Katie Evers Leigh Ann Finch ECED 4300 C Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2007 5th Grade Poetry Writing: Diamante
Poetry Writing: Diamante Katie Evers ECED 4300 C Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2007 5th Grade Poetry Writing: Diamante
Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com Form of Writing A diamante is a seven line poem, shaped like a diamond. Diamante is the Italian word for diamond. Helps students apply knowledge of opposites and parts of speech. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Form of Writing (cont’d) Line 1: one noun as subject Line 2: two adjectives describing the subject Line 3: three participles (ending in –ing) telling about the subject Line 4: four nouns (the first 2 related to the subject and the second 2 related to the opposite) Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Form of Writing (cont’d) Line 5: three participles telling about the opposite Line 6: two adjectives describing the Line 7: one noun that is the opposite of the subject. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com Prewriting Stage Brainstorm for topics (or subjects) Purpose for poem: entertainment Audience: Who will read it? Graphic organizer Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com Example 1 Dogs Happy, Friendly Running, Jumping, Barking Paws, Tails, Claws, Teeth Hiding, Avoiding, Demanding Snobby, Skittish Cats Diamante poems made easy. Retrieved April 16, 2007, from www.boobis.com Web site: http://www.boobis.com/students/poetry/diamante.html Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Example 2 Soft smooth, silky, waving, floating, flying scarf, skin, rock, sandpaper scraping, scratching, breaking, rough, immovable Hard Albrecht , C In praise of participatory poetry. Retrieved April 16, 2007, from The Diamante Poem Web site: http://www.sd35.bc.ca/lm/archive/div8poetpraise.htm#Anchortable Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Prewriting Practice Activity Students will complete the provided graphic organizer for their diamante poem as a class using the shared pen technique. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Prewriting Assessment Activity Students will complete their own graphic organizer. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Leigh Ann Finch ECED 4300 C Dr Leigh Ann Finch ECED 4300 C Dr. Tonja Root Spring 2007 5th Grade Poetry Writing: Diamante
Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com Revising Stage Students will focus on the quality of their words by using a thesaurus. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Revising Practice Activity Students will revise the poem they wrote as a class with teacher guidance using a thesaurus. Focus should be on the quality of the words. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Revising Assessment Activity Students will revise their own previously written diamante poem by using a thesaurus and changing at least 2 words. Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com Assessment Assessment Rubric Reference: (2004). Diamante poem rubric. Retrieved April 16, 2007, from Read Write Think Web site: http://readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson258/power_rubric.pdf Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com
Create your own Diamante Poetry http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/diamante/ Free powerpoint template: www.brainybetty.com