ending in –ing related to the subject: Swimming Tanning Sweating (Line 3) 4. List two nouns related to the subject: Shorts T-Shirts (Half of Line 4) 5. List an antonym (opposite) for the subject: Winter (Line 7) 6. List two adjectives describing the antonym: Cold Gray (Line 6) 7. List three action verbs (participles) ending in –ing related to the subject: Freezing Snowing Sledding (Line 5) 8. List two nouns related to the antonym: Pants Coats (Half of Line 4) Root, T. L. (2007, Spring). Our Published Pieces: ECED Retrieved April 1, 2009, from Valdosta State University, Department of Early Childhood and Special Education, Dr. Tonja Root’s Web site:

Baby wrinkled tiny crying wetting sleeping rattles diapers money house caring working loving smart helpful Adult Tompkins, Gail E. (2009). Language Arts: Patterns of Practice. (p. 381). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc.

 Class collaborated  Will provide assistance  Topic: Day and night  Shared pen method

 Fill out graphic organizer on your own  Topic: Favorite food

Jordan DeCarlo Drafting  GPS: ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student  a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.  PLO: Students will write a rough draft for diamante poetry.

 Written in a diamond shape  Seven contrasting lines  Synonyms and antonyms

 Line 1: one noun as the subject  Line 2: two adjectives describing the subject  Line 3: three verbs ending in ing  Line 4: Four nouns two related to line 1 and two related to line 7  Line 5: three verbs ending in ing about the opposite of the subject  Line 6: two adjectives describing the opposite  Line 7: one noun opposite of the subject

 Write a diamante poem  Transfer ideas from first graphic organizer  Fill in all lines of graphic organizer  Not perfect

Summer one word – noun Hot Sunny two adjective describing words for noun Sweating Tanning Swimming three -ing words showing action for noun Shorts T-Shirts Pants Coats four nouns (two relating to noun; two relating to antonym) Freezing Snowing Sledding three -ing words showing action for antonym Cold Gray two adjectives describing antonym Winter one word – antonym of noun Jordan School Districts Elementary Comprehensive Balanced Literacy. (2009). Diamante Style Poem. Graphic Organizer. Retreived April 1, 2009 from

Smooth silky soft sliding soothing stroking glass milkshake splinter gravel scratching pricking stumbling lumpy rocky Rough The Learning Place: Genre Project (2009). Diamante Poems. Retrieved April 2, 2009 from,

 Class collaborated  Teacher guidance  Shared pen  Continue with day and night topic  From prewriting plan

 Your turn to draft a poem  Create a draft using graphic organizer  Fill in the blanks according to directions  Continue with topic favorite food