1. Michelle Rentz Andrea Hinson ECED 4300 C Dr. Tonya Root Fall 2009 Grade Level: 5th Specific form of writing Limerick

2. Michelle Rentz Stage of Writing: Prewriting GPS:ELA5W4 PLO: The students will complete their own graphic organizer.

3. GPS: ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student Elements: a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

4. Form of Writing: Limerick  5 line poem  Witty  Humorous  Rhyming patterns  Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme  Lines 3 and 4 rhyme  Last line punch line

5. Stage of Writing: Prewriting Getting ready to write stage: Choose topic Choose form of writing Choose audience Decide purpose for writing

6. Example: There was an Old Man in a tree, Who was horribly bored by a Bee; When they said, ‘Does it buzz?’ He replied, ‘Yes, it does!’ ‘It’s a regular brute of a Bee!’

7. Graphic Organizer: Flow Chart Limerick Poem Topic: Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5

8. Practice Activity: Class collaboration Shared pen technique Complete following practice limerick

9. There once was a pauper named Meg Who accidentally broke her _________. She slipped on the __________. Not once, but thrice Take no pity on her, I ________. She jumped up and flew _______.

10. APA citations of published examples Lear, E.(1998-2009).DLTK’s Sites. http://www.dltk- holidays.com/patrick/m- limerickhtm.

11. Example Published model: There was an Old Man with a flute, A serpent ran into his boot; But he played day and night, Till the serpent took flight, And avoided that man with a flute.

12. Assessment Activity Students will complete graphic organizer 5 lines completed Rhyming words and phrases in order

13. Andrea Hinson Stage of writing: Drafting Stage GPS:ELA5W4 PLO: a. The student will write a rough draft of a Limerick using their graphic organizers.

14. GPS: ELA5W4 The student consistently uses a writing process to develop, revise, and evaluate writing. The student a. Plans and drafts independently and resourcefully.

15. Form of Writing: Limerick  5 line poem  Witty  Humorous  Rhyming patterns  Lines 1, 2 and 5 rhyme  Lines 3 and 4 rhyme  Last line punch line

16. Stage of Writing: Drafting Use graphic organizer Begin developing the Limerick

17. Graphic Organizer: Flow Chart Limerick Poem Topic: Line 1 Line 2 Line 3 Line 4 Line 5

18. Assessment Activity: The students will complete their own draft by using their graphic organizers. The draft will have five lines. Lines one, two and five will rhyme. Lines three and four will rhyme. Don’t worry about errors Punctuation Spelling

19. APA citations of published examples –Lear,E.(2009).Book of nonsense.Echo Library.

20. Example: Published Model There was an Old Man on a hill, Who seldom, if ever, stood still; He ran up and down, In his Grandmother’s gown Which adorned that Old Man on a hill.

21. Practice Activity In groups of three, students will collaborate in order to write a limerick draft using their graphic organizers. The first student will decide on the first two lines.

22. Continued: The second student will write the 3 rd and 4 th line. The third student will come up with the final line, which has to rhyme with the first two lines.