1. 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

2. Prewriting a Cinquain Poem
Ivy Inman
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3. 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.
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4. Primary Learning Outcome
Students will prewrite a Cinquain poem using a graphic organizer.
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5. What is a Cinquain Poem? Form of Writing 5 line poem
Title: Topic of the poem
Author: Your name
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6. 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
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7. Stage of Writing: Prewriting
Gather information and ideas:
Audience
Topic
Purpose
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8. 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?
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9. 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
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10. Graphic Organizer for Prewriting
Cinquain Poetry
Line 1: Noun
_______________________________
Line 2: Adjectives to describing the noun
______________________________________
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11. Graphic Organizer for Prewriting
Line 3: -ing verbs describing the noun
____________________________
Line 4: Short sentences describing the noun
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12. Graphic Organizer for Prewriting
Line 5: Synonyms of the original noun
____________________________
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13. Example of Cinquain Poem
dessert
cold, creamy
eating, giggling, licking
cone with three scoops
ice cream
Dessert. (n.d.). Retrieved from
lesson_images/lesson43/RWT016-1.PDF
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14. 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.
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15. Practice Activity Topic: Beach
Purpose: Describe characteristics of the beach.
Audience: Teacher and peers
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16. Assessment Activity for Prewriting:
Students will individually complete a graphic organizer:
Topic- Favorite animal
Purpose- Inform
Audience- Teacher and peers
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17. Drafting a Cinquain Poem
Trinity Sumner
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18. 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.
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19. Primary Learning Outcome
Students will compose a draft of a Cinquain poem using their graphic organizer.
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20. 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.
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21. 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.
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22. Form of Writing: Drafting
Line 5:
One noun that is a synonym to the noun in line one.
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23. Stage of Writing: Drafting
Second stage
Condense graphic organizer
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24. 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!
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25. Graphic Organizer Inman, Ivy & Sumner, Trinity
Inman, I. & Sumner, T. (2011) Cinquain poetry drafting. Unpublished graphic organizer, Valdosta State University, Valdosta, GA.
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26. 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
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27. 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.
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28. Assessment Activity Draft Cinquain poem.
Use graphic organizer to develop draft.
Topic: Favorite animal
Purpose: To inform
Audience: Teacher and peers
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