1. Cinquain Poetry 3rd Grade
Nicole Schuknecht and Brooke Meeks ECED 4300 A Dr.Tonja Root
Spring 2009
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

2. Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Prewriting
Nicole Schuknecht
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

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.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

4. Primary Learning Outcome
The student will demonstrate the structure of Cinquain Poetry by creating their own Cinquain Poem.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

5. Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Cinquain Poetry
An unrhymed poem consisting of five lines
Describes something
Specific lines are designated for a certain number of words and certain types of words
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

6. Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Cinquain Poetry
1st line: 1 noun telling the subject of the poem
2nd line: 2 adjectives describing the subject of the poem (line 1)
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

7. Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Cinquain Poetry
3rd line: 3 –ing verbs showing action about the subject of the poem (line 1)
4th line: 4 or 5 word phrase describing the subject (line 1)
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

8. Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Cinquain Poetry
5th line: a synonym replacing the title of subject (line 1)
Line 1 is general
Line 5 is specific
Example: storm/tornado (hurricane or blizzard)
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

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Noun: names a person, place or thing
Verb: expresses action
Adjective: describes a noun or pronoun
Adverb: describes or modifies an action
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

10. Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Prewriting Stage
1st step in the writing process
What you do before you write
Organize your ideas and thoughts
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

11. Key components of prewriting
Choose a topic
Pick a form
Choose an audience
Pick a purpose
Create a Graphic Organizer
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

12. Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Form- Cinquain Poetry
Audience- Teacher and Peers
Purpose- to entertain or inform
Graphic Organizer- Shows the specific ideas we need to list to create a Cinquain poem
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

13. Graphic organizer
Noun
Subject of your poem
________________________________
Phrase
A four-five word phrase that describes the subject
___________________________________________
Adjectives
Words that describe the subject of the poem
____________________________________________
Synonyms
Words with similar meaning as the subject
____________________________________________
Action Verbs
List some -ing action verbs that describe the subject’s action
____________________________________________
Modified by Nicole Schuknecht from Douglas, C. (2008). Cinquain Poetry Graphic Organizer. Unpublished graphic organizer. Valdosta State University. Valdosta, GA.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

14. Example of a Cinquain Poem
Lion Golden, Strong Staring, Creeping, Pouncing A hunter on the prowl Predator
(2003). Writing Cinquain Poetry. Retrieved March 31, 2009, from
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

15. Practice activity Guided Practice (3rd grade)
Brainstorm ideas for a topic
Consider the purpose and the audience
We will use the shared pen technique to brainstorm
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

16. Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Practice cont.
Line 1: name a general topic
Line 2: Brainstorm 4-5 adjectives to describe the topic
Line 3: Brainstorm 4-5 verbs to describe the topic
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

17. Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Practice cont.
Line 4: Brainstorm 2-3 four word phrases to describe the topic
Line 5: Rename the topic using a synonym and be specific
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

18. Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Assessment
It is your turn to complete your own graphic organizer for your Cinquain Poem
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

19. Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Assessment cont.
Choose a topic
Brainstorm 4-5 adjectives
Brainstorm 4-5 verbs
Brainstorm 3-4 phrases
Brainstorm 3-4 synonyms
Nicole Schuknecht & Brook Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

20. Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting
Brooke Meeks
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

21. 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.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

22. Primary Learning Outcome
The student will demonstrate the structure of Cinquain Poetry by creating their own Cinquain Poem.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

23. Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting Stage
Second stage of the writing process
We will be using the graphic organizer that you completed during prewriting to help you create your poem.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

24. Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting stage cont.
Drafting is putting all of your ideas down on paper
You do not have to worry about mechanics during this stage of writing.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

25. Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting stage cont.
Make sure that you include everything needed for a cinquain poem to be complete
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

26. Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting stage
During this stage there are 6 main things that need to be focused on:
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

27. Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Drafting stage cont.
Title
One noun
Two adjectives
Three –ing action verbs
A four or five word phrase
A synonym
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

28. Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Practice
Now we will use the graphic organizer that was completed during prewriting as a reference for writing your cinquain poem.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

29. Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Practice cont.
Focus on the topic of your poem
Do not worry about mechanics such as capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, etc.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

30. Cinquain Rough Draft (Subject: one word)
_________________
(Subject: one word) 
_________________ _________________
(Two adjectives describing Line 1)
__________________ __________________ __________________
(Three –ing verbs describing Line 1)
__________________ __________________ __________________ _______________
 (One phrase describing Line 1)
___________________
(One Synonym renaming line 1)
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

31. Example of a Cinquain Poem
Dog Loyal, Brave Loving, Playing, Guarding Best friend of man Pet
(2008). Poem Hunters.com. Retrieved March 31, 2009, from
(2008). DogBreedInfoCenter. Retrieved March 31, 2009, from
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009

32. Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009
Assessment
Now you will write your first draft of a cinquain poem independently using your graphic organizer.
Your Cinquain poem should look very similar to the examples that you were shown.
Nicole Schuknecht & Brooke Meeks, ECED 4300 A. Spring 2009